Royal is defined as the presence of metastases located outside the pelvic lymph nodes or the development of resistance to one of the Lupron-like drugs. Royal is the most life-threatening of all the Stages and requires aggressive treatment. The overarching goal is to…

PSA plays a variety of roles, the most familiar being screening to detect prostate cancer. PSA also helps to define the Stages of Blue. Another role of PSA is to detect cancer relapse after surgery or radiation. Lastly, rises or declines in PSA…

Pain can occur for a variety of reasons, many which may be unrelated to cancer. Therefore, the cause of the pain needs to be accurately diagnosed for optimal management. Generally, doctors should analyze the situation in this five-step process…

The post-treatment surveillance policy for men who have undergone an attempt at curative surgery or radiation is to check PSA quarterly for the first two years, biannually for the next three, and annually thereafter. For radiation patients…