#prostate-cancer

#prostate-cancer

Nearly 10 years ago, Ken Noel was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and after undergoing several tests and procedures, he began his journey for treatment in 2013, undergoing a surgery followed by radiation treatment."It was a really big shock to me," said Noel, who immigrated to Canada from Guyana 50 years ago.

Two of Italys most powerful octogenarians, Pope Francis and Silvio Berlusconi, whose health conditions have in recent years kept the country in suspense, were both in the hospital on Friday.The pope was unexpectedly admitted to a hospital in Rome this week and underwent surgery for a hernia that had caused painful intestinal blockages.

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When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on a hot mic using a vulgarity against a rival politician last week, it seemed the nation's political discourse could be taking an ugly turn heading into an election year.But Ardern and her target, lawmaker David Seymour, agreed on a plan to make good.

As long as men have had penises, they've pondered how to get a bigger dick (though size is hardly the most important factor - and usually determined by genetics anyway).But it's still perplexing why the specific question "how to make your pp bigger" alongside similar searches about "how to make your pp size bigger" spiked on Google in June 2020, and whether or not apple juice - apple juice, of all things!

Academics have called for a change in the way men are tested for prostate cancer, warning the current test by request policies can drive health inequalities and lead to cases of overdiagnosis.Experts said that many high income countries, including the UK, do not have a national screening programme for prostate cancer.

The study involving an analysis of 250,000 men in Sweden which found weight gain over the course of a man's life is associated with developing prostate cancer overall, and aggressive and fatal forms in particular.It is being presented to the European Congress on Obesity in Dublin today.The link with aggressive and fatal prostate cancer was driven by weight gain between the ages of 17 and 29.

Three men living with prostate cancer hope to hike three of the highest peaks in Yorkshire in nine hours to create lifelong memories even when they are no longer here and encourage people to live their best life.Kevin Webber, 58, Paul Dennington, 57, and Ian Tetsill, 52, are to hike a total of 24 miles and reach heights of 5,200ft walking up and down Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside for Prostate Cancer UK.

As a neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh has spent several decades making people's brain's better (and occasionally, as his memoirs document with breathtaking honesty, making them worse).But that job involved removing tumours and patching up the aftermath of serious head traumas.Keeping a brain in perfect health is an altogether different matter, not least because we understand so little about it.

Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists have developed an impressive new blood test for prostate cancer that is 94% accurate.In collaboration with Imperial College and the University of East Anglia (UEA), Oxford BioDynamics found that when combining the test with a standard prostate-specific antigen test (PSA), more cases could be detected.

George Nassar, a twice-convicted murderer who said that his former cellmate Albert DeSalvo had confessed to him that he had killed the 13 women whose deaths in the early 1960s were widely attributed to the Boston Strangler, died on Dec. 3, 2018 largely out of view of the outside world in a prison hospital in Boston.

The administration rejected a request to lower the price of prostate cancer drug Xtandi this week.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to Stephane Bancel, CEO and director of Moderna, Inc., during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the price of Covid vaccines, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2023.STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has condemned the Biden administration's decision this week to reject a request to lower the price of an extremely expensive prostate cancer drug that can help extend the lives of patients for months or years.

WASHINGTON A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

WASHINGTON A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and the ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch their aircraft.he data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A 76-year-old man with prostate cancer has completed an 11,000ft skydive in memory of his partner, who died with a brain tumour in 2022, in an attempt to raise money for the hospice that supported her.

Dr. Michael Dattoli is revolutionizing the way prostate cancer is treated, giving hope to patients and their families who have been affected by this disease.With his unique approach to treatment, He has achieved remarkable success in treating prostate cancer with minimal side effects and improved patient outcomes.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Prostate cancer screening may be a step closer after a study suggested that harms linked to testing have reduced thanks to advances in medical technology.Screening for prostate cancer has been heavily debated in medical circles due to potential harms including side effects from biopsies and unnecessary testing for those with no clinically significant cancer.

Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday afternoon and should not require further treatment, his office said in a statement.Senator Casey, 62, who is in his third term, said in early January that he had prostate cancer but expected to make a full recovery.

Sen. Bob Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer Tuesday afternoon and is not expected to need further treatment, his office said in a statement.His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure went well, and he confirmed that the Senator should not require further treatment, the statement, posted on Twitter, said.

Argentina claimed a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Netherlands on Friday to claim a spot in the World Cup semifinals after initially throwing away a two-goal lead in a late collapse in regulation time.Lionel Messi provided a superb assist with a delicately threaded pass to defender Nahuel Molina who slotted past goalkeeper Andries Noppert to hand Argentina a first-half lead.