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Feb 7, 2012
While more men are being diagnosed with the prostate cancer, fewer are dying from the disease. Data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2012, incidence rates of prostate cancer will increase slightly, while death rates from the disease will decrease.
Jan 10, 2012
The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge®, the premier men’s health event series in America, managed by ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, will host events in 32 cities in 2012 to raise funds for prostate cancer research, advocacy and awareness.
Jan 6, 2012
Lace up your sneakers and join Florida Urology Physicians and ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer on Saturday, January 28, 2012 for the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5K Race in Fort Myers. The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge is America’s premier men’s health event series, taking place in 33 cities in 2012.
Jan 6, 2012
The team at ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer is saddened to learn of the loss of Jim Huber, a strong supporter of the fight against prostate cancer and 2010 Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer National Spokesman. Know Your Score hosts an annual golf tournament to raise money to fight prostate cancer, provides free prostate cancer testing, and educates men about the disease.
Dec 14, 2011
The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge®, the premier men’s health event series in America, managed by ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, hosted events in 27 cities and raised nearly $2 million in 2011 for prostate cancer research, advocacy and awareness.
Prostate Cancer News
Dec 14, 2011
Prostate.net
If your doctor has scheduled a prostate biopsy for you, should you be worried about serious complications and infection? Considering the findings of a new study—and several previous ones–it’s a topic you should raise with your physician when considering your prostate biopsy recovery. Johns Hopkins researchers reveal a significant increase in the number of serious complications requiring hospitalization after men have had a prostate biopsy.
Dec 11, 2011
Prostate.net
Vitamin D has been credited with many health benefits, but here’s one you may not have heard about. A deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with a greater prevalence of urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders. Study participants who had vitamin D levels lower than 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) had a 170 percent increased risk of urinary incontinence compared with those who had higher blood levels of vitamin D.
Dec 11, 2011
Prostate.net
If you suffer with urinary incontinence/overactive bladder and are overweight, weight loss could significantly reduce the number of incontinence episodes you experience. A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study found that among a group of 338 middle-aged, overweight and obese women, those who lost an average of 17 pounds had a 47 percent reduction in the number of urinary incontinence events.
Dec 8, 2011
Prostate.net
Statins, which are hailed for their ability to lower cholesterol levels, have a dark side that most recently includes evidence that they may be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, published in the December 2011 issue of Prostate, fly in the face of previous research that has explored any association between statin use and prostate cancer risk, and so it raises questions men need to ask themselves and their healthcare providers.
Dec 8, 2011
Prostate.net
Dozens of studies have explored the possible role of lycopene in lowering the risk of prostate cancer as well as whether lycopene can have an effect on prostate symptoms and death related to prostate cancer. Now a team of researchers from Monash University in Australia have scoured the literature for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that addressed the use of lycopene in the prevention of prostate cancer, and they have reported their findings in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
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