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What are the Symptoms of prostate Cancer? ] What are the Symptoms of prostate Cancer? 7 Keys to Prostate Cancer Management (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Early detection and treatment are crucial to defeat prostate cancer, says a Johns Hopkins Health Alerts report that outlines seven key ways to treat prostate cancer and provides advice on how to prevent it. Prostate Check For Men (KXAN 36 Austin)
The problem with prostates for most men is simple: enlargement. This is often more of a bathroom nuisance than anything else. But not always. More >> Scientists have done wonders at figuring out ways to control cholesterol. Do you need to start applying them less casually? NCI releases data on prostate cancer and gene link (PharmaBiz)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has released new data from the Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) study on prostate cancer. 7 Keys to Prostate Cancer Management (MedicineNet.com)
Title: 7 Keys to Prostate Cancer Management Category: Health News Created: 10/20/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/20/2006 2:04:58 AM 'Our world just stopped' Widow of cancer patient using her experiences to help others (Salisbury Post)
NORWOOD ? Kenny Ellenburg won't be here to celebrate his Nov. 14 birthday with his wife, Sherrie. He died last summer of prostate cancer at age 44. Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice (Agriculture Online)
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function. Tiger Loses His Dad (KXAN 36 Austin)
Cypress, Calif. -- Earl Woods has died at the age of 74. He passed away Wednesday morning at his home in California. The father of golfer Tiger Woods was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998 and was treated with radiation. But the cancer returned in 2004 and spread throughout his body. VA offers to test patients who had prostate biopsies (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis is taking precautions because it recently learned that it was not properly disinfecting a prostate biopsy tool. Although a hospital official said the risk of infection was small, about 800 patients who have had biopsies over the past six years received letters and were offered to be tested for HIV and hepatitis. "We want to make very sure that we
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