How to understand prostate health
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- Dr. Brent Ridge , V.P, Healthy Living, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
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Dr. Brent Ridge
V.P, Healthy Living, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Prostate health becomes a concern for every man after age 50. Dr. Brent Ridge explains how to help the man you love better understand which routine screening tests he will need to maintain prostate health.
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How to understand prostate health
- Start screening for prostate cancer at age 50. There are two types of tests — digital rectal exam and the prostate specific antigen blood test (PSA).
- Prostate cancer is not preventable.
- Know the symptoms of prostate cancer and an enlarged prostate — including changes in urination habits.
- Sometimes there are no symptoms of prostate cancer — that’s why it’s essential to get a yearly screening.
- Treatment depends on the diagnosis. Because prostate cancer is slow-growing disease, older men usually die of something else before dying of this cancer.
- For younger men who develop prostate cancer, radiation is usually recommended. The most popular type is brachytherapy, in which tiny seeds of radiation are inserted into the prostate.
- Anti-testosterone hormones help shrink the size of the cancer, but can also have sexual side effects.
- Prostate removal can damage nerves, which can cause erectile dysfunction.
- Detect early, treat early.
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