Prostate News Archive
06-Apr-2009
Prostate cancer screening: What's a dude to do? (CNN)
A self-described health nut, Andrew Traver takes vitamins, runs, lifts weights, scorns red meat and got tested for prostate cancer at age 40. Free conference on prostate cancer (Deseret Morning News)
prostate cancer survivors and their families are invited to a free conference on April 18 that will offer help for moving on after the disease. Prostate cancer screenings under scrutiny (St. Joseph News-Press)
The value of screening for prostate cancer has recently come into question. The screening saves few, if any, lives, according to two studies published March 26 on the New England Journal of Medicine?s Web site. [(11)C]Choline PET/CT In Prostate Cancer Patients With Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Use of [11C]choline PET/CT in prostate cancer (CaP) imaging has demonstrated mixed results. Expert Advice On Prostate Cancer Screenings (Medical News Today)
Recent studies have questioned the wisdom of getting regular tests for prostate cancer. Tulane University School of Medicine prostate cancer expert Dr. Oliver Sartor is available to talk about the latest treatments for prostate cancer and who should continue to seek annual tests for the deadly cancer.
Back to Prostate News Archive
