Prostate News Archive
10-Aug-2007
'Use It Or Lose It': A New Theory About Preserving Erectile Function After Prostate Surgery (Medical News Today)
Erectile dysfunction after surgery to remove the prostate (radical prostatectomy) has traditionally been attributed to nerve damage that theoretically should heal over time. But it can take as long as two years for the nerves to recover enough for a man to have an erection without the aid of drugs or devices. [click link for full article] Prostate cancer fundraiser sets record (Rapid City Journal)
Safeway shoppers and employees in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, New Mexico and Nebraska raised a record 707,000 during June to pay for research programs aimed at finding a cure for prostate cancer. No Evidence That Widely Prescribed Statins Protect Against Prostate Cancer (Science Daily)
A large community-based study refutes previous findings that statins -- a top-selling drug class, worldwide -- might cut one's risk of developing prostate cancer by reducing production of the male hormones that fuel cancer growth. Health Tip: Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Tip: Risk Factors for prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 8/9/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2007
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