Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer?
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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men in the United States, with an estimated 240,000 men being diagnosed every year.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Risky Business -- Men Can't Afford to Skip the PSA Test
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Late 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 Truth About Pomegranate Extract and Prostate Cancer
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The 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 MoreWhy I Advocate PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
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PSA 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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Prostate Cancer Surgery No Longer Means Dealing With Incontinence or Impotence
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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.
Read MoreProstate Cancer and the Obesity Cycle
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After a careful review of the published literature, researchers at Duke University have now provided solid evidence for what many studies have already suggested; that obesity is linked to worse outcomes in patients with prostate cancer.
Read MoreHigh soy diet reduces risk of prostate cancer
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A new study by the National Institutes of Health has discovered a pill containing a chemical found in soy beans that might help slow the spread of prostate-cancer cells. An antioxidant called genistein, which is found in soy products, stopped the spread of cancer in mice.
Read MoreStudy: Aspirin May Cut Prostate Cancer Deaths By Half
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Early research from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego suggests anticoagulants, or blood thinners, such as aspirin by lower the risk of death from prostate cancer.
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Pomegranate Cure for Prostate Cancer? Not Exactly
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Pomegranate juice certainly has some health benefits, but according to the Federal Trade Commission, it does not "prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction."
This is why the FTC has asked the makers of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice to tone down its advertising claims.
Read MoreFDA Warning on Prostate Cancer Drugs
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This week, the FDA announced that a certain class of drugs used to treat prostate cancer are linked to higher rates of heart disease and diabetes.
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My Brother Has Prostate Cancer: What Should I Do?
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Several recent studies have examined the impact of family history on the development and growth of prostate cancer. What they have found should be of concern to those with family members with prostate cancer. I'll discuss some of these findings in more detail.
Read MoreMore Evidence to Support PSA Screening for Men
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One would think that a large, extremely well designed trial that demonstrated a significant benefit for prostate cancer screening would be widely publicized, especially considering all the publicity that surrounded the announcement of early results from two similar trials earlier this year.
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