Height May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taller men are at greater
risk for prostate cancer and more likely to have cancer that progresses
quickly, a new British study
Study Links Serum Calcium, Prostate Cancer Death (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Men whose serum calcium
levels fall within the high end of the normal range are three times more
likely to develop fatal prostate cancer, a new report
High blood calcium tied to lethal prostate cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Men with elevated levels of calcium
in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal
prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on
Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Use of cholesterol-lowering
statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the
risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings
of a new
Impotence drug treats prostate enlargement: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Impotence drugs may be able to help
reduce the symptoms caused by enlarged prostates, such as
trouble urinating, U.S. researchers reported on
Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Statins might quickly help
reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new
animal research
Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In mice, high levels of the
male sex hormone testosterone may play an important role in the spread of
disease, according to Penn State
Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The latest update from a
European study that has followed men with prostate cancer for more than a
decade leaves the debate about the advantages of aggressive treatment
versus "watchful waiting"
One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- One in five men in their 40s has
had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the past year, and young
black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test,
a new analysis
One in five young men checked for prostate cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - New research suggests that
roughly one in five American men in their 40s has had a blood
test to screen for prostate cancer within the last year.
However, screening rates in black men are still considered
suboptimal, the investigators