Age a big factor in prostate cancer deaths
Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis ...
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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Age, life expectancy influence termination of PSA screening
(HealthDay) -- Most primary care providers consider both a man's age and life expectancy in deciding whether to discontinue prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screenings, but multiple factors are involved in ...
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Apr 26, 2012 |
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Nearly half of all deaths from prostate cancer can be predicted before age 50
Focusing prostate cancer testing on men at highest risk of developing the disease is likely to improve the ratio between benefits and the harms of screening, suggests a paper published today in BMJ.
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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PSA testing, combined with other relevant patient data can reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies
Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland, the patient's overall weight and family history, can help up to one-quarter of men avoid biopsies and the ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Mass prostate cancer screening doesn't reduce deaths: study
There's new evidence that annual prostate cancer screening does not reduce deaths from the disease, even among men in their 50s and 60s and those with underlying health conditions, according to new research led by Washington ...
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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New prostate cancer test gives more accurate diagnosis
In a large multi-center clinical trial, a new PSA test to screen for prostate cancer more accurately identified men with prostate cancer -- particularly the aggressive form of the disease -- and substantially reduced false ...
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Apr 06, 2011 |
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New prostate cancer test advice overturns dogma
(AP) -- Men finally may be getting a clearer message about undergoing PSA screening for prostate cancer: Don't do it.
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Recommendation against PSA test goes too far: expert
(Medical Xpress) -- A draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calling for an end to routine PSA testing for healthy men age 50 and older goes too far, says a prostate cancer expert at the Siteman Cancer ...
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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Study finds PSA testing cuts prostate cancer death risk, but does it save lives?
(HealthDay) -- Adding another perspective to one of the most controversial and confounding issues in medicine, a new European study reports that men who received routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ...
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Mar 14, 2012 |
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Doctors can now detect hard-to-diagnose prostate cancer
Researchers have successfully developed and tested a new prostate cancer screening method that uses the combined power of a novel drug therapy and changes in PSA levels over time to identify men with a high PSA who are more ...
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Eating deep-fried food associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, study finds
Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, and the effect appears to be slightly stronger with regard to more aggressive ...
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Using genetic variants to improve PSA testing technique and reduce biopsies
With the help of genetics, prostate specific antigen (PSA) screenings may become more accurate and reduce the number of unnecessary prostate biopsies, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine.
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