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Deciding on Treatment
Getting a diagnosis of prostate cancer isn't all bad news -- 90 percent of prostate cancers are detected before they spread, and there are more treatment options than ever. Learn what yours may be.

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Protecting your prostate means protecting your quality of life. We'll show you how to maintain the health of this small, delicate and important gland.

What's a PSA test?
The digital rectal exam
Quiz: Can lifestyle affect your prostate?


Men with prostate trouble have more options than ever before, from Chinese herbs to high-tech surgery. Here's a rundown of all the approaches, old and new.

Enlarged prostate
Prostatitis
Using herbs to treat prostate problems
Secrets of saw palmetto


About 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Here's a close look at the challenges they face and the battle they can win.

Prostate biopsy
Prostate cancer
Treating prostate cancer
Coping With Prostate Cancer


Complications from prostate surgery are much less common than they used to be. Still, many surgical patients have a difficult road ahead of them. We present a roadmap to recovery.

Recovering from prostate surgery
Recuperating after surgery
Book Review: Hit Below the Belt

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Cool Tools
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Impotence?
Checklist: Enlarged Prostate
Quiz: Can Lifestyle Affect Your Prostate?
Quiz: What's Your PSA IQ?
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Prostate?
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Prostate Health A-Z
Book Review: Adam's Burden
Book Review: Hit Below the Belt
Book Review: Prostate Cancer Guides
Checklist: Enlarged Prostate
Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Cancer
Enlarged Prostate
First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part I, a Growing Problem
First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part II, Diagnosis and Options
First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part III, Recovering After Surgery
Herbal Treatments for Prostate Problems
Impotence: Causes and Treatment
PSA Test
Prostate Biopsy
Prostate Cancer Treatment
Prostate Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Prostate Exam
Prostatitis
Radical prostatectomy
Recovering From Prostate Surgery
Saw Palmetto: Uses and Safety
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Resources
-Useful Sites
National Cancer Institute -- Prostate Cancer
Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin
Prostate Cancer Calculator
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
Brady Urological Institute
Prostate Cancer Information
Prostate Health
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