Prostate News Archive
10-Sep-2011
Prostate cancer -- robotic surgery may be best option
prostate cancer is a significant public health concern and cause of morbidity among men in the United States. In 2011, it is estimated that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and almost 34,000 men will die of this malignancy. The lifetime probability of developing prostate cancer in American men is one in six. Current treatment alternatives for clinically localized prostate ... Free prostate screenings target at-risk men
Henry Dawson didn?t beat the odds, but he?s beating the disease. Dawson, 80, of Cedar Rapids, was diagnosed 11 years ago with prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in African American men. A longtime deacon at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and now at Living Waters Kingdom Church, Dawson was at a [...] HEALTH MATTERS: Learn about screening for risk of prostate cancer
prostate cancer strikes thousands of American men every year, developing so quietly that most patients aren?t even aware they have it.
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