FPN || Men's Health

PLCO data: Prostate Ca screening for genetic high risk improves survival

Posted on: 06/06/2014 - 21:50

ORLANDO – Screening men who are at high genetic risk for prostate cancer appears to provide a mortality benefit, according to an analysis of data from a randomized trial. Of 73,200 men who...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Dogs detect prostate cancer VOCs in urine

Posted on: 04/06/2014 - 20:20

ORLANDO – Specially trained dogs accurately detected specific prostate cancer volatile organic compounds in urine samples from patients with varying stages of disease and risk levels in a controlled...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Drug combo extends survival by more than 1 year in metastatic prostate cancer patients

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 18:55

CHICAGO – The answer was nearly a decade in coming, but worth the wait: Adding docetaxel to initial hormonal therapy in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer can extend overall...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Clinical data support earlier PSA testing in black men

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 14:30

ORLANDO – Tumors detected following prostate-specific antigen screening in black men aged 40-54 years had more favorable clinico-pathologic characteristics than those detected in black men aged 55-70...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Midlife PSA measure predicted lethal prostate cancer

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 18:55

ORLANDO – A single prostate specific antigen level measurement before age 60 years in the setting of opportunistic screening predicted lethal prostate cancer in later life, according to findings from...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Best practices in treating low testosterone in men

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 14:55

LAS VEGAS – Analysis of data from a company that provides therapy for low testosterone showed that the treatment was not associated with a higher risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in men, and...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Best practices in treating low testosterone in men

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 14:55

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Testosterone is insulin sensitizing in diabetic men with hypogonadism

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 15:50

LAS VEGAS – Testosterone improves insulin sensitivity and insulin signaling in diabetic men who are deficient in this hormone, finds a randomized trial reported at the annual meeting of the American...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Delaying ADT for PSA-only prostate cancer relapse appears safe

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 14:53

ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Delaying the start of androgen-deprivation therapy may be a safe option for men with recurrent prostate cancer marked only by a rise in prostate-specific antigen, investigators...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Phase III study: Prucalopride eases severe chronic constipation in men

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 19:55

CHICAGO – Prucalopride, a high-affinity serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine4 receptor agonist, proved effective for the treatment of severe chronic constipation in men in a phase III clinical trial. In...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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