Ironwood Urology’s Blog

When a doctor is diagnosing a man’s prostate cancer, the physician will analyze both the growth as well as the spread of cancer to determine its stage.

There are several treatment methods doctors use to treat patients with prostate cancer. There is no single treatment for prostate cancer that is 100% effective for every patient.

Growing older for men is usually accompanied by prostate issues. The most common problem is an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which causes issues with urinating. But the most serious problem is prostate cancer.

A prostate cancer diagnosis means you have a malignant tumor or adenocarcinoma in your prostate gland. Prostate cancer is on the rise in the United States, with more than 241,000 men diagnosed each year.

As men age, their risk of developing prostate cancer increases. And while prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death for American men.