Background: The association of infection or inflammation of the prostate with prostate cancer has been suggested but not established. This study was undertaken to investigate this association. Methods ...

Researchers in Egypt have found an “alarmingly high” rate of acute prostatitis following prostate biopsy and identified prior fluoroquinolone use as a significant risk factor for its development, ...

Epidemiologic studies, primarily done in white men, suggest that a history of clinically-diagnosed prostatitis increases prostate cancer risk, but that histological prostate inflammation decreases ...

Many things start to change as you age, but one of the most frustrating for men is having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom—and then having to do it all over again a few hours ...

When should I check the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of a 43-year-old man with a clinical diagnosis of acute prostatitis? —Haytham Kawii, MD, Baton Rouge, La. A yearly PSA determination and ...

Any man can get prostatitis, an often painful inflammation of the prostate gland, and a lot of men do. Altogether, it's to blame for about two million visits to health care providers in the U.S. every ...

Q: I developed acute prostate problems at the early age of 29. My doctor’s prescriptions didn’t work, so when a neighbor recommended 50 milligrams of zinc a day for at least 30 days, I gave it a shot.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Prostate health is an important issue in aging men. Major health complications can arise from prostate issues, including prostate cancer, decreased quality of life because of urinary symptoms, and ...

Patients with acute grade 2 or higher genitourinary toxicity had a higher risk of experiencing late grade 2 or higher genitourinary toxicity. Acute toxicity after radiotherapy is associated with late ...