Dr. Hasan Shanawani was overcome by frustration. So, last week he picked up his cellphone and began sharing on Twitter his family’s enraging experiences with ...
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Men who take aspirin regularly may have a lower risk of dying from prostate cancer, a new study suggests. “We found that regular aspirin intake ...
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Men with prostate cancer that’s still confined to the organ are more likely to survive if they have surgery rather than radiation therapy, a new ...
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer might dramatically increase a man’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a large-scale analysis of health data suggests. Men who underwent ...
Read More »Vigorous Exercise Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer
Vigorous exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking may dramatically reduce a man’s risk for aggressive prostate cancer, new research suggests. Nearly half of lethal ...
Read More »Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Impair Thinking
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Men undergoing hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired mental function within the first six months that persists ...
Read More »Statins May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression
(HealthDay News) — Statins, widely used to lower cholesterol levels, may also slow the progression of prostate cancer in patients receiving hormone therapy, a new ...
Read More »Study Links Family History of Prostate Cancer to Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, March 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A family history of prostate cancer may be tied to a woman’s risk of breast cancer, a new ...
Read More »Considerable Variation by Surgeons in Radical Prostatectomy
MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Considerable practice variation exists among surgeons at a high-volume academic center when selecting patients with prostate cancer to ...
Read More »Prostate Cancer Patients Who Smoke Double Risk of Death
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Smoking doubles the chances that a prostate cancer patient will see his disease spread ...
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