Prostate News Archive
11-Mar-2009
More proof prostate tests overdiagnose cancer (MSNBC)
As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, says a new study. Folic Acid Supplements Increase Men?s Risk of Prostate Cancer (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Men who take a daily folic acid supplement have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, renewing skepticism about the value of supplements in the fight against cancer, a University of Southern California study found. "Male Lumpectomy" for Prostate Cancer (WebMD)
Men with prostate cancer have a new choice: "male lumpectomy." It's cryotherapy that freezes tumors but leaves the rest of the prostate intact. Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A 10-year study has found that men who took folic acid supplements faced more than twice the risk of prostate cancer as those who didn't take the supplements. Prostate Cancer Test: Worth the Trauma? (ABC News)
A common prostate cancer test may lead to unneeded treatment, a new study says.
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