Prostate Cancer
PSA testing for prostate cancer is controversial. Many say as a screening tool it’s inaccurate and mostly beside the point because of how slowly it most often grows. Others find value in it.
Startling news about fluoride, a study encourages more limites use of PPIs, does knowing the density of your breasts matter, and vegetables aren’t helpful in warding off prostate cancer (darn). Be Well. Fluoride and Pregnancy The medical community was shocked at the conclusions of two new studies on fluoride’s effect…
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Most men do not need to undergo routine testing for prostate cancer because the benefit of doing so is small and uncertain, and there are harms associated with the testing, according to an international panel. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is the most widely used one to screen for prostate…
Even among cancer types, prostate cancer stands out as uniquely controversial. Screening for prostate cancer has been the subject of intense debate since the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) — the main government body that oversees cancer screening — recommended against it in 2012. Last month, they changed course…
Men may have a greater risk of fertility issues if they take high doses of the pain reliever ibuprofen over the longer term. A Danish study analyzed 31 healthy men who were 18 to 35 years old over the course of 6 weeks. Researchers found that ibuprofen lowered the production…
Men who discover they have early-stage, localized prostate cancer and have surgery to have the tumor removed as well as part of the prostate do not live much longer than men who choose to simply monitor the cancer and receive no treatment. In addition, about one-third of the men who…
Su Robotti: Hello, I’m Su Robotti and I’m the founder of MedShadow, and welcome to MedShadow TV This is– Jonathan Block: Jonathan Block. I’m the content manager here at MedShadow. SR: Today we’re going to talk about prostate cancer. Prostate cancer, of course, only affects men, and the United States…
A federal task force now says that men between the ages of 55 and 69 should discuss with their physicians whether to get a blood test that screens for prostate cancer. The draft recommendationby the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a change from their 2012 statement, when they…
For men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, doing yoga may be one way to alleviate side effects associated with the treatment. Researchers enrolled men that has been receiving between 6 and 9 weeks of radiation therapy for prostate cancer. They were divided into two groups, with one participating in…
Prostate cancer is not easy for anyone to deal with, but the anxiety over the diagnosis may lead many men to getting more treatment than is necessary. Men with low-risk prostate cancer may mistakenly choose more aggressive treatment, such as surgery, rather than keeping tabs on the cancer itself to…
Developing depression is a side effect for some people who take a common therapy to treat prostate cancer. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) uses either drugs or surgery to reduce the levels of androgen hormones, such as testosterone, in the body, which feed the growth of prostate cancer cells. A http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/early/2016/04/07/JCO.2015.64.1969“>recent…