What’s Included in the Genitourinary System?

 A little knowledge goes a long way in helping a person feel more at ease with their own body. When the genitourinary system is understood as a set of hardworking, everyday organs rather than a source of discomfort, it becomes much easier to appreciate its role. This kind of comfort makes future conversations, whether with […]

The New Picture: Improving the Outlook for Men With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Progress in the development of new medications like enzalutamide (brand name Xtandi) has significantly improved treatment options for aggressive prostate cancer and outcomes are highly encouraging. In this article, we are going to briefly explain what enzalutamide does, who it’s for, and how it helps. IsraelPharm provides access to FDA-approved treatments, including enzalutamide, helping patients maintain consistent, […]

Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatment

When prostate cancer cells break away from the original tumor and travel to other parts of the body, the cancer becomes what’s known as metastatic prostate cancer. This advanced stage is more serious and harder to treat than cancer that stays in the prostate. It often affects the bones, lymph nodes, liver, or lungs. The […]

Common Questions About Prostate Cancer

Welcome to our Questions & Answers page about prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in men in the US today. It is the second leading cause of death among adult men, after heart disease. In this blog, we will highlight some of the key facts and features of prostate […]

Understanding and treating prostate cancer

A few months ago, a friend came to me for some advice. He knows I am a health writer and researcher. He called me quite panicked after a consultation with his specialist physician. Putting it mildly, he was frightened by the words he had heard, almost to the point of not being able to listen […]

Treating prostate cancer with Zytiga

Detecting and treating prostate cancer is increasingly important; it is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in men in the US today. As men are generally living longer than before, more and more of them are developing enlarged prostates, and the number of them where the tumor has become malignant is growing in step. […]

Hormone therapy for treating and recovering from prostate cancer

It may sound strange, but there is increasing evidence that hormone therapy, which would normally be taken to boost the levels of testosterone in the blood after prostate surgery or chemotherapy for prostate cancer, can also work directly as a way of treating prostate cancer itself. In a case where prostate cancer has been detected, […]

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (also sometimes called just National Prostate Cancer Month – NPCM). It is a month-long campaign founded by the American Urological Association (AUA) to raise awareness about prostate cancer. The AUA created this month to help educate people about the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments for prostate cancer, raise […]