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Ultrasound Plus MRI Could Be New Treatment Strategy Against Prostate Cancer
- Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
- March 20, 2024
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Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study s...
King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 5, 2024
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Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain's King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.
The palace did not disclose the type of cancer that was discovered.
"During The King's recent hospital procedure for ...
King Charles to Undergo Common, Safe Prostate Surgery
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2024
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Britain's King Charles III is expected undergo surgery next week to correct an enlarged prostate, and experts say these procedures are common in older men and safe.
The king, 75, has what's clinically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
"An enlarged prosta...
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2023
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A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, a new research review finds.
The technology enables clinicians to accurately aim the radiation beams at the prostate, while avoidin...
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2023
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The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men.
But researchers think they've found a way to make the blood test for ...
Prostatitis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
- Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
- May 31, 2023
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When most men think about their prostate, it's to worry about whether they have prostate cancer or not. But another condition is far more common and plenty painful.
Prostatitis involves inflammation of the prostate gland and sometimes the areas around it. Not only is pro...
Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect
- Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
- May 31, 2023
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You're due for a prostate exam, but you don't know what to expect.
So, what is this exam like?
Regular check-ups are essential for maintaining your health, and a prostate exam is crucial to preventive care for men. Not only is it a screening test f...
Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2023
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Over the last decade, more and more Americans with early-stage prostate cancer have put off radiation and surgery, the standard treatment options, new research indicates.
Instead, many U.S. men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer have embraced “active s...
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2022
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Researchers have identified five types of bacteria associated with aggressive prostate cancer, and they say their findings could lead to new treatments for the disease.
The five types of bacteria were common in urine and tissue samples from men with aggressive prostate c...
Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2022
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A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them than for their white peers.
To come to that conclusion, resea...
Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
- Robert Preidt
- November 10, 2021
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Black, Hispanic and Asian men in the United States are less likely than white men to receive a follow-up MRI after a screening suggests prostate cancer, a new study finds.
"We can't say definitively if the reason Black, Hispanic, and Asian men did not receive this partic...
Urine Test May Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2021
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A urine test might one day be able to tell which prostate cancer patients need immediate treatment and which don't, British researchers report.
"Prostate cancer can be divided into low and high risk -- the low-risk men rarely require treatment, and the high-risk cer...
Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 25, 2021
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Does having an enlarged prostate doom you to prostate cancer?
Far from it, a new study suggests.
Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the condition may actually provide some protection for men from developing prostate cancer, researchers report.
"M...
Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 20, 2021
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Men with chronic pain from prostate inflammation may get lasting relief from acupuncture, a new clinical trial finds.
At issue is a condition known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, in which the prostate gland becomes inflamed and nerves supplying the ...
Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer
- Robert Preidt
- August 13, 2021
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Widowers have a higher risk for advanced prostate cancer than men who are part of a couple, Canadian researchers say.
The new findings are from an analysis of 12 studies comparing 14,000 men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and 12,000 healthy men.
The study -- ...
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2021
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When men have advanced prostate cancer, obesity might offer something of a survival advantage, a preliminary study suggests.
Researchers in Italy found that among men with prostate cancer that had spread throughout the body, those who were obese were less likely to die o...
Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half
- Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- July 9, 2021
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One of the big issues in prostate cancer care is overdiagnosis -- men who are treated for low-risk, slow-growing tumors that might be better left monitored and untreated.
Now, research out of Sweden suggests that having patients undergo MRI screening, along with target...
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
- Cara Murez
- February 17, 2021
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Higher levels of a certain type of immune cell may explain why immunotherapy for prostate cancer is more effective in Black men than in white men, researchers say.
The finding could lead to immunotherapy-based precision treatment for localized aggressive and advanced pro...
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
- Robert Preidt
- November 23, 2020
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Negative biopsies among early-stage prostate cancer patients who've chosen active surveillance are associated with a low risk of disease progression, but they aren't a sign that their cancer has completely vanished, a new study indicates.
Active surveillance refers to cl...
'Watchful Waiting' OK for Black Men With Prostate Cancer
- Robert Preidt
- November 6, 2020
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A 'watchful waiting' approach to care may be safe for Black Americans with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
Black patients are less likely than whites to be offered watchful waiting, also called active surveillance. This may be because compared to whites, ...
More Prostate Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at a Later Stage
- Steven Reinberg
- October 16, 2020
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While men can take solace in a new government report that shows prostate cancer cases have been declining overall in the past two decades, the same analysis finds that the opposite is true for advanced prostate cancer cases.
In fact, the number of cases of cancer tha...
With PSA Test Out of Favor, Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Rising
- Serena Gordon
- May 20, 2020
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Prostate cancer screening guidelines have been evolving for more than a decade, but new research suggests that recommendations against routine prostate cancer testing may have come at a steep price -- more men getting diagnosed with advanced prostate cancers.
The st...
Exercise Helps Men During Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Study
- Robert Preidt
- March 16, 2020
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Exercise benefits prostate cancer patients who undergo hormone-reducing therapy, a small study suggests.
The treatment -- called androgen suppression therapy or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) -- uses drugs or surgery to reduce the level of androgen hormones, whic...
Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heightened Alzheimer's Risk
- E.J. Mundell
- July 8, 2019
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Soon after a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, drugs that lower levels of testosterone are often offered as treatment, since testosterone fuels the cancer's growth.
But a major new study suggests that this approach might have an unwanted side effect: Higher odds...
9/11 Dust Linked to Prostate Cancer in First Responders
- Robert Preidt
- June 24, 2019
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A possible link between World Trade Center dust and prostate cancer in first responders has been found by researchers.
Exposure to dust at the New York City site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks triggered chronic inflammation in the responders' prostates, ...
'Watchful Waiting' Less Likely for Black Prostate Cancer Patients
- Robert Preidt
- May 22, 2019
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"Watchful waiting" is on the rise overall among U.S. men with low-risk prostate cancer, but black men remain less likely to opt for it, a new study finds.
For the study, researchers examined 2010-2015 data on more than 50,000 low-risk prostate cancer patients in the ...