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.
October 24, 2015 Surgery helps some prostate cancer patients, study says Surgery to remove the prostate saves lives compared to "watchful waiting" for some men whose cancers were found because they were causing symptoms, long-term results from a Scandinavian study suggest.
October 23, 2015 Doc: Women play key role in prostate cancer awareness September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as a result, women throughout the United States have a valuable addition to their to-do list. We are urging women to take advantage of this month, and remind the men in their lives to get screened.
October 23, 2015 New prostate cancer technology could lead to more targeted therapies After noticing an increasing PSA score, doctors typically would do a "blind" biopsy, in which doctors would blindly select areas of the prostate to test. Now in a way similar to using a GPS, doctors can utilize MRI ultra-sound fusion technology to target specific locations in the prostate to biopsy
October 23, 2015 More evidence breast cancer and prostate cancer cluster in families Women with close male relatives with prostate cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study confirms.
October 23, 2015 'Surveillance' may be safest for low-risk prostate cancer Among men whose low-risk prostate cancer was managed with so-called active surveillance for up to 15 years, just 1.5 percent died of the cancer, according to new data from a Canadian study.
