An implant shaped like a butterfly could help millions of men with enlarged prostates. The metal device, roughly the size of a 10p coin, works by forcing swollen prostate tissue away from the walls of the urethra — the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. This reduces pressure on the … Read more
An implant shaped like a butterfly could help millions of men with enlarged prostates. The metal device, roughly the size of a 10p coin, works by forcing swollen prostate tissue away from the walls of the urethra — the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. This reduces pressure on the … Read more
Men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer could be spared one of the treatment’s most distressing side effects – thanks to a simple injection of gel Almost 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK Surgery is one option but can often lead to impotence and urinary incontinence Radiotherapy is another option … Read more
An antidepressant from the Fifties could treat prostate cancer and reduce side-effects of other treatments. Results of a small trial suggest that the drug phenelzine, which treats depression (by altering levels of brain chemicals that regulate mood) can shrink tumours in men whose prostate cancer has returned. Phenelzine had fewer side-effects than conventional hormone therapy, … Read more
Prostate cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy after surgery as new research suggests there is no benefit and it could be carried out later if the disease comes back Roughly 15,000 men could avoid radiotherapy while undergoing prostate cancer treatment Research in The Lancet found there was no benefit of the treatment ‘Radiotherapy need only … Read more
Ex-Renault Formula One boss Flavio Briatore insists he is suffering from ‘inflammation of the prostate’ and has not yet received Covid-19 test results following reports he was seriously ill with coronavirus Briatore, 70, had been rushed to hospital in Milan, local media reported Tuesday But last night he said he was still awaiting the results … Read more
Men’s prostate glands tend to enlarge with age, making urination problematic. A new treatment that uses steam to reduce the size of the gland is set to become available across the NHS. Here, retired senior manager and grandfather-of-seven, Simon Dutton, 60, who lives with his partner Jane in Gloucester, tells ADRIAN MONTI how it helped … Read more
Men’s prostate glands tend to enlarge with age, making urination problematic. A new treatment that uses steam to reduce the size of the gland is set to become available across the NHS. Here, retired senior manager and grandfather-of-seven, Simon Dutton, 60, who lives with his partner Jane in Gloucester, tells ADRIAN MONTI how it helped … Read more
Prostate cancer can be detected by a new blood test which also reveals the severity of the disease with 99 per cent accuracy Around 12,000 British men will die from prostate cancer in the UK this year. Scientists currently use a test which is flawed and needs a biopsy to confirm However some men who … Read more
Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer will be denied life-extending wonder drug because NHS watchdog says £30,000-a-year cost per treatment is too high The drug abiraterone cuts the risk of men dying within three years by a third Calls for the drug to be routinely offered to men have been rejected by NICE The … Read more