http://www.prostatehealthcures.com PHC: Prostatitis, Enlarged Prostate/BPH, Prostate Cancer Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:31:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An Assessment Green tea and the prostate problems: prostate cancer, enlarged prostate etc. For too long the benefits of green tea and its components have been subject of scrutiny by investigators in the medical fraternity. Many studies have indicated that green tea and its components are helpful in providing treatment for various ailments ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-treatments-news/treatment-of-prostate-problems-and-the-green-tea The enlarged prostate symptoms and signs can be divided into obstructive and irritative complaints. Obstructive symptoms include hesitancy, decreased force and caliber of stream, sensation of incomplete bladder emptying, double voiding (urinating a second time within 2 h of the previous void), straining to urinate, and post-void dribbling. Irritative enlarged ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/enlarged-prostate-bph/signs-and-symptoms-enlarged-prostate-bph-symptoms If a man has had surgery to remove the prostate (prostatectomy) PSA should be undetectable. If the man has had radiation or cryosurgery treatment, he will probably still have some viable prostate tissue left. So it may be normal for these men to have PSA in the blood. But the ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-treatments/treatment-after-prostate-cancer-prostatectomy-psa Here are some more statistics related to prostate diseases: Each year, an average of 40,000 American man have their prostate removed, convinced that this is the only hope they have. But is this really true? Statistics show that earlier than five years, 35% will be dealt with again. The standard treatment choices ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-statistics/other-prostate-diseases-statistics There are a few things to consider before getting your PSA test results interpretation. Here are the most important things to know: False Positive and False Negative PSA PSA is indeed a great biomarker for any kind of cancer, but it is not perfect. There are other reasons why prostate ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/psa-test-levels/psa-test-result-interpretation-psa-levels-reading When a man complains of prostate health symptoms, the first procedure that should be done is a DRE (Digital Rectal Exam). And only if the DRE indicates possible presence of BPH/Prostate Cancer will a PSA test be done. After you have filled out the many forms and paperwork, a blood sample ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/psa-test-levels/psa-test-psa-levels-prostate-specific-antigen The study's lead author Polyxeni Dimitropoulou A new study finds men who are sexually active in their 20s and 30s are more likely to develop prostate cancer — especially if they masturbate frequently. The study also found that frequent sexual activity in a man's 40s appears to have little effect and even ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-pca-news/masturbation-may-increase-risk-of-prostate-cancer Sometimes people ask about prostate biopsy side effects, or about prostate biopsy risks . The greatest risk is not getting accurate prostate samples, that is not making correct conclusions as a result of the biopsy. If there IS indeed a cancer and it's stage is high, not detecting it could ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-biopsy/prostate-biopsy-risks-side-effects-are-there-any The pathologist is the physician who receives the tissue specimens (blood, biopsies, prostates) from your urologist or surgeon . He works in the lab, and will now analyze and diagnose the received specimens. Nobody really emphasizes the importance of the pathologist, and the lab seems like a black box most ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-biopsy/prostate-biopsy-evaluation-results After PSA testing and DRE (Digital Rectal Exam), a prostate biopsy may be required by your doctor, in order to make a correct and as precise as possible diagnostic. So we may conclude that a biopsy of the prostate is necessary if either the PSA or DRE result is abnormal. Why is ... http://www.prostatehealthcures.com/prostate-cancer/prostate-biopsy/who-is-prostate-biopsy-for-prerequisites