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All articles tagged: Personal history of malignant neoplasm of prostate (Z85.46)

Evalytics 08 April at 08.52 PM

Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis, finds study

A study finds that routine PSA screening for prostate cancer has a small impact on reducing deaths but leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Researchers suggest reconsidering the current approach to prostate cancer screening. They propose individualized screening strategies based on age and risk factors to minimize harms and maximize benefits.

Evalytics 05 February at 08.48 PM

Improving fitness may be linked to a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer, study finds

Improving fitness lowers the risk of prostate cancer, according to a study. Higher cardiorespiratory fitness reduces the likelihood of developing prostate cancer, emphasizing the importance of regular exercise for prevention.

HealthDay 31 January at 05.04 PM

Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Prostate Cancer Incidence

Change in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with the risk for prostate cancer incidence, but not mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Kate A. Bolam, Ph.D., from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences GIH in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted

HealthDay 26 January at 04.44 PM

Digital Rectal Exam Has Low Diagnostic Value for Prostate Cancer

Digital rectal examination (DRE) exhibits low diagnostic value as an independent test and supplementary measure to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for detection of prostate cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in European Urology Oncology.Akihiro Matsukawa, from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues

HealthDay 13 December at 03.33 PM

Increasing Body Mass Index Tied to 18 Site-Specific Cancers in Men

Increasing body mass index (BMI) at age 18 years is associated with development of subsequent site-specific cancers in men, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Obesity.Aron Onerup, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined BMI at age 18 years and incident site-specific cancer (

HealthDay 01 December at 05.02 PM

MRI Measure May ID Men at Risk for Postradiation Genitourinary Toxicity

Longer prostatic urethral length measured on prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is independently associated with a higher risk for developing late genitourinary (GU) toxicity after radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in Academic Radiology.Joseph Lee, M.D., Ph.D., from the

HealthDay 06 November at 04.58 PM

Black Men More Likely Than Whites to Have Prostate Cancer at Any Given PSA Level

At any given prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, Black men are more likely than White men to develop prostate cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Cancer.Kyung Min Lee, Ph.D., from the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, and colleagues predicted the likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis on first biopsy for 75,29