Chemical pollutant linked to risk of cancer in males
Exposure to a chemical pollutant known as PCB-153 is positively linked to the risk of cancer in males.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Androgen deprivation therapy may increase risk of cardiac-related death in patients with cardiac issues
Men who were treated with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer have a three times increased risk of cardiac problems.
Ten portions of tomatoes per week decreases risk of prostate cancer
Consuming 10 portions of tomatoes a week can reduce risk for developing prostate cancer by 18%.
For patients with localized prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy may be harmful
Primary androgen deprivation therapy (PADT) was linked with increased all-cause mortality and prostate cancer-specific mortality.
Half of patients who die from prostate cancer have metastases at diagnosis
Researchers sought to determine which types of patients die from prostate cancer in the modern era.
Increased PSA after prostatectomy may not result in metastasis in some men’s lifetime
Some patients whose PSA levels become elevated after prostatectomy may die as a result of a cause unrelated to prostate cancer.
High HDL may reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence
High cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk for developing prostate cancer.
Testosterone may increase risk for developing prostate cancer
Testosterone increased the risk for developing prostate cancer in rats.
For prostate cancer screening, guidelines have little effect on clinical practice
Guidelines recommending clinicians not routinely screen elderly men for prostate cancer have had a minimal effect on practice.
Certain male baldness pattern associated with increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Baldness in men at age 45 is linked with an elevated risk for developing aggressive prostate cancer.
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