A Man's Weight & Prostate Cancer
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Research indicates that men who are obese or even overweight when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men at a healthy weight.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Surgery - The Best Prostate Cancer Treatment
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The diagnosis of prostate cancer will mean a man will have many decisions to make and one of the most important decisions is whether to treat it with surgery or radiation.
Read MoreA Less Toxic Solution for Prostate Cancer
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The outlook for men diagnosed with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer has gotten a little sunnier.
Read MoreWomen play key role in prostate cancer awareness
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September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as a result, women throughout the United States have a valuable addition to their to-do list. We are urging women to take advantage of this month, and remind the men in their lives to get screened.
Read MoreThe problem with skipping PSA screening tests
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Earlier this week, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published their final recommendation for prostate cancer screening.
Read MoreLessons Learned From Dennis Hopper's Death
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Actor Dennis Hopper left behind a legacy of movie achievements when he died on May 29, 2010, at age 74 from prostate cancer.
He also left behind valuable life lessons about prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is a deadly disease that only afflicts men. In 2009, the American Cancer Society's reported that there were 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer and 27,360 deaths in the United States. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, preceded by lung cancerand is the most common type of cancer for American men, besides skin cancer. It is estimated that one man out of every 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, and one man out of every 35 will die from it.
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