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Detect Prostate Cancer
Article updated and reviewed by Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Editorial review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network on May 10, 2005.
The goal of screening for prostate cancer is to detect and effectively treat those cancers most likely to cause morbidity or mortality if left untreated. (Also see Health Profile:
Prostate cancer is the most common
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Better Prostate Cancer Detection
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year, more than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, but there hasn't been a reliable... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
and GradingGrading refers to how abnormal the cells look under a microscope and how likely the cancer is to advance and spread. A pathologist will... Read more »
Painkillers may hinder prostate cancer screening
New research suggests that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen may affect the results of a common... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Earlier Cancer Detection?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The key to successfully treating cancer is to catch the disease in its earliest stages. Seattle researchers are tracking down... Read more »
Support Prostate Cancer Awareness: Grow a Mustache
Raising Awareness With Facial Hair Though November is not officially Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (that would be September), some enterprising gentlemen from Australia have begun a movement for men around the world. The goal is to raise...
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