Prostate News Archive
15-Sep-2006
Prostate Biopsy Doesn't Have to Be Painful (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Pain during prostate biopsy can be reduced by injecting an anesthetic at certain points, according to a new study out of the Mayo Clinic. What Causes Men Pain in Prostate Biopsy and Best Method to Alleviate It (Newswise)
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have evaluated the major sources of pain for some men during in-office prostate biopsy and an anesthetic method that can best lessen it. Cancer patient says men shouldn't be reluctant to get prostate tests (Stamford Advocate)
Joseph Ferrara started annual prostate cancer screenings in his late 40s, a little earlier than the general recommendation because his father had experienced prostate problems. Prostate cancer survivor thanks nagging wife, urges men to get tested (Sierra Vista Herald)
SIERRA VISTA ? If it hadn?t been for a concerned, nagging wife, it?s unlikely Willie Cotton would have caught his prostate cancer early. ?In 1992, then in my sixties, I was feeling great, enjoying retirement and not worrying about my health,? Cotton said. Prostate Cancer is Tricky to Treat (RedNova)
WASHINGTON - It took eight agonizing months for Charles Linzey to decide how to treat his early stage prostate cancer. His wife, in contrast, had her early stage breast cancer surgically removed only a month after diagnosis. It's not that the Baltimore businessman was less decisive. Rotating-shift work tied to prostate cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The results of a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggest there is a significant association between rotating-shift work and prostate cancer.
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