HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Don't fear the finger! That's the message from Urology of Virginia concerning physical exams for prostate cancer, also known as digital rectal exams. That's what first alerted me ...

Prostate cancer can be difficult to detect in its beginning stages — here's what to look out for Getty Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in males. It starts in the prostate, a ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with urologist Ben Davies about the prevalence of prostate cancer, new treatments, and patients' reluctance to discuss the disease and its aftermath. Early last week, after ...

The second most common cancer among men is prostate cancer, affecting 1 in 8 men. Prostate cancer is treatable, in most cases, when the cancer remains localized to the prostate gland. But if the ...

For something so small, the prostate can cause big problems. This gland, which is roughly the size of a walnut, is an essential part of a man's urinary and reproductive systems. Subscribe to our ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...