The most common surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. This surgery involves taking out the entire prostate gland, some lymph nodes and other nearby tissue, like the seminal vesicles ...

When James Choate-Deeds was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he joined a clinical trial for robotic-assisted surgery Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE ...

Is surgery for prostate cancer considered an elective procedure? The Defense Department has described Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s surger y to treat his prostate cancer on Dec. 22 as an “elective ...

MSK surgeon Dr. Timothy Donahue says the new imaging technology could potentially help prevent nerve damage in a range of operations. Men having prostate cancer surgery often fear side effects that ...

Using a high-pressure water jet to operate on an enlarged prostate can better preserve the ability to ejaculate, compared with standard laser surgery, finds research. The technique has similar ...

Physicians are divided over two prostate cancer treatment protocols: the watch-and-wait approach and surgery. The two strategies were discussed in an Aug. 20 Medscape article. A portion of patients ...