Prostate News Archive
21-Aug-2006
Barber Shops Help Screen For Prostate Cancer (KTSM)
You could say a barbershop is a place where men can let their hair down. Friday, August 18, 2006 ? Now health officials in Evanston, Illinois are counting on those shops to help screen men who wouldn't otherwise get a test for prostate cancer. BEST BETS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Richmond Chapter of the US TOO prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a potluck dinner at Ridge Baptist Church Auxiliary Building, 1515 Eastridge Drive. Avoid hurried decisions with prostate cancer (Bradenton Herald)
It was, many physicians would say, the right thing for a man of 53 to do. So Larry Cano had a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test. "It was 5.3," says Cano, a film producer from Newport Beach, Calif. "They say anything over 4 is noteworthy." Prostate Cancer Patients Sought For Database As Part Of Joint Effort (Medical News Today)
Men with prostate cancer and their spouses/significant others are being sought for a joint study being conducted by two Los Angeles-area medical centers as part of a collaborative effort to better understand the genetics of the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. [click link for full article] SAW PALMETTO BERRY IMPROVES PROSTATE HEALTH. (Manila Bulletin)
New clinical studies on the benefits of Saw Palmetto in reducing prostate enlargement is giving this humble scrubby palm its much deserved credit. St. Francis to offer free prostate cancer screenings (Mooresville/Decatur Times)
St. Francis will offer free prostate cancer screenings in September at the Mooresville campus. For more information, call (317) 783-8918 or visit cancer.stfrancishopsital.org. Diet Changes And Stress Management Training Effective In Slowing Or Halting The Spread Of Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Statistics say that one out of six American men will develop prostate cancer and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. In a recent study published in SAGE publication's Integrative Cancer Therapies, Dr. Gordon A. [click link for full article]
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