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23rd September 2009
More than 2 million men in the United States are living with prostate cancer, a cancer that forms within the tissues of the gland located between the bladder and rectum. This most common cancer in american men is treatable, especially when diagnosed earl... Read >
Author: Lea Santurdio22nd September 2009
Cancer of the prostate is typically a slow progressing cancer and symptoms often do not arise for many years. If the cancer is caught at an early stage, there might be no noticeable symptoms. Some men, however, will experience symptoms that could indicat... Read >
Author: wbdoyle15th September 2009
Screening for prostate cancer - a survey of men, aimed at identifying the disease of prostate cancer at an early stage, in which an perhaps the most effective and radical (remedial) treatments.
Low wary of world's population with regard to malignant d... Read >
Author: jssalexa02nd September 2009
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland in the male reproductive system. Once the cancer has taken hold, it could spread from the prostate to bones, lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Difficulty in urinating, erectile dysfunction and other pro... Read >
Author: Alex White02nd September 2009
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate gland in the male reproductive system. Once the cancer has taken hold, it could spread from the prostate to bones, lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Difficulty in urinating, erectile dysfunction and other pro... Read >
Author: Alex White01st September 2009
Symptoms are classified into 2 categories - obvious and invisible. They are subjective because the latter classification cannot be easily seen by nurses, diagnosticians, and even to doctors. These are what the patients experience concerning illness, ill... Read >
Author: Rafael Franks23rd August 2009
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, after lung cancer. Every year it kills more than 30,000 American males.
There are two different types of the cancer - an aggressive and deadly one and the other a slower-growing and l... Read >
Author: Henry Funk19th July 2009
Men would not know they have prostate cancer unless the symptoms start showing. Especially during the early stages, this disease is almost free of prostate cancer symptoms. That is what makes it extra dangerous because nobody can treat it early unless it ... Read >
Author: C.G.09th July 2009
There are a number of different methods used to diagnose various types of cancer. Examining the levels of certain tumor markers is one of such diagnostic methods that can be used to diagnose mesothelioma.
What is a Tumor Marker?
Tumor markers are be... Read >
Author: Bello kamorudeen18th June 2009
The August 1, 2006 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research published the finding of researchers at UCLA that a greater ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in the diet was associated with a reduction in prostate tumor growth rates and prostate-sp... Read >
Author: Dayna Dye10th June 2009
One of the most widespread types of cancer that influences males is prostate cancer. In the United States , actually , there is one case for every 6 men. The cancer grows gradually and is usually concentrated on the prostate gland. There are patients who... Read >
Author: C.G.01st June 2009
Cancer screening is a process of trying to detect cancer in a symptomatic people or population. Screening tests must be affordable, safe, accurate and noninvasive. Should cancer be detected, follow up tests must be done to confirm the diagnosis. Screening... Read >
Author: Mercy29th May 2009
Pain is our body's means to indicate that something is amiss and requires immediate attention. Pain for a short time can be taken care of by a painkiller but if the soreness is lingering for too long, then it requires proper medical expertise. Sometimes l... Read >
Author: Kaylee Hayden15th May 2009
March is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, so what better time to talk about this disease which kills one man every hour. It is the most common cancer in men, with 35,000 being diagnosed each year, yet research shows that 70% do not know what the prostate ... Read >
Author: Joel Desvignes17th April 2009
When will people realise that chemotherapy compounds a bad situation
This article is to encourage the reader to take some serious reflection on a deadly serious issue. With Jade Goodie in the headline now is a good time to air this issue. To start with... Read >
27th March 2009
Nearly all men of a certain age have heard of the PSA blood test , including Prostate Cancer Screening. The PSA, or Prostate Specific Antigen, indicates levels of PSA in a patient blood. Higher levels increase the probability of prostate cancer but are ... Read >
Author: C.G.17th January 2009
The male prostate is a small gland that is about the the same size as a walnut and sits below the bladder and just in front of the rectum. An important gland, the prostate manufactures the fluid that helps carry sperm.
A very significant problem which ... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders17th January 2009
The prostate gland is a fairly small gland which is about the size of a walnut and is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum. A very important gland, the prostate makes the fluid which helps carry male sperm.
One major problem which can a... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders10th October 2008
There are many treatment options for prostate cancer available today. Basically the type of treatment will depend on the extent of the disease as well as the age and health of the patient, expected life span, personal assessment of the potential risks and... Read >
Author: Cindy10th October 2008
If you do not have prostate problem, chances are, you will. Statistics points to the fact that if a man lives long enough, he will develop prostate problem. Most prostate problems are benign in nature, although very uncomfortable and inconvenient. However... Read >
Author: Cindy17th September 2008
Lupus is a kind of autoimmune disease, in which a person's immune system creates antibodies that attack their own body tissues. A lot of the symptoms are quite similar to other diseases, making its treatment rather difficult, especially as there is no sin... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team06th June 2008
Although there are a number of excellent tests to indicate the possible presence of prostate cancer, such as the digital rectal examination and the prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test, the only certain way to diagnose the presence of prostate cance... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders06th June 2008
About one in every six men will develop prostate cancer which, apart from skin cancer, is the number one cause of cancer deaths in men. For this reason it is vitally important for men to monitor the health of their prostate with regular testing. Some of t... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders06th June 2008
Many people will have heard of the prostate specific antigen test (or more commonly PSA test) for prostate cancer, but do you know just what it is and whether or not it is something which you should consider having?
