October 24, 2015 Cancer organization partners with NFL on prostate treatment A U.S. cancer organization has partnered with the NFL alumni association ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl XLIX to raise awareness about screening, diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer, a disease that kills tens of thousands of U.S. men a year.
October 24, 2015 New blood test for prostate cancer improves diagnostic accuracy A new blood test for prostate cancer is improving the accuracy of diagnoses and may even reduce the frequency of false positives and unnecessary biopsies
October 24, 2015 Dogs can detect prostate cancer in urine Highly-trained dogs are able to detect prostate cancer in urine with 98 percent accuracy, according to a study presented May 18 at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Orlando.
October 24, 2015 Woman grows ‘misstache’ for Movember A British woman vowed to grow a beard for Movember to raise money and awareness in honor of her husband, who beat prostate cancer, the BBC reported.
October 24, 2015 Depression may keep some men from fighting prostate cancer Depression may be source of disparities in the treatment men get for prostate cancer, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Western diet may reduce survival odds for prostate cancer Men with prostate cancer who eat a so-called Western diet heavy in red meat, cheese and sugary treats may be more likely to die of their disease than those who consume mostly plants, whole grains and fish, a U.S. study suggests.
October 24, 2015 WHO agency says insecticides lindane and DDT linked to cancer The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agriculture and to treat human lice and scabies, causes cancer and has been specifically linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
October 24, 2015 Patriots’ Nate Solder reveals testicular cancer treatment in 2014 New England Patriots left tackle Nate Solder recently told ESPN that he was treated for testicular cancer in April 2014, and that he hopes the revelation will encourage other young men to get tested for the disease, Fox Sports reported.
October 24, 2015 Doctors propose tool to help gauge the value of cancer drugs The pushback against soaring cancer drug prices is gaining steam.
October 24, 2015 Study ties more deaths, types of disease, to smoking Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says an additional 60,000 to 120,000 deaths each year in the United States are probably due to tobacco use.
