Men's Health
Final advice: Panel against routine prostate test
Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good. Despite strenuous protests from urologists, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is sticking by a contentious proposal it made last fall. A final guideline ...
Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say. On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than men in the ...
Coast Guard commandant treated for prostate cancer
The head of the Coast Guard is undergoing surgery for prostate cancer at Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland. Cmdr. Chris O'Neil says Adm. Bob Papp was being treated Monday for early stage prostate cancer, which was detected during a routine screening. Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, the agency's vice commandant, ...
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