Archive for 'Prostate Cancer'
PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?
In the wake of yesterday’s publication of two major studies on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to detect prostate cancer — one finding that it didn’t save lives and another finding that it did — American men may be wondering if the test is still worth taking.
The studies, published in the New England Journal of [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2009 under PSA, Prostate, Prostate Cancer.
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High blood calcium tied to lethal prostate cancer
(Reuters) – Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer.
The findings indicate that a simple blood test may identify men at high risk for the most dangerous prostate tumors, and there already are drugs available that cut calcium levels in the bloodstream, the [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under Calcium, Cancer, Prostate Cancer.
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