Exercise Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Men who want to avoid prostate cancer should start working out. New research suggests a link between exercise and a lower risk for the disease. Prostate cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most common f…
Prostate Cancer: Surgery Rarely Best, Researcher Suggests
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Robert Ginyard is a 49-year-old small business owner from Baltimore. He started having prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing earlier than most — age 40 — because his father had been diagnosed with prostate cancer…
New PSA Testing Recommendations Ignites Debate Again
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Although the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended against routine screening for prostate cancer for most men, a panel of experts from the American Society for Clinical Oncology (…
Green Tea and Gold to Treat Prostate Cancer?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(COLUMBIA, Mo.) — A combination of gold and green tea compounds may be the future of prostate cancer treatments, according to a new mouse study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers from the…
Chong Treats Prostate Cancer With Cannabis
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Actor-comedian Tommy Chong, one-half of the pot-loving pair “Cheech and Chong,” said he’s treating his “slow stage-one” prostate cancer with his favorite plant.“I’ve got pro…
Govt. Panel Scuttles Prostate Cancer Testing Recommendations
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The governmental advisory panel tasked with issuing cancer screening guidelines made a final recommendation on the most common form of prostate cancer screening, suggesting it’s not needed, regardless of age.On Mon…
Beehive Glue Stops Prostate Cancer in Mice
Comstock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Researchers at the University of Chicago found that a compound made in honeybee hives seems to stop the spread of prostate cancer cells in mice.The compound, called caffeic acid phenethyl ester or CAPE, is made from prop…
US Men Ignoring 2008 Prostate Screening Guidelines
Hemera/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Warren Buffett’s decision to undergo prostate cancer screening reflects the reality that nearly half of American men 75 and older continue being tested despite official recommendations against doing so, researchers r…
Is Warren Buffett’s Cancer Treatment Necessary?
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Warren Buffett’s decision to undergo radiation therapy for stage 1 prostate cancer has refocused attention on a debate over screening and treating older men for a disease that most often won’t kill th…
Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer, But ‘Feels Great’
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(OMAHA, Neb.) — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has stage I prostate cancer. Buffett, 81, made his illness known Tuesday in a letter to Berkshire shareholders, assuring them t…
Circumcision May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
David De Lossy/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — Circumcision may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer.A new analysis of 3,399 men found that those who were circumcised before their first…
First Prostate Cancer Gene Mutation Identified
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — Simple blood tests offer telling signs of someone’s genetic risk for developing hereditary diseases such as breast cancer. But researchers say they have now identified the first mutation associated with…
Routine Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn’t Reduce Risk of Death
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — Routine screening for prostate cancer does not lower the risk of dying from the disease, according to new study results, reigniting the controversy over the benefits of annual testing.In a follow-up to previously re…