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Expert Panel: PSA Screening No Good for Men

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:24:37 CDT

A federal panel's advice to American men: Forget about that prostate cancer screening, which does more harm than good, ABC News reports. The announcement by the United States Preventive Services Task Force today may have settled a longstanding debate about PSA blood tests, the most common screening for prostate cancer....

Buffett Feels 'Terrific' Despite Prostate Cancer

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:34:05 CDT

Warren Buffett insists that he's feeling good after his recent prostate cancer diagnosis. Based on the questions he got at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, shareholders are taking him at his word. Despite the fact that Buffett just disclosed his cancer diagnosis last month, he didn't face the first question about...

Prostate Cancer Shocker: Surgery Does Nothing?

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:54:05 CDT

Cancer experts are nervously awaiting the publication of a new study that may revolutionize the treatment of prostate cancer, the Independent reports. First revealed at a urology conference in February, the 12-year study of 731 men showed that standard prostate cancer surgery did nothing to prolong life. "The only rational...

Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:21:47 CDT

Warren Buffett today announced he has stage I prostate cancer, but the octogenarian was quick to spread the "good news" that the condition "is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way," according to a release spotted by the Wall Street Journal . The Oracle of Omaha reveals that...

Prostate Cancer Treatment May Be Game-Changer

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:55:05 CDT

A promising new treatment for early prostate cancer may free men from worrying about the common side effects of impotence and incontinence associated with traditional treatments. A study of 41 men published in Lancet Oncology found a "perfect" outcome (no cancer, no side effects one year later) in nine out...

Ryan O'Neal Has Stage 4 Prostate Cancer

Mark Russell — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:40:19 CDT

Seventies icon Ryan O'Neal has been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, reports People . "Although I was shocked and stunned by the news, I feel fortunate that it was detected early, and according to my extraordinary team of doctors the prognosis is positive for a full recovery," O'Neal, 70, wrote...

Circumcision Could Cut Risk of Prostate Cancer

Matt Cantor — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:35:04 CDT

There may be a new weapon in the fight against prostate cancer: circumcision. A study finds that men circumcised before their first time having sex had a 15% lower risk of the disease, NPR reports. That could be because cancer can be linked to infection. Prostate inflammation caused by an...

The Pill Gives Men Cancer: GOP Lawmaker

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:06:30 CST

A New Hampshire state rep found a new reason why health insurance shouldn't cover women's contraception: It causes cancer ... in men. Republican lawmaker Jeanine Notter put it this way: “As a man, would it interest you to know that Dr. Brownstein just published an article that links the pill to...

Medical Panel to Men: Skip Prostate Screening

John Johnson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:55:00 CDT

A potentially big change in men's health care: A governmental health panel is about to recommend that men stop getting screened for prostate cancer, reports CNN . The Preventative Services Task Force has concluded that the commonly used PSA blood test often does more harm than good because it leads to...