Prostate News Archive

01-Oct-2007

Accurate Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Depends On Biopsy Location (Medical News Today)

The part of the prostate that is biopsied may matter more than the number of biopsy samples taken for accurately diagnosing prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The study is published in the Oct. 3 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [click link for full article]

Integrative Way: Prostate testing may save your life (The Sacramento Bee)

Q: My husband is 55 years old and has not had a physical in years. He refuses to go to the doctor because he does not want an exam "down there," and I am worried about his prostate. What can I tell him that will make him go get a physical?

Men okay with prostate cancer surveillance: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

In men with early or "localized" prostate cancer, the strategy of active surveillance of their cancer does not appear to increase levels of psychological stress any more than undergoing immediate treatment does, according to UK researchers.

Back to Prostate News Archive

More Prostate Info

A Holistic Approach To Good Prostate Health
I have come to believe that there are some good things associated with getting older. For one thing, I am much wiser than when I was younger. I know...read more

Prostate Cancer Why Eating Well Is The Best Defense
No other human organ is as susceptible to cancer as the prostate. Each year, an estimated 209,900 American men are diagnosed with the disease, making...read more

Diagnosis of prostate cancer
The diagnosis of prostate cancer can be made on clinical suspicion of the disease, following screening, or as an incidental finding during...read more

Use Of Altenative Medicine In Prostate Cancer
According to a conclusion of a group of the University of California-San Francisco, about one third of prostate cancer sufferers in the United States...read more

The Benefits Of Natural Prostate Health
Men know that it is important to take care of your health as much as women. With diseases like prostate cancer threatening the male body, it clear...read more

Prostate Cancer Which Treatment Is The Correct One
The cancer illness can be attacked by many working methods. No other kind of cancer has so many possibilities. But we do not know to today yet,...read more

Natural Treatment Options for Prostate Bph
If your prostate diagnosis leaves you free of cancer, you may still have Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (prostate BPH). Rather than using hormonal or...read more

Prostate Cancer Symptoms Benefits of Early Diagnosis
Cancer of the prostate is typically a slow progressing cancer and symptoms often do not arise for many years. If the cancer is caught at an early...read more

Prostate Cancer Research Studies Vote Soy Yes Dairy No
Controversy abounds on this topic; however, numerous studies over the past decade have shown a solid connection between the risk of prostate cancer...read more

Prostate Cancer with Low PSA
One of the problems with screening tests for cancer is that there is an assumption that if you have a negative test, you don't have cancer. Many...read more