Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer lifetime risk trebles in 25 years
Boys born in 2015 will have almost three times the risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lives than those born in 1990.
Jan 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Change in PSA levels over time can help predict aggressive prostate cancer
Measurements taken over time of prostate specific antigen, the most commonly used screening test for prostate cancer in men, improve the accuracy of aggressive prostate cancer detection when compared to a single measurement ...
Jan 15, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
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 ...
Aug 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Do bald men face higher risk of prostate cancer?
(HealthDay) -- Got hair? If you don't, you might have a higher risk of prostate cancer, a preliminary study suggests.
May 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
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 to check for ...
Mar 14, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer test still holds value: Urologist addresses common myths about the disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced recommendations that surprised the medical community: Healthy men should no longer have the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to ...
Dec 23, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New prostate cancer test more specific, sensitive than PSA test
A new test for prostate cancer that measures levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as well as six specific antibodies found in the blood of men with the disease was more sensitive and more specific than the conventional ...
May 16, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Myths about PSA tests and prostate cancer screening
The understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. However, many people—including primary care providers—may not be aware of the current guidelines for prostate cancer screening, says ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Medications
At-home COVID-19 tests: A Mayo Clinic expert answers questions on expiration dates and the new variants
At-home COVID-19 tests allow you to collect your sample and detect active COVID-19 infections.
Sep 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A little-known respiratory virus, HMPV, surged this spring. What you need to know
If you came down with a respiratory infection in the spring and it wasn't influenza (flu), COVID-19 or RSV, it may have been a virus you've never heard of.
Jun 1, 2023
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