Prostate News Archive
30-Sep-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] September is Prostate Cancer Month (WBTV Charlotte)
This year, more than 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, the number one cancer in men. Web Site Helps Men Evaluate Risk Of Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
In 2007, more than 218,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 27,000 men will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. While it is estimated that one man in six will suffer from prostate cancer in his lifetime, only one man in 34 will die from it. [click link for full article] 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.
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