Health News
When Can I Enjoy Sex Again?
Prostate cancer treatment typically interferes with sexual function. It's to be expected. Now, doctors have a way of predicting when normal sexual activity will resume.
Detecting Cancer With Implantable Light
Imagine having a tiny light implanted in your body that could signal when cancer appears. Just such an invention may be just around the corner.
Is Prostate Cancer More Common in Black Men?
Prostate cancer cases and deaths are more common in African-American men than in white men, and scientists have recently identified what's behind this disparity.
FDA Approves Prolia for osteoporosis
On September 16, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for denosumab ( Prolia , Amgen Inc.) as a treatment to increase bone mass in patients at high risk for fracture receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for nonmetastatic prostate cancer or adjuvant aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy for breast cancer. In men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, denosumab also reduced the incidence of vertebral fracture.
Prostate Cancer Trends
September is prostate cancer awareness month, and the latest statistics of new cases have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Resistant Prostate Cancer has new Enemy
Some forms of prostate cancer don't respond to any available therapies. An investigational compound currently being studied in clinical trials may soon change that.
Prostate Cancer Screening Upgrade
The cancer men fear most has no clear-cut means of being easily detected. The most common test commonly generates false results. A new test being developed may be more accurate and more reliable.
Pinpointing Lethal DNA
This puzzle is millions of times more complex than the Rubik's cube. Yet scientists are getting a handle on two genes that determine the prognosis for prostate cancer patients.
Fungus Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment
Medical scientists have placed another piece in what is the jigsaw puzzle of prostate cancer. A natural compound has been shown to be effective in treating advanced cases of the disease.
Your Genes Predict Prostate Cancer
Not all prostate cancers even need to be treated, but many men receive more treatment than necessary. New research may change that trend.