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Should I have a PSA screening?
This information can help clinicians and patients understand the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening. Provider and patient sheets are included.
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Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know About Screening and Diagnosis
Prostate cancer screening is important in the early detection of prostate cancer because many patients do not have symptoms. This guide reviews current screening tests, recommendations, and risk factors.
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SAFETY ALERT: 5-Alpha Reductase Labeling Update: Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals that the Warnings and Precautions section of the labeling for the class of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors has been revised to include new safety information about the increased risk of being diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer.
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AUA: Male Pattern Baldness Predictive of Prostate Cancer
Male baldness is associated with prostate cancer, with more severe balding patterns more strongly associated with cancer.
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Protein Linked to Androgen Receptor Activity, Prostate Cancer
The protein SPOP, which is most frequently mutated in human prostate cancers, is a key regulator of androgen receptor activity that prevents uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate and thus helps prevent cancer.
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New Technique Predicts Prostate Cancer Relapse
Copy number variation (CNV) in both malignant and benign prostate tissue is predictive of prostate cancer relapse.
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Obesity Tied to Risk of Prostate Cancer After Negative Biopsy
In men with an initial benign biopsy or transurethral resection of the prostate, obesity is associated with the presence of precancerous lesions in the initial biopsy and a higher risk of developing prostate cancer.
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Men With Prostate Cancer Increasingly Don’t Die From It
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from other conditions, including heart disease, than from prostate cancer.
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Circumcision May Cut Risk of Prostate Cancer
Circumcision appears to confer a protective effect against the development of prostate cancer.
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eNose Can Differentiate Prostate Cancer From BPH
The ChemPro 100-electronic nose can discriminate prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia using urine headspace.
