Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

More than a third of men over the age of 40 have a prostate cancer screening with a PSA test. Still, experts agree it’s unclear if the benefits of the cancer screenings using PSA tests outweigh the ...

Rochester's Terrance Anthony Grimes is one of nearly 17,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer in New York each year, and he is fighting back with the help of his urologist, Dr. Jean Joseph, who used ...

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 ...

According to the American Cancer Society, skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States by a long shot. Just after that, though, prostate cancer affects more American men than ...

Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in prostate cancer risk. About 1 in ...

If you're facing a prostate cancer diagnosis, this guide to best dietary practices will help simplify your shopping list Getty What you eat can affect your prostate health, for better or worse.

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...