The PSA test was considered a major ... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders20th May 2008
Prostate Cancer is a disease caused by the mutation of cells in the prostate that begin to multiply at increasing rates. Prostate Cancer can develop at any age; however it is more common in older men and risks increase drastically with advancing age. In s... Read >
Author: The VFD01st May 2008
Introduction :
Prostate cancer is cancer of the small walnut-shaped gland in males that produces seminal fluid, the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, affecting about one in six ... Read >
Author: peterhutch01st April 2008
Whether or not to treat prostate cancer conventionally is one of the major medical dilemmas we have today. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Approximately 222,000 cases will be diagnosed this year, however most prostate tumors ten... Read >
Author: Helen Hecker19th March 2008
Many men are struck with misery over the thought of taking a prostate exam, but they have to deal with the fact that it is essential in evaluating a man’s health. The American Cancer Society states that it is advisable for men over 50 to go through a pr... Read >
Author: dreservitz@gmail.com25th February 2008
Prostate cancer is still one of the leading cancers among men, and it is projected that roughly one in every six American men will be diagnosed with this type of cancer within their lifetime.
Add to that the fact that these statistics may not account f... Read >
Author: Danna Schneider03rd September 2007
Figures show that African American men are at greater risk of dying from prostate cancer than white men and most statisticians are in agreement that the risk for black men is about two and a half times that of white Americans. But, are these statistics mi... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders06th May 2007
What is prostate cancer?
Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer of the prostate is the most common malignancy in American men. Malignancy is a cancerous tumor that can invade and destroy nearby tissue and s... Read >
Author: News Editor04th April 2007
Here's the one fact that all men need to understand:
Early prostate cancer detection is the difference between living and dying as far as prostate cancer is concerned.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that cancer is one of the leadin... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks27th March 2007
Prostate Cancer kills if allowed to grow. If ever there was a good reason to have a simple blood test, this is it. The Prostate cancer PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test is one of the tests given to determine if cancer cells are present in an otherwis... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks01st March 2007
Lupus is an autoimmune condition in which a person’s immune system creates antibodies that attack their own body tissues. Many of the symptoms are very similar to other diseases, which makes the treatment of lupus even more difficult, especially as th... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team28th February 2007
The third annual Prostate Cancer Symposium may not seem a likely place to hear about aerobic or resistance exercise. However, there was an interesting report proving the value of resistance and aerobic exercise on those undergoing radiation therapy for pr... Read >
Author: Doctor 'X'15th February 2007
If ever you need a good reason to get a prostate cancer screening this is it. SEX, for many men, seems to define who we are as people. So the question about the possibility of having sex after being diagnosed with prostate cancer is of interest to many.... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks08th February 2007
If you experience certain symptoms like frequent night urination, blood in your urine or semen, pains in your lower back, in your pelvis or in your upper thighs all this could be symptoms of prostatitis, a non cancerous swelling of the prostate gland or i... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks02nd January 2007
The humble pomegranate is yet further proof of why the Mediterranean diet is being hailed as the healthiest
diet in the world.
For many centuries these rather unexciting and overlooked looked fruit have grown
on Fincas all around the Mediterranean a... Read >
Author: Ruth Polak21st December 2006
Although prostate cancer is considered a disease of the elderly man, it has been known to inflict its damage unmanned as young as their early 30s. Heredity seems to play a factor especially in younger patients.
If you're a men over 50, you should cons... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks15th December 2006
“Oh, I see,” says the other girl. “I thought you didn't have a reason.”
As one who survived prostate cancer incurred back in the 80s, I can say that it was because of a simple habit that I'm alive today. It was because I followed the habit fait... Read >
Author: James Culp16th November 2006
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers to be diagnosed in men. Unlike many other cancers, prostate cancer often grows very slowly and is difficult to detect for many years. A man with this disease may not exhibit any prostate cancer symptoms fo... Read >
Author: Christy Berger15th November 2006
By age of 50, most men will already have an enlarged prostate and three of these men will have cancer cells forming in their prostate. Prostate cancer is the main cancer found in men and by age 75 three out of four men will have prostate cancer.
The f... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva06th October 2006
The baby boomer population bubble has now reached 60 years old. This means that many of us are going to need to face illness and diseases that come with surviving six decades. Prostate cancer is one such disease that is expected to grow in number over t... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks23rd September 2006
Cancer can occur in any part of the body - lungs, intestine, rectum, breast or prostate. Prostate cancer develops as a malignant tumor that starts in the prostate gland. There is a possibility of the cancer spreading from the prostate to the lymph nodes, ... Read >
Author: Kelly Moore11th May 2006
The Mammastatin Serum Assay may help identify both women with breast cancer and those at risk to develop breast cancer. We currently are evaluating estrogen and androgen levels in serum from 74 women who developed postmenopausal breast cancer and 148 mat... Read >
Author: wirat m.24th April 2006
Prostate cancer
Prostate is a male gland that surrounds first part of the urethra and is responsible for production of semen (the sperm carrier). Prostate cancer is the name given to development of cancer in prostate and prostate cancer is generally fo... Read >
Author: Karen Lavender23rd February 2006
Cancer of the prostate is typically a slow progressing cancer and symptoms often do not arise for many years. If the cancer is caught at an early stage, there might be no noticeable symptoms. Some men, however, will experience symptoms that could indicat... Read >
Author: Dr Bianca Tavares01st February 2006
The diagnosis of prostate cancer can be made on
clinical suspicion of the disease, following
screening, or as an incidental finding during
transurethral resection for suspected benign
disease (TURP).
Clinically suspected prostate cancer Prostate
... Read >
Author: Fritz Frei
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