Search results for "Prostate Cancer"
Playing the blame game for rising prostate cancer rates
Sartor said. If prostate cancer is ubiquitous, what is the role of screening? ... So please don't blame the pathologist for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
July 2008
QD: News Every Day--Circumcision associated with less prostate cancer in blacks, men over 35
QD: News Every Day--Circumcision associated with less prostate cancer in blacks, men over 35. ... This may explain the reduced risk of prostate cancer observed in males circumcised at a younger age prior to any potential exposure to infection.
September 2019
Statins and prostate cancer
It only proves association. This means that the study doesn't prove that taking a statin will ward off prostate cancer. ... Rather, the results mean that men who had died of prostate cancer were less likely to take a statin.
September 2019
No End in Sight for Prostate Cancer Screening
No End in Sight for Prostate Cancer Screening. This post by Kevin Pho, ACP Member, aka KevinMD, appeared at Better Health. ... Because drug companies continue peddling the tests and advocacy groups push 'prostate cancer awareness' by encouraging men to
September 2019
Vitamin E increases risk of prostate cancer
Vitamin E increases risk of prostate cancer. Lots of my patients take vitamin supplements. ... Vitamin E and the Risk of Prostate Cancer (Journal of the American Medical Association). .
September 2019
A change in prostate cancer management
The best estimates indicate that 80% or more of men age 80 or older have prostate cancer. ... reduce the likelihood that if I do get prostate cancer, it will progress.
September 2019
Prostate screening gets personal
The majority of men (roughly 80%) who die after age 80 die with, but not of, prostate cancer. ... For now, prostate cancer screening isn't formally personalized yet, but it is officially personal. .
September 2019
Another argument against the PSA
Another argument against the PSA. In addition to the possibility of futile treatment, men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer may risk dying from the stress of the diagnosis, according to ... a new analysis of suicides and cardiovascular events after
September 2019
Patients and priorities in prostate cancer care
Prostate cancer survivorship care guideline: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline endorsement. ... Follow-up of prostatectomy versus observation for early prostate cancer. N Engl J Med.
November 2017
Is the digital rectal exam needed? No, it's not
Our newest evidence is that digital rectal exams (DRE) looking for prostate cancer in men is probably not effective for diagnosis. ... DRE for screening of prostate cancer is no longer recommended. In fact, in 2016 a large study in a little read journal,
September 2019