Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 5, 2024
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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.

That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.

Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the pas...

Certain Prostate Meds Might Help Prevent Dementia

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 20, 2024
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Prostate medications might help reduce the risk of a specific type of dementia, a new study suggests.

People were less likely to develop Lewy body dementia when taking drugs designed to tr...

Ultrasound Plus MRI Could Be New Treatment Strategy Against Prostate Cancer

• Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
• March 20, 2024
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Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study s...

King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• February 5, 2024
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Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain's King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.

The palace did not disclose the type of cancer that was discovered.

"During The King's recent hospital procedure for ...

King Charles to Undergo Common, Safe Prostate Surgery

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• January 19, 2024
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Britain's King Charles III is expected undergo surgery next week to correct an enlarged prostate, and experts say these procedures are common in older men and safe.

The king, 75, has what's clinically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

"An enlarged prosta...

Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• July 25, 2023
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A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, a new research review finds.

The technology enables clinicians to accurately aim the radiation beams at the prostate, while avoidin...

Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 5, 2023
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The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men.

But researchers think they've found a way to make the blood test for ...

Prostatitis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

• Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
• May 31, 2023
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When most men think about their prostate, it's to worry about whether they have prostate cancer or not. But another condition is far more common and plenty painful.

Prostatitis involves inflammation of the prostate gland and sometimes the areas around it. Not only is pro...

Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect

• Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
• May 31, 2023
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You're due for a prostate exam, but you don't know what to expect.

So, what is this exam like?

Regular check-ups are essential for maintaining your health, and a prostate exam is crucial to preventive care for men. Not only is it a screening test f...

Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• April 4, 2023
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Over the last decade, more and more Americans with early-stage prostate cancer have put off radiation and surgery, the standard treatment options, new research indicates.

Instead, many U.S. men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer have embraced "active sur...

Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• April 21, 2022
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Researchers have identified five types of bacteria associated with aggressive prostate cancer, and they say their findings could lead to new treatments for the disease.

The five types of bacteria were common in urine and tissue samples from men with aggressive prostate c...

Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• January 3, 2022
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A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them than for their white peers.

To come to that conclusion, resea...

Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

• Robert Preidt
• November 10, 2021
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Black, Hispanic and Asian men in the United States are less likely than white men to receive a follow-up MRI after a screening suggests prostate cancer, a new study finds.

"We can't say definitively if the reason Black, Hispanic, and Asian men did not receive this partic...

Urine Test May Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• November 4, 2021
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A urine test might one day be able to tell which prostate cancer patients need immediate treatment and which don't, British researchers report.

"Prostate cancer can be divided into low and high risk -- the low-risk men rarely require treatment, and the high-risk cer...

Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• August 25, 2021
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Does having an enlarged prostate doom you to prostate cancer?

Far from it, a new study suggests.

Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the condition may actually provide some protection for men from developing prostate cancer, researchers report.

"M...

Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• August 20, 2021
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Men with chronic pain from prostate inflammation may get lasting relief from acupuncture, a new clinical trial finds.

At issue is a condition known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, in which the prostate gland becomes inflamed and nerves supplying the ...

Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer

• Robert Preidt
• August 13, 2021
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Widowers have a higher risk for advanced prostate cancer than men who are part of a couple, Canadian researchers say.

The new findings are from an analysis of 12 studies comparing 14,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and 12,000 healthy men.

The study -- ...