Prostate Cancer

Men with prostate cancer

Prostate cancer patients may benefit from shorter course of radiation therapy after surgery, study finds

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

Cancer Death Rates

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

Genetic Testing Cancer Angelina Jolie

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 cure radiation treatment 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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What is immunotherapy anyway? What you need to know about this exciting cancer treatment

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There's actually not a racial disparity when it comes to prostate cancer deaths, study finds

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Penn Medicine drastically cuts opioid prescriptions for some cancer patients

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New prostate cancer test now available at Cooper Health

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Cancer death rate dropping faster in black Americans, narrowing racial gap

As medical misinformation infects the internet, doctors seek a cure

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Deaths by cancer on a steady 25-year decline in the United States, new report finds

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A new study finds that eating organic foods has major benefit in cancer prevention

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Prostate removal helps cancer patients live longer than more common treatments

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Prostate cancer screening: An expert explains why new guidelines were needed

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Cancer Research

Penn researchers identify new target to fight prostate, lung cancer

Penn Medicine study explores yoga as part of prostate cancer treatment plan

Penn expert: Reduce radiation treatment by half for men with prostate cancer

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issues update on prostate cancer diagnosis

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Gov. Tom Wolf announces he is battling prostate cancer

Doctors split over prostate cancer screening

Julian Fellowes draws crowd to Union League for local cancer education foundation

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