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| Prostate Health: More Than Just Prostate Cancer (Newswise) |
| BPH Affects Half of All Men between the Ages of 51 and 60--Prostate cancer isn't the only condition of which to be aware this Prostate Health Month, according to expert urologists from the American Urological Association. One extremely common non-cancerous condition, particularly in older men, is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In fact, BPH affects half of all men between the ages of 51 and ... |
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| Dumaguing: Testosterone replacement in older men (Sun Star) |
| OLDER men who receive testosterone replacement therapy because of low testosterone are not more likely to get prostate cancer than similarly aged men not receiving testosterone, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
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| Men With Health Risk Behaviors Unaware Of PSA Test (Medical News Today) |
| New research of 7,297 men in California, published in The Journal of Urology ®, shows that self-reported prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test awareness was lower in current smokers, physically inactive men and obese men - a population with what researchers called, "health risk behaviors." This study shows the need for more publicity to raise awareness of prostate cancer screenings. |
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| Against the evidence (The New Statesman) |
| Throughout the 1960s, the tobacco industry famously spent millions promoting a small group of vociferous "sceptics" who, in the face of overwhelming evidence, continued to deny the link between smoking and cancer. The strategy paid off. |
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