Prostate News Archive
16-Oct-2011
Infections after prostate biopsy on the rise
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Serious infections after prostate biopsies appear to be on the rise in the U.S., possibly fueled by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study of elderly men suggests. Vitamin E Supplements Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer in Healthy Men
prostate cancer has grabbed many headlines lately: September was prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and, last week, a drafted recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised against the routine use of PSA screening tests. Today, results of research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrate a relationship between vitamin E supplements and increased ... Prostate cancer risk higher for men taking vitamin E
Men who took 400 international units of vitamin E daily increased their risk of developing prostate cancer by 17 percent compared to those who took a placebo, according to the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, which began in 2001 and tracked 35,000 men. Prostate testing's dark side: Men who were harmed
Terry Dyroff's PSA blood test led to a prostate biopsy that didn't find cancer but gave him a life-threatening infection.
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