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Prostate Cancer Part 3: Surgical Management of Localised Prostate Cancer In 2026 

Localised prostate cancer refers to cancer strictly contained within the prostate gland, having not spread to the capsule, surrounding tissues, or distant parts of the body. It is often described...

Prostate Cancer – Part 2: Active Surveillance for Localised Prostate Cancer In 2026 

Localised prostate cancer is cancer that has not spread outside the prostate gland, often referred to as organ-confined (stage T1/T2). It is often slow-growing, has a high likelihood of recovery...

Current Management of Prostate Cancer 2026-Part 1

Prostate cancer is the common non-cutaneous cancer and the second commonest cause of cancer death in U.S. and is at present at an increasing trend in Malaysia and the Southeast…...

Understanding Prostate Cancer And The Will Rogers And Lake Wobegon Effects:

“Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average” – Garrison Keillor Prostate cancer screening and its...

When it comes to prostate cancer screening, not everything that counts can be counted

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” Few statements capture the challenge of prostate cancer screening more precisely than this one. For…...