Nicknamed “the silent thief” due to the absence of symptoms, osteoporosis is often only detected at a later stage following a fracture. Male Osteoporosis is an article co-authored by two experts – a dietitian and a doctor-researcher – to make you aware of the role that the health of your bones and muscles plays in your well-being! […]

Why am I receiving hormone therapy? Has your doctor recommended hormone therapy to treat your prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is a hormone-sensitive type of cancer, meaning its development is stimulated by male hormones: androgens and, more particularly, testosterone. Hormone therapy works by preventing your body from making or using these hormones, which stops your cancer from growing […]

If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will consider many factors before recommending the best treatment. For many of you, this may mean external and/or internal radiation therapy. There are also advances in radiation therapy. These include more sensitive and specific functional imaging called PET PSMA, new and more effective hormone therapies, […]

Side effects related to sexual function following prostate cancer treatment can impact your ejaculations, erectile function and libido if you are on hormone therapy. It is essential to have frank and honest communications and to obtain, in a timely manner, medical help and support from a sexologist to cope with these changes. Regarding your ejaculations, […]

While you can eat whatever you want during your radiation treatment, you should expect to make some adjustments to your diet. When asked what foods should I avoid during radiation therapy, the answer is especially foods that greatly increase the activity of your bowels. Your radiology team suggested a low fiber or low residue diet […]

That’s a great question and the answer depends on the type of radiation therapy received. Radiation therapy can use high-intensity X-rays emitted by a device or by radioactive implants inserted into your prostate to kill cancer cells. External beam radiation therapy does not make you radioactive External radiotherapy involves the emission of radiation from an external source, […]