The prostate is a gland that is important for male sexual function. Many factors affect prostate health, and diet plays a key role. Eating too much sugar, saturated fat, salt, processed meats, or spicy foods, and drinking alcohol and caffeine may negatively impact prostate health. Some studies show that eating too much sugar may increase…
The prostate health index (PHI) is a blood test that more accurately assesses the risk of prostate cancer than a traditional PSA test. The PHI combines three different PSA tests to create one risk score. It may reduce the need for biopsies in people who are at lower risk for cancer. A PHI test uses…
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. When the cancer spreads to distant areas of the body, it is considered end-stage prostate cancer. There is no cure for end-stage prostate cancer. Signs of end-stage prostate cancer can vary but may include urinary problems, bone pain, unintentional weight loss, and…
Prostate Cancer Stages Stage of Prostate Cancer PSA Level What It Means Stage 1 Less than 10 Cancer is only in the prostate, and the tumor is usually small. Stage 2 10-19 Cancer is in the prostate, and the tumor is larger than stage 1. Stage 3 20 or above Cancer cells have spread beyond…
People assigned female at birth can’t get prostate cancer because they don’t have a prostate gland. However, women can get a rare type of cancer that develops in the Skene’s glands, a pair of organs that develop from the same cells in an embryo that produce the prostate. Women can’t develop prostate cancer, but they…
Metastatic prostate cancer is also referred to as stage 4 or advanced prostate cancer. It’s cancer that began in the prostate, a gland located under the bladder of people assigned male at birth, and has spread to distant areas of the body, such as the lymph nodes or bones. Prostate cancer may include bladder symptoms…
