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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Can Children Get Prostate Cancer ?

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Got ED? Think About Your Prostate

By healthgal Health Expert

Because the two can be closely linked, when I hear "ED" I often think "prostate." Here are two news bulletins that provide important information regarding prostate health:

 

1. Men who are childless have a lower risk of prostate cancer. A recent finding was that men who have not had children have a 16% "lower risk" of being diagnosed with prostate cancer, when compared to men who have fathered children. Here's the paradox - among fathers of children, the ones who had THE MOST children - h...

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Major League Baseball Raises Awareness of Prostate Cancer on Father's Day
...baseball games have been a quintessential opportunity for millions of American fathers to bond with their children. On June 16th, in commemoration of Father’s Day, Major League Baseball altered... Read more »
Enlarged Prostate and Incontinence
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