Prostate Cancer Stories
- Religion and spirituality play an important role for many cancer patients coping with illness. A recent study examined the impact of religious support on treatment preferences at end-of-life.
- The American Urological Association has released new guidelines on which groups of men should and shouldn't screen for PSA.
- 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.
- Men who have initially benign prostate biopsies were more likely to develop prostate cancer later, research shows.
- A new study focuses on testing men with greater risk of developing prostate cancer. New approach for screening could improve chance of survival.
- While surgery is currently the gold standard for treating prostate enlargement, researchers say they have discovered a less risky, equally effective option.
- Researchers from the National Institutes of Health say they established an association between the growth of a fetus and cancerous cells in tissue.
- Most men should avoid prostate cancer screening with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, say new recommendations from the American College of Physicians.
- Chilean government officials have ordered the examination of Nobel-Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda's remains to decide if poisoning played a role in his sudden death back in 1973.
- A new study shows that African-American men who lose their hair before the age of 60 can have a potentially higher risk of getting prostate cancer.
- A device developed to test concentrations of chemicals and proteins important in cancer and diabetes treatment in patients could be on the market in as little as four years.
- 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.