Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, ranking only behind lung cancer in deaths. About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lives, according to ...

Scott Adams, the creator of the "Dilbert" comics, has died less than eight months after he announced he had been diagnosed ...

Prostate cancer, an uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system located below the bladder, is one of the most common cancers that affects men, especially in ...

Transrectal ultrasonography and prostate biopsy are important office procedures for urologists. Indeed, since the introduction of PSA screening and with active surveillance becoming more widespread, ...

A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the etiology and pathogenesis of prostatitis. Some, such as a microbiologic cause, clearly explain the pathogenesis of certain categories, such as ...

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have evaluated the major sources of pain for some men during in-office prostate biopsy and an anesthetic method that can best lessen it. Findings were presented recently at ...