Prostate News Archive
10-Sep-2008
Painkillers may lower prostate test readings: study (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Taking painkillers such as Aspirin and ibuprofen appears to lower PSA levels in a man's blood that are used to screen for prostate cancer. DHR hosting free prostate cancer screening in county (The Demopolis Times)
One in every six men will get prostate cancer sometime in his life. The death rate from prostate cancer for African-American men in Alabama is higher than in any other state. Late-stage identification is a factor in many of these deaths. Common Painkillers Lower Levels Of Prostate Cancer Biomarker (BioresearchOnline)
Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man's PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer Prostate Cancer Marker May Be Masked By Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Medical News Today)
Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and ibuprofen, may reduce serum levels of the prostate biomarker, PSA (prostate specific antigen), and hence may alter the detection of prostate cancer in individuals who take these medications. Alabama Health Officials Urge Prostate Screenings (NBC 13 Birmingham)
The Alabama Department of Public Health is co-sponsoring free prostate screenings in several counties.
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