Doctor and Patient

What Is Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Risks, Staging, Treatment, And Survival

By Susan Scutti | Jun 10, 2013 06:37 PM EDT

Although it is called "the silent killer," prostate cancer is treatable and does not, in fact, prove fatal to most of the men who are diagnosed with this cancer.

Doctor and patient

Why Cancer Screenings And Heart Checkups Are A Must For Men's Health

By Susan Scutti | Jun 10, 2013 04:52 PM EDT

As Father's day fast approaches, why not give what means most? Discuss with your dad the health screenings that keep him safe and well.

New tool

Fluorescent Biomarkers Could Help Track Prostate Tumors, Improve Cancer Diagnosis

By Nsikan Akpan | May 24, 2013 02:46 PM EDT

Scientists have developed a multi-color tracking tool for prostate cancer.

Angelina Jolie, Comic Con

After Angelina: Englishman Tests Positive For BRCA2 During Trial Screen, Has Healthy Prostate Removed

By Susan Scutti | May 20, 2013 01:05 PM EDT

Wanting to avoid an early death, a Londoner, who tested positive for the BRCA2 gene, underwent historic surgery.

A man and woman in bed together.

The Top 10 Reasons Why Sex Is Good For You

By Sabrina Bachai | May 20, 2013 02:45 PM EDT

A healthy sex life can pay huge dividends, from keeping you feel young at heart to actually lowering your risk for health problems in the future.

Agent Orange

Prostate Cancer in US Veterans Linked To Agent Orange

By Christie Rizk | May 13, 2013 08:30 AM EDT

Exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange may raise the risk of high-grade prostate cancer in veterans.

tomatoes and soy

Salad To Prevent Prostate Cancer: Just Combine Soy and Tomato, Researchers Say

By Christie Rizk | May 08, 2013 05:04 PM EDT

A combination of tomato and soy may prevent prostate cancer better than tomato or soy alone, a new study says.

Sleeping Problems Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk in Men

Prostate Cancer Risk Doubles With Insomnia And Sleep Problems

By Ashik Siddique | May 07, 2013 12:00 AM EDT

Men with insomnia and other sleep disturbances have double the prostate cancer risk, according to new research. The worse such sleeping problems are, the higher the prostate cancer risk.

Pablo Neruda

Chilean Poet Neruda Suffered Advanced Prostate Cancer, Test Confirms

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 03, 2013 04:21 PM EDT

Forensic tests may confirm that Pablo Neruda died from prostate cancer and was not killed by Gen. Pinochet's army.

Prostate cancer

PSA Screening For Prostate Cancer Not A Good Idea For All Men: AUA

By Christie Rizk | May 03, 2013 01:17 PM EDT

The American Urological Association has released new guidelines on which groups of men should and shouldn't screen for PSA.

Phil Jackson Reveals He Had Cancer During 2011 Playoffs

Phil Jackson Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer During 2011 Playoffs

By Anthony Rivas | Apr 29, 2013 08:50 PM EDT

Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson speaks about being diagnosed with prostate cancer and how he made the announcement to the team in his new book.

Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations

Prostate Cancer Screening Risks Outweigh Benefits, Say PSA Test Recommendations

By Ashik Siddique | Apr 08, 2013 06:17 PM EDT

Most men should avoid prostate cancer screening with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, say new recommendations from the American College of Physicians.

Exam gloves

The Human Touch: Digital Rectal Exams Still Gold Standard In Prostate Cancer Detection

By Jonathan Weiss | Mar 18, 2013 03:58 PM EDT

Even though there is a sensitive blood test for PSA to test for prostate cancer, the manual exam is still effective when PSA levels look normal.

prostate caNCER

Next-Gen Treatment: Viruses To Kill Prostate Cancer

By Jonathan Weiss | Feb 26, 2013 12:24 PM EST

By editing a virus that is known to kill tumor cells, researchers have shown that the new virus can selectively kill prostate cancer cells.

Fried Foods

Deep Fried Foods May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer by Up to 37 Percent

By Makini Brice | Jan 29, 2013 08:25 PM EST

We all know that fried food is not good for us, but many of us indulge anyway.

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