Prostate News Archive
28-Nov-2006
Prostate Health: The Facts That Can Change Your Life (ThirdAge)
Tucked beneath the bladder and wrapped around the urethra, the unassuming little prostate gland would hardly draw the public's attention except for one thing: A man's prostate is more likely than all his other internal organs to develop a malignancy. Testing: V.A. Hospitals May Screen Needlessly for Cancer (New York Times)
More than one-third of patients 85 or older in veterans hospitals receive tests for prostate-specific antigen, even though the test is not recommended for that age group. Abdul Qadeer Khan In Good Health After Prostate Cancer Surgery (Medical News Today)
Abdul Qadeer Khan, 70, is in 'excellent health' after satisfactorily recovering from prostate cancer surgery, says the Pakistani military. Khan, who was a key player in helping Pakistan become a nuclear power, also confessed to leaking nuclear weapons technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Khan was operated-on on September 16 this year. [click link for full article]
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