While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less.To shed light on this important subject ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, ...
No cancer is good. But thankfully, prostate cancer is one of the cancers that is detectable, curable, and in many cases for older men, slow-moving enough that it might not take their life for 10 to 15 ...
The global statistics are terrifying. Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer in all populations, the second most common cancer among men worldwide, and ranks first in Europe, where a third ...
AWARENESS MONTH, AND ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE DISEASE SEES OVER 300,000 NEW CASES YEARLY, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 35,000 DEATHS A YEAR, MAKING IT CRUCIAL FOR MEN TO UNDERGO A ...
Junkins, who specializes in internal medicine, diligently monitored his health, including annual prostate-specific antigen checks, which consistently came back normal. “I’ve checked my PSAs and all my ...
When Sir Chris Hoy revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer in September 2023, aged just 47, the shockwaves reached far beyond the velodrome. Here was Britain’s most ...
A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...
Mical Roy is an Austin-based senior manager in public affairs, a prostate cancer survivor, and a content writer. He's also the co-founder of the Pink and Blue Affair, an annual event in Bastrop County ...
PERFECT TIME TO START CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE OR REFLECT ON YOUR OWN MEDICAL NEEDS. JOINING US THIS MORNING, DOCTOR DANIEL HELLERSTEIN, UROLOGIST AT HCA FLORIDA JFK NORTH HOSPITAL.
The petition titled 'Introduce a screening programme for prostate cancer, starting with high-risk men' has currently drawn in ...