Overtreatment of men with prostate cancer and limited life expectancy (LE) has persisted in the era of active surveillance and worsened in some instances, according to a new study. “Overtreatment of ...
THOUSAND MEASLES CASES THIS YEAR. IT’S MEN’S HEALTH MONTH AND IN THE HEADLINES LATELY WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S DIAGNOSIS OF STAGE FOUR PROSTATE CANCER. I SPOKE WITH KOAT HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ...
Many Black men are not given the novel hormone therapies that have become a game changer in the treatment of people with advanced prostate cancer. Recent advances in treatment, notably the new hormone ...
Overtreatment of older prostate cancer patients with a limited life expectancy has increased over the past two decades among men receiving care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, researchers ...
Researchers have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive ...
A urologist weighs in on whether biking can cause prostate issues or erection problems. The science-based answer is that the ...
What happens if PSA levels start rising after surgery or radiation for prostate cancer? Up to a third of men treated for the disease will eventually confront this problem. If there's no accompanying ...
Nate Battle said he had avoided doctor’s visits for most of his life until 2014, when his insurance company began incentivizing preventive health screenings. Battle, who is Black and was 49 at the ...
By: Dr. Ashwani Kumar Sharma The first signs of prostate problems are so discreet that often men do not bother with them at ...
The UK’s approach to prostate cancer is failing men from pre-diagnosis through to advanced disease management, according to new reports. Experts cite three critical failings: the lack of a screening ...
Advances in technology have made active surveillance in men with prostate cancer possible and prevented treatment for men who don’t need it, said Matthew Nielsen, MD, FACS, chair, Department of ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have ...