Prostate News Archive
13-Aug-2008
Study: Agent Orange linked to prostate cancer (Boston Globe)
A new study led by a Rockland physician and researcher suggests military personnel exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam are at a significantly higher risk of developing an especially aggressive form of prostate cancer. Study sees benefit in prostate cancer surgery (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Men with early prostate cancer who have their prostate glands surgically removed are less likely to die from the disease than those who take a more passive, wait-and-see approach, researchers said on Tuesday. Robot Aids In Prostate Cancer Surgery (Suncoast News Pasco)
For men of a certain age, phrases like "prostate cancer" or "prostate surgery" can provoke involuntary cringing. Fortunately, prostate surgery is not what it once was, and the latest in minimally invasive operative technology is available here. Community Hospital of New Port Richey is the first and, for now, only hospital in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties to offer the da Vinci Surgical ... One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year (MedicineNet.com)
Title: One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year Category: Health News Created: 8/12/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/12/2008 Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The latest update from a European study that has followed men with prostate cancer for more than a decade leaves the debate about the advantages of aggressive treatment versus "watchful waiting" undecided.
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