Prostate News Archive
30-Jun-2011
The prostate cancer treatment that spares a man's virility
prostate cancer kills around 10,000 Britons a year, but treating it can cause devastating side-effects, such as impotence. Alan Wittin tried a new procedure... Prostate cancer more deadly for patients who smoke
Men who smoke when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die of the disease and more likely to see the cancer come back, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found. But those who quit smoking at least 10 years prior to diagnosis had mortality and recurrence rates comparable to those for men who had ... Smoking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who are cigarette smokers at the time of their diagnosis are much more likely to die of the disease or experience a recurrence than nonsmokers, including former smokers who kicked the habit at least 10 years before diagnosis. New Prostate Cancer Drugs Extend Lives, but Raise Costs
The drugs, mainly for men with late-stage prostate cancer, can extend lives for additional months, but some cost more than $90,000 for a course of treatment. Free prostate screenings offered
Good Shepherd Medical Center will be offering free prostate screening on June 30, 2011. Schedule your appointment by calling Healthy Hotline at (903) 315-GSHS (4747) or toll free at (888) 784-GSHS (4747). read more
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