Prostate News Archive
04-Sep-2006
Multisport: New Program Encourages Athletes to Aim for the Finish Line for Prostate Cancer Research (RunnersWeb.com)
Athletes for a Cure program, launched during prostate Cancer Awareness Month by the prostate Cancer Foundation, offers online fundraising, personal stories and race information. Widow walks for cancer sufferers (BBC News)
The widow of a man who died from prostate cancer organises a dawn walk to raise funds for charity. New Program Encourages Athletes to Aim for the Finish Line for Prostate Cancer Research (RedNova)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has announced the launch of Athletes for a Cure, a fundraising and awareness program to assist individual athletes in their quest to raise money for better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. Free prostate cancer screenings well attended (The Kentucky Standard)
Although his father and grandfather both had been stricken with prostate cancer, Dr. Steve Henry, former Kentucky Lt. Governor, never gave much thought to his own chances of getting the disease. He was younger than the then recommended age 50 for annual screenings and had no symptoms. Aspirin, Other NSAIDs, May Prevent Or Delay Enlarged Prostate, Mayo Clinic Finds (Medical News Today)
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen may prevent or delay benign prostatic hyperplasia, an enlarged prostate which can cause urinary symptoms in men as they age such as frequent urination, trouble starting urination, awakening frequently at night to urinate, weak urine stream and an urgent need to urinate. [click 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. Doctor remembered for fighting prostate cancer in black men (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Dr. William C. Baker Jr., founder of the African American Prostate Cancer Initiative, died Aug. 20 in a swimming accident on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. He was three days shy of his 50th birthday. New Program Encourages Athletes To Aim For The Finish Line For Prostate Cancer Research (Medical News Today)
The prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has announced the launch of Athletes for a Cure, afundraising and awareness program to assist individual athletes in theirquest to raise money for better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer.All money raised from the program goes directly to the PCF. prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America and willaffect one in six men. [click link
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