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Stress And Prostate Cancer
A Swedish study has found that the stress of a prostate cancer diagnosis contributes to an increased risk of heart problems and even suicide. Researchers looked at statistics on almost 169,000 patients and found that the risk of a cardiovascular event in the year following diagnosis was approximately three times higher for men who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer than men without prostate cancer. The researchers also found that the risk of suicide was higher than normal in the first week...
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After Prostate Cancer: Wearing the Badge of Survivor, Fearlessly
Other than skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment
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The Prostate Cancer Diet: What to Eat During Treatment
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Doctor, I Have a Few Questions About My Prostate Cancer...
Having the discussion with your physician about your newly diagnosed prostate cancer is stressful, nerve-racking and scary. It is important... Read more »
New Online Tool for Prostate Cancer Patients AND Their Doctors
We here at Health Central try to offer you up-to-date health news you can use. Well we recently heard about a new online tool created... Read more »
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Can stress cause prostate cancer?
Veteran radio personality Don Imus has revealed that he has prostate cancer, and he believes that stress helped cause the disease. But some doctors... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Tests to Determine Severity of Cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Treatment choices are generally based on the patient's age, the stage and grade of the cancer, overall health status, and the patient's personal... Read more »
Prostate cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scoreTreatmentThe best treatment for your prostate cancer may not always be clear.... Read more »
Selenium, Vitamins E and C don't prevent prostate cancer: stud...
Results from two large studies have found that selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin E don't protect men from prostate cancer. The studies looked at... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments
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Other TreatmentsAndrogen Suppression GuidelinesMale hormones (called androgens), particularly testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, determine male... Read more »
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