If your cancer is not causing any symptoms, is growing slowly, or is small and only in your prostate, your physician may suggest active surveillance or watchful waiting instead of treatment. Active ...

An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...

Stage 1 prostate adenocarcinoma is localized, non-aggressive, and often detected through routine screenings like PSA tests and DREs. Diagnosis involves PSA levels, Gleason scores, and possibly ...

Prostate MRI currently lacks the accuracy to replace biopsies in active surveillance for prostate cancer. The negative predictive value of MRI remains below 90%, the general goal for safely avoiding ...

Why would any healthy person, newly diagnosed with cancer, elect not to undergo curative treatment? Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients presented with the option of active surveillance often ask ...

Not all cancers are alike, especially when it comes to prostate cancer. “The guidelines recommend they go on active surveillance rather than getting treated. For many of them, it’s really unlikely ...

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men in “watchful waiting” mode for their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A diet with reduced omega-6 and increased omega-3 fatty acids could slow progression of prostate cancer. The ...

Outranked only by skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the U.S. Although one in every eight American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point, an ...

Prostate cancer is the most common solid malignancy among men in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 313,780 men nationwide will be diagnosed with the disease in ...