Mens Health News

 

New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Aim to Empower the Patient (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- New American Cancer Society guidelines on prostate cancer screening mean that many men will be faced with a cascade of decisions, with a growing responsibility for those decisions falling on their

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New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are making headway in finding ways to treat and detect stubborn forms of prostate

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Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)

AP - Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than

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New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Unveiled (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in almost a decade, the American Cancer Society has revamped its recommendations for prostate cancer

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Sanofi drug shows promise against prostate cancer (AP)

AP - For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study

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Should men be tested for prostate cancer? (AP)

AP - The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Wednesday. The advocacy group is one of many organizations that make such recommendations. Some questions and

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New guidelines on prostate cancer urge frank talk (Reuters)

Reuters - New guidelines from the American Cancer Society urge doctors to make sure their patients fully understand the risks as well as the benefits of prostate cancer screening before any blood is

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Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Cigarette smoking may increase a man's risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer, pooled data from 24 studies involving 21,600 men with the disease

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Two Surgical Methods Equally Successful for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Results are similar for men with prostate cancer whether they have open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, a new study has

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Testicular Cancer Survivors May Have Hormone Deficiency (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Testosterone deficiency in young male cancer survivors often causes low energy levels and reduced quality of life, and these patients may benefit from testosterone replacement therapy, a new study

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