Fish oils as vitamins are a controversial topic. We're going to evaluate how they affect the risk of prostate cancer. Fish oil, which contains the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, has long been touted as beneficial for cardiovascular health, mental health (including depression and Alzheimer’s disease) and arthritis, just to name a few.
Read MoreYour PSA Screening Guide is here. Recently the American Urological Association (AUA) announced new guidelines for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. These guidelines were designed to help urologists, and ultimately patients, reduce prostate cancer mortality by making informed screening decisions.
Read MoreDr. David Samadi opens up his new state-of-the-art Prostate Cancer Center at Lenox Hill Hospital on Park Avenue in New York City. The center will specialize in the treatment of prostate cancer, both pre- and post-surgery. Lenox Hill Hospital and Prostate Cancer Center focus on patient centered care, where the patient and family are included in all medical decisions.
Read MoreDr. Samadi weighs the positives and negatives of screening for your PSA.The controversial decision of the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to recommend against screening men for prostate cancer has prompted a healthy debate regarding the utility of the early detection of this cancer.
Read MoreSURGERY V. RADIATION - If you’re one of the 230,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, you’re probably dealing with a dilemma of which treatment option to choose. Your doctor has likely spoken with you about radiation and surgery, but how do you choose?
Read MoreEarlier this week, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published their final recommendation for prostate cancer screening.
Read MoreProstate cancer is the second most common malignancy, second only to skin cancer. More than 240,000 men are diagnosed with the disease every year, translating into one in every six men being affected by prostate cancer.
Read MoreProstate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in the United States, with an estimated 240,000 men being diagnosed every year.
Read MoreLate Thursday afternoon, we learned that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was going to recommend against routine prostate cancer screening by PSA test.
Read MoreThe health benefits of pomegranate juice and extract have been hotly debated. Late last year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the makers of the juice POM Wonderful for broad claims that the juice helped with the treatment of different diseases such as prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and heart disease.
Read MorePSA screening for prostate cancer has recently been the focus of scrutiny in the media, especially following a recent publication in the British Medical Journal. It is thus a good time to take a step back and examine what we know about PSA screening and its relationship to prostate cancer.
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Last week, while discussing my collaboration with fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo, I touched upon some of the reasons why men are hesitant to seek out screening and treatment for prostate cancer.
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