PSA Screening Controversy: FAQ

Posted 11:48 PM 5/24/2012

May 24, 2012 -- Don't get the PSA prostate-cancer screening test, a U.S. expert panel says. Do get it, many urologists and patient advocates say.

What's a man supposed to do? To provide clarity amid the controversy, here's WebMD's FAQ.

What is PSA screening?

PSA is prostate specific antigen. It's a molecule specific to the cells that make up the male (More)
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People With Diabetes May Need Earlier Colon Screen

Posted 12:04 AM 5/23/2012

May 22, 2012 -- Should people with diabetes be screened for colon cancer at younger ages than is usually recommended?

That may very well be the case, say researchers who found that people in their 40s with (More)
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Panel: Don't Get PSA Prostate Cancer Screen

Posted 10:32 PM 5/21/2012

May 21, 2012 -- Men should not get routine PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today reaffirmed.

The USPSTF is the independent panel that sets U.S. cancer-screening policy. Last October, the group released a draft report finding that men get far more harm than benefit from routine PSA tests.

That set off howls of (More)
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Some Cholesterol Drugs May Slow Prostate Growth

Posted 10:02 PM 5/21/2012

May 21, 2012 -- Cholesterol-lowering statins may also slow the growth of the prostate, according to researchers at Duke University.

Their findings could eventually lead to new treatments for the millions of middle-aged and older men who experience urinary and other (More)
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The Laxative-Free 'Virtual Colonoscopy'

Posted 10:32 PM 5/14/2012

May 14, 2012-- For many people, preparing for a colonoscopy is sometimes more daunting than the procedure itself.

You typically stop eating solid food for at least a day, and then drink what seems like gallons of liquid to clean out your bowel. You need to stay close to a bathroom, because you will be going and going and going.

Dread of the prep might be one reason why, according to government estimates, about 4 out of 10 Americans ages 50-75 don't (More)
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Beastie Boy 'MCA' Dies, Had Salivary Cancer

Posted 8:15 PM 5/4/2012

May 4, 2012 -- Adam Yauch, 47, best known as MCA and a founding member of the Beastie Boys rap group, died today after a three-year battle with salivary cancer, Rolling Stone magazine reports.

In 2009, Yauch received surgery and (More)
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HPV Cancer Hits 8,000 Men, 18,000 Women a Year

Posted 7:38 PM 4/19/2012

April 19, 2012 -- HPV cancer isn't just a female problem, new CDC figures show.

Although HPV causes 18,000 cancers in women each year, it also causes 8,000 cancers in men, the CDC calculates. To get the figures, CDC researchers analyzed data collected from 2004 to 2008 in two large cancer registries.

HPV, human papillomavirus, is the cause of nearly all cervical cancers. But that's obviously not the only cancer caused by this sexually transmitted (More)
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Breast Cancer Study Could Change Treatment

Posted 11:51 PM 4/18/2012

April 18, 2012 -- Doctors might one day be able to predict survival more accurately in women with breast cancer after reclassifying the disease into 10 new categories based on the genetic fingerprint of a tumor.

Scientists behind the latest research say the discovery amounts to a rewriting of the rule book on breast (More)
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Ultrasound 'Male Lumpectomy' for Prostate Cancer

Posted 7:21 PM 4/17/2012

April 17, 2012 -- An experimental treatment zaps prostate tumors while leaving healthy prostate tissue intact.

It's been called "male lumpectomy," because like less-invasive forms of breast cancer surgery, it removes tumors without removing the entire organ affected by cancer.

The treatment, under development by Hashim Ahmed, MD, and colleagues at London's University (More)
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