Prostate News Archive
20-Feb-2009
Clark Howard Battling Prostate Cancer (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
WSB-TV Channel 2 consumer advisor Clark Howard revealed Thursday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. When should prostate-specific antigen testing be stopped? (EurekAlert!)
In a study published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Urology, researchers found that in a subgroup of elderly men, among those who were 75 years old or older and had a PSA below 3 ng/ml, none subsequently died of prostate cancer. The discontinuation of routine PSA screening in these men may not increase the rates of undetected lethal disease, and could avoid potentially unnecessary ... Ending prostate PSA test safe for most elderly men (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Most men over age 75 can safely discontinue screening for prostate cancer with the PSA blood test, although such screening may still benefit some older men, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Researchers report advance in identifying prostate tumors (San Jose Mercury News)
It may soon be possible to distinguish aggressive prostate tumors requiring immediate treatment from those that grow slowly and can be safely ignored, a problem that has vexed oncologists and patients for decades.
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