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One of the most significant areas of success in modern medicine is prostate cancer treatment and prevention. For starters, the five-year relative survival rate—the percentage of people who live at least five additional years following their prostate cancer diagnosis—is 96.8 percent. That's far better than the 68 percent rate in 1975 and includes all stages combined. When detected in the localized stage, prostate cancer is almost 100 percent survivable.

There's good news and bad news about penile vacuum devices, commonly referred to as penis pumps. The good news: They work. The bad news: They don't work in quite the way you might imagine. How do penis pumps work? While guys of a certain age probably remember ads pitching penis pumps as a way to help you add length and girth to your penis, the truth is there is absolutely zero evidence indicating the devices increase penis size, according to the Mayo Clinic and other credible sources.

"Knowing is half the battle," an old adage says. When fighting cancer, knowing where to find the lesion may constitute even more than half the battle. Pinpointing the exact location of cancerous cells can change a person's life. That's especially true for prostate cancer patients who have a recurrence after treatment or whose cancer may have spread. That's why the PSMA PET (prostate-specific membrane antigen, positron emission tomography) scan has healthcare providers so optimistic.