Prostate Cancer

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Cooper expands prostate cancer care with groundbreaking noninvasive robotic HIFU treatment

Prostate cancer is unlikely to kill men if it's low risk and treated according to best practices, study finds

What does it mean for Biden's prostate cancer to be 'aggressive?' A urologic surgeon explains

New ways to test for prostate cancer are being developed to help with early detection

new prostate cancer tests

Prostate cancer therapy being tested at Main Line Health may 'open up the door' to new treatments for advanced cancers

Prostate Cancer Main Line

Patients get quick access to medical test results online – but understanding them is often difficult

Medical Records online

Colon cancer screenings have played a far bigger role in reducing deaths than treatment advances

Colon Cancer Screenings

With mustaches, Movember campaign helps young men see value in preventive health care

Eating a plant-based diet may help men with prostate cancer, research shows

Plant-Based Diet Cancer

Mike Jerrick says recent absence from 'Good Day Philadelphia' was to recover from prostate cancer surgery

Jerrick Prostate Cancer

For some men with prostate cancer, active surveillance may be a better option than treatment

Fewer men are getting prostate cancer exams, so Penn Medicine is offering free screenings to those most vulnerable

Prostate Cancer Screenings

Cardio fitness may lower men's risk of developing colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer Cardio

Sen. Bob Casey will not need further prostate cancer treatment after successful surgery, his office says

Sen. Bob Casey has prostate cancer, says prognosis is 'excellent'

U.S. veterans have a higher prostate cancer rate, but a new law aims to improve access to care

U.S. Capitol Veterans Prostate Cancer

U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline, federal report shows

Prostate cancer linked to bacteria, raising hope of new test and treatment

prostate cancer bacteria

Health screenings can be life-saving tools, but many men foolishly avoid them

Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate cancer patients may benefit from shorter courses of radiation therapy after surgeries, study finds

Men with prostate cancer

Jefferson Health's new mobile unit will bring cancer screenings on the road

Jefferson Mobile Cancer Screening Unit

'Eat It to Beat It' challenge calls on Americans to fight prostate cancer by trying 30 healthy foods

Prostate Cancer Diet

Penn Medicine to lead study of heart disease, cancer in minority communities

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Drug used to prevent miscarriages may increase cancer risk of grown children

OHPC Cancer Risk

The biological clock may hold the key to better prostate cancer treatments

Circadian Rhythms Prostate Cancer

Cancer death rates continue to fall, but effect of COVID-19 remains unclear

Don’t put off cancer screenings delayed by COVID-19 – early detection saves lives

Mammogram Breast Cancer

Decision to delay prostate cancer treatment is still too subjective, researchers say

Prostate cancer treatment calculator

Scientists identify why some prostate cancers are more likely to result in death

Prostate Cancer Aggressive Tumors

Genetic testing is helping prevent cancer and changing treatment plans

Fish oil supplements may not protect against cancer – as previously believed

Fish oil supplements don't protect against -- may even increase prostate cancer risk

For advanced prostate cancer patients, statins offer hope of a longer life

Statins reduce mortality in prostate cancer patients

Scientists have yet to 'cure' cancer, but significant advancements have improved survival rates

Cancer death rate falls by largest one-year drop ever recorded

Cancer mortality rate drops

A New Year's resolution for older men: Undergo a prostate exam

New Year's Resolution: Prostate exam

Mushrooms may lower risk of prostate cancer, study says

Mushrooms prostate cancer

A new blood test for prostate cancer may prevent unnecessary biopsies

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