Prostate News Archive
01-Mar-2008
Biomarker detects prostate cancer spread (UPI)
A biomarker with close to 98 percent accuracy helps predict if a patient's prostate cancer may spread into his lymph nodes, U.S. researchers say. Men learn about prostate cancer online (UPI)
Men who view online presentations about prostate cancer are more likely to understand the disease than those visiting health Web sites, a U.S. study said. Chemo Break Benefits Some Men With Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Some men with advanced prostate cancer can safely take a break from chemotherapy, says a study by researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute. Health: Prostate Cancer (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
Prostate cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in men but early detection saves lives. St. Clair County Health Department offers prostate cancer tests (Collinsville Herald)
The St. Clair County Health Department, a member of the prostate Cancer Alliance, will provide two prostrate cancer education tests and a free prostate-specific antigen blood test to men over 40, along with a brief education session on prostrate cancer. The PSA test is used to screen and detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages.
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