Prostate News Archive
13-Jan-2009
Defining Increased Future Risk For Prostate Cancer: Evidence From A Population Based Screening Cohort (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - For men with a relatively low PSA on prostate cancer (CaP) screening, what is their risk on future screening exams of having CaP detected? This question was addressed by Dr. Fritz Schröder and collaborators in the online edition of the Journal of Urology. Their work used the Rotterdam Section of the European Randomized Study of Screening for prostate Cancer (ERSPC) database. New Lab Evidence Suggests Preventive Effect Of Herbal Supplement In Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
DHEA is a natural circulating hormone and the body's production of it decreases with age. Men take DHEA as an over-the-counter supplement because it has been suggested that DHEA can reverse aging or have anabolic effects since it can be metabolized in the body to androgens. Increased consumption of dietary isoflavones is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Prognosis: Left Behind in Prostate Cancer Screening (New York Times)
Prostate cancer screening has increased early detection of the disease, but a new study suggests that too few low-income men are being screened. Effectiveness Of Antibiotics Given To Asymptomatic Men For An Increased Prostate Specific Antigen (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - An elevated PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml can be due to prostate cancer (CaP), BPH or inflammation. Physicians often prescribe a course of antibiotics and then recheck the PSA to determine if inflammation may be the cause. In cases where the PSA decreases to less than 4ng/ml, the biopsy is often not performed. A report from Dr.
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