Yes and no. The answer to the question Is it safe to delay my treatment depends on many factors: your type of prostate cancer, your age, and your general health. Your treatment may be delayed due to an external situation beyond your control such as a pandemic. Or lack of nurses or availability of an […]

The signs are not symptoms you may have, such as urinary tract symptoms, but objective facts your doctor can feel. Currently, a digital rectal examination is the cheapest method of screening for prostate cancer, only partially, because nowadays it is done in tandem with a PSA test. It was also the only method that existed […]

We all know that aging is a recognized risk factor for prostate cancer, that it can be cured, but you still need to be screened early to put the odds in your favor. But what about older men? Should men be screened for prostate cancer and have a PSA test past 70 years of age? […]

Upon learning that he has prostate cancer, a man is often in such a state of shock that he hears nothing other than the word cancer. “Why me? What did I do wrong? To whom and how will I tell about my cancer? It’s not fair”. The many reactions linked to illness, treatments, temporary changes in family life, as […]

There are no cancer history or risk factor in my family. Neither on my mother’s side nor on my father’s side. My uncle died of lung cancer, but he was smoking like a chimney. I play sports, eat well, I am in good shape and, according to my doctor, I have a healthy weight. My PSA has always been […]

Test Your Knowledge is a fun little quiz that covers five major topics related to prostate cancer: prevention, symptoms, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. You will, therefore, find below five questions testing your knowledge which relates to the fourth topic being diagnosis. You will find the answers at the bottom of the page. Have fun and learn […]