At 24 months' follow-up, the only phase 3 randomized clinical trial to directly compare functional and oncologic outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and open radical retropubic ...

A national study of more than 20,000 men with localized prostate cancer found that surgery was linked to higher rates of urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, while radiation therapy was ...

Prostate cancer surgery removes the prostate, but for men with high-risk disease, it doesn't always end the story. Cancer can return, spread, or require additional treatment. Researchers are looking ...

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 ...

A prostatectomy is surgery to partially or completely remove the prostate gland to treat conditions such as prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A radical prostatectomy is the ...

The optimal strategy for treating newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer remains unclear. More specifically, do these patients benefit more from radical prostatectomy or a radiotherapy-based ...

"Robotic Prostate Cancer Surgery Has a 3.3% Transfusion Rate; Readmission and Reoperation Rates Also Low" ...

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.

Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research. The technique has similar ...

A private healthcare facility in Lagos State, Kelina Hospital, says it has performed no fewer than 500 Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate surgeries in men with enlarged prostate in the last six ...