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Our blogs are written by health professionals who have expertise in the field of prostate and prostate cancer. You can therefore be assured that the information provided is precise and accurate. The many topics covered are intended to help people better understand the effects of the disease, treatment options and how to improve their quality of life.
Biopsy Myths
Biopsies are crucial diagnostic aids in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. However, there are many misconceptions or myths surrounding biopsy that can worry more than one patient. A clarification can therefore be useful if you are resistant to the idea of having this intervention, following your readings on the internet… Most cancers are diagnosed and […]
What is a PI-RADS?
PI-RADS is an acronym for Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System from images obtained following an imaging test such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI). It is a scale for rating the likelihood that clinically significant prostate cancer is present. It’s a 5-digit system, from least likely to most likely. In other words, when a mpMRI is […]
Why me
It’s normal to wonder why cancer strikes us or someone close to us. We often hear why me? Aside from age and known factors that could increase your risk of developing prostate cancer, no one knows why you, in particular, have the disease. You weren’t a target, just like other men in the same situation as you. Cancer is […]
Alternative medicine or treatment?
Alternative medicine has always caused a lot of ink to flow and has attracted more than one patient to its web. Alternative medicine or treatment is a debate, which one could almost call life or death when it comes to serious diseases such as cancer, HIV, etc. To understand, in alternative medicine there is no […]
Prostate cancer: facing your diagnosis
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer is a stressful event that often leads to feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and uncertainty about the future. Facing your diagnosis can provoke strong emotional reactions, such as fear, a feeling of loneliness and loss of control over your life. This is all normal! But… where to start? Once the dust […]
Biopsy: what do the numbers mean?
Have you recently had a prostate cancer test followed by a biopsy and with your report in hand, having trouble capturing the results? The article Biopsy: what do the numbers mean? is intended to help you understand the significance of the Gleason grades and score in the pathology report of your biopsy. What you need […]
