URO TODAY: Benign prostatic hyperplasia patients in whom prostate cancer is suspected and who have urination problems, with a previously negative biopsy result, can undergo transurethral resection of the prostate, which treats bladder outlet obstruction and gives early diagnosis of prostate cancer. READ MORE>
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TURP is useful for diagnosing early stage prostate cancer
Posted in Diagnosis, Enlarged prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Trans-urethral re-section, Urination, tagged benign prostatic hyperplasia, Biopsy, bladder outlet obstruction, cancer research, catheter, early diagnosis of prostate cancer, Enlarged prostate, Incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, previously negative biopsy, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, transurethral resection, Urination, urination problems, URO TODAY on June 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
PERSONAL STORY: When prostate rules it’s not OK
Posted in Doctors' advice, Enlarged prostate, Good news recovery stories, Incontinence, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate stories, PSA tests, Urination, tagged BHP, catheter, Dominion Post, Enlarged prostate, Incontinence, medical checkups, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate treatment, PSA, PSA test, surgery, TURP, urination problems, urine flow on September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
When prostate rules it’s not OK
…was too late. I was in trouble again – this time on an island miles from a hospital. I returned in some discomfort to the company and tried to act as if everything was OK. We left soon after. When we got to the cottage I sat on the toilet until I got…read more…
Prostate cancer brachytherapy causes urination and impotence problems in 40% of patients
Posted in Brachytherapy, Erectile function, Incontinence, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged bowel problems, Brachytherapy, cancer research, impotence, Incontinence, potency problems, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, urinary symptoms, Urination, urination problems, URO TODAY on September 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Forty percent of about 400 men treated with brachytherapy developed urinary obstructive symptoms, generally within the first three to six months, according to a study of about 400 prostate cancer patients. READ MORE>
These symptoms resolved in a large proportion of men. Impaired potency occurred in 15% of men by six months and in more than 40% of men by 60 months. Bowel symptoms were less common and had a slower onset.
