Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers medically necessary prostate surgeries, including treatments for an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. Medicare covers various prostate procedures, ...

The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

Most men with low-grade prostate cancer have an excellent prognosis, with a five-year survival rate of more than 99%. But ...

A breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment is now available in Cincinnati, and one patient says it not only saved his life but also gave it back faster than he ever imagined.Christ Hospital is the ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

An expert answered CURE® readers’ questions on several aspects of a prostate cancer journey, including treatment options and sexual function. A prostate cancer journey can involve plenty of questions.

Focal therapy is a treatment option for prostate cancer. It aims to remove the cancer from the prostate while preserving the rest of the gland. Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate gland ...

A surgeon at St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon recently performed the first HIFU procedure for prostate cancer at St. Clair using advanced new ultrasound technology. This makes St. Clair the first ...

Most patients with prostate cancer undergoing treatment experience complications associated with worse quality of life or new health risks. Prostate cancer surgery and radiation therapy are associated ...