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American Family Physician May 15, 2005 |
Early Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is at risk, diagnosis and treatment options. |
AskMen.com Jen Woodward |
Prostate Cancer 101 Here are some of the basic facts about prostate cancer, along with what you can do to keep the C-word from gracing your medical chart. |
Nurse Practitioner October 2009 Wallace et al. |
Shedding light on prostate cancer This article will discuss the risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis of prostate cancer, and disease staging and grading, as well as necessary lab and diagnostic tests, treatment options and patient education. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Treatment And Prevention Everything you wanted to know about prostate cancer in our three-part Prostate Cancer Guide. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Screening & Diagnosis Despite the facts that prostate cancer is the No. 1 cancer occurring in men (aside from skin cancers) and the second leading cause of cancer death (behind lung cancer), many men are still unfamiliar with this highly treatable disease. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2005 Bhatnagar & Kaplan |
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence Controversy surrounds the management options for localized prostate cancer-conservative management, prostatectomy, and radiation. Choosing among these options is difficult because of long-term side effects that include sexual, urinary, and bowel dysfunction. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Overview Everything you wanted to know and more about prostate cancer in this three-part prostate cancer guide. |
AskMen.com |
Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. |
AskMen.com May 27, 2002 David Dixon |
Important Information About Your Prostate Read on to learn about what men can do to protect themselves from this silent but deadly killer... |
AskMen.com March 17, 2001 Joshua Levine |
The Importance Of Regular Check-Ups For Men Men are much less likely than women to seek the routine medical care that they should. This article describes some of the risks. |
AskMen.com Alex Santoso |
Prostate Health 101 Most men don't have any clue about their prostate -- until things go wrong. With this information, they can maximize their prostate health. |
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 Sharon Scott Morey |
AUA Issues a Policy Report on PSA Monitoring The American Urological Association (AUA) has released a policy report on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in screening for and monitoring of prostate cancer. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Prostate Cancer Biomarker Could Speed Diagnosis US researchers have identified a compound in urine that could be used to detect prostate cancer - and also to distinguish between benign and invasive forms of the disease. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Testicular Cancer Myths While sometimes deciphering the truth is not simple, we dispel five of the most common myths surrounding testicular cancer. |
American Family Physician February 1, 2004 |
Penile Cancer What is cancer?... How does my doctor check for cancer?... How is penile cancer treated? |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Make Money, Fight Cancer Which prostate cancer fighting companies have promising investment potential? |
AskMen.com Charles Capuano |
The Truth About Testicular Cancer Almost 9,000 American men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year, and 360 of those will die because they didn't take the time to find out more about it. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 Sunga et al. |
Care of Cancer Survivors Cancer survivors are at increased risk for recurrence of their original malignancy. Surveillance following curative cancer treatment generally includes interval history and physical examinations every six months for five years. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Beyond Provenge -- The Next Hot Cancer Drug? The search for prostate cancer treatments is filled with prospects and littered with failures. Which companies have the best chance of success? |
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Mark H. Ebell |
Predicting the Risk of Recurrence After Surgery for Prostate Cancer Several clinical decision rules have addressed this question. The most widely validated score the PSA, clinical stage, and Gleason grade to predict recurrence, which is defined as a postoperative serum PSA of 0.4 ng per mL or higher, clinical evidence of recurrence, or the need for subsequent treatment. |
BusinessWeek February 12, 2007 Burrows & Saminather |
Precision-Guided Cancer Weapons Innovations in radiation therapy are reducing "collateral damage" and saving lives. |
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
Nurse Practitioner August 2010 Virginia Sun |
Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is the 10th leading type of all new cancer cases and the fourth leading type of cancer death that affects both men and women. |
Salon.com July 29, 1999 Arthur Allen |
Triumph of the cure Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer and then won the Tour de France. Was it a miracle or is he a poster boy for the power of modern medicine? |
American Family Physician November 1, 2006 |
Erectile Dysfunction: What You Should Know Description, causes, and treatment for impotence. |
Nursing April 2009 Colwell & Gordon |
Helping patients combat colon cancer Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States. In 2008, about 148,810 people received this diagnosis and an estimated 49,960 died of the disease. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Better Odds Against Breast Cancer New treatments for breast cancer are more effective, and easier to live with |
AskMen.com November 23, 2003 Martin Selby |
Medical Checkups: What To Examine Although many men tend to avoid doctors like the plague, here are some health issues you might want a doctor to check out. |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Michael Arndt |
Fine-Tuning the Attack on Breast Cancer Genentech's Herceptin, the first drug approved for a specific group, helps patients who are genetically susceptible to a virulent form of the disease. |
Managed Care June 2007 Thomas Morrow |
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Hits FDA Roadblock Questions about study design and analysis prompted the FDA to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 |
Fusion genes that drive solid tumors are a new target for cancer therapies The success of Gleevec and related drugs has inspired researchers to step up their hunt for the molecular defects underlying other cancers. |
Wired Thomas Goetz |
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer By getting regular blood tests, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer early, giving the patient a 90 percent chance of survival. |
Seasoned Cooking October 2004 Michael Fick |
Prostate Cancer: It's Not Just for Men. If you love any man, are a man, and/or influence any man's diet, prostate cancer concerns you, because it strikes many men and is influenced by diet. |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Catherine Arnst |
A Ton Of Prevention The pros and cons of two drugs that may halve your risk of breast cancer. |
Health October 10, 2008 |
Cervical Cancer FAQ Signs, symptoms, prevention, and treatments are some of the topics explained here. |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
Teaching The Body To Fix Itself Cancer vaccines still in trial stages may be able to prolong life with few side effects, but the FDA has yet to be convinced. |
Nursing October 2010 Linda Schiech |
HPV-related cancer: An equal opportunity danger Although many people know that HPV infections are the leading cause of cervical cancer, they might be surprised to learn that HPV is also associated with other kinds of cancer, including cancers of the head and neck, and anal and penile cancers. |
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer. |
AskMen.com September 14, 2003 Mike Davison |
Are You Lacking Testosterone? If you believe you have a low level of testosterone, take the proper steps to do something about it: get your blood tested and your body examined. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Querna & Fischman |
Good Medical Help Close to Home, Part 2 Community hospitals can provide care on par with any of the glittery big-name centers. Finding out if your local hospital is up-to-snuff requires some homework. Here are the major factors in judging the quality of care, courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue. |
Salon.com June 20, 2000 Naomi Mendelsohn |
Choosing the knife Healthy women at high risk for breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even while doctors are advocating less invasive treatments for those who are already sick |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 Denise Gellene |
Gen-Probe Prostate Cancer Test Looks Promising The new test could eliminate need for painful biopsies. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2005 Mark H. Ebell |
Point-of-Care Guides What is the risk of prostate cancer in a patient who is referred for biopsy? |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Cancer Superdrugs, Costly Side Effects New therapies are extending lives, but the prices could weigh down the nation. Oncologists, pharmaceutical companies, and the government will have to focus on the best way to lower prices for these drugs. |
AskMen.com |
Cholesterol & The Prostate A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 |
Vulvar Cancer What is vulvar cancer?... Who is affected?... What are the signs of vulvar cancer?... How is vulvar cancer diagnosed?... How is vulvar cancer treated?... |
Salon.com May 24, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The joy of no sex From the too much information department: Rudy Giuliani's lawyer uses the prostate cancer defense to imply that the mayor isn't having sexual relations with that woman, Judi Nathan... |
Nursing April 2008 Edmondson & Schiech |
Esophageal cancer--a tough pill to swallow Find out how to help your patient confront the many challenges he faces from this disease and its treatments. |