Prostate News Archive
17-May-2008
DMH event encourages men to seek prostate screenings (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - More than 300 men showed up for the free prostate cancer screenings Friday in the Decatur Memorial Hospital parking lot. Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 5/16/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2008 LabCorp launches new commercial test for prostate cancer (BizJournals)
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings said Friday it will launch the first commercial gene methylation test for key tissue markers in prostate cancer. Study Shows That Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture (Medical News Today)
As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from Garvan's Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study suggests that men with prostate cancer face a 50% higher risk of fracture, which increases to nearly doubled risk if they are receiving treatment.
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