Updated Guidelines: Prostate Cancer Awareness

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

The National Prostate Cancer Awareness Foundation (PCaAWARE) is pleased to announce that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® has published updated NCCN Guidelines for Patients® and NCCN Quick Guide™ sheet for Prostate Cancer.

The NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Prostate Cancer were updated from the 2015 version to the 2016 version. Changes to the patient guide include new treatment options and modifications to molecular testing and the addition of mpMRI for active surveillance. The… Read More »

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Prostate Cancer Drugs In Your Supermarket

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Who knew?

Adding common foods like apples, watermelons, cranberries, tomatoes and more to your diet can help you avoid developing — prostate cancer.

Researchers discovered that several natural compounds found in foods starve cancerous tumors of the nutrition they need to thrive.

The most promising active ingredients can be found in apple peels, rosemary, turmeric, red grapes, berries and green tea.

Lycopene, the pigment that gives tomatoes and watermelons their… Read More »

Tagged with: Cancer Prevention, diet and cancer, diet and prostate cancer, eat more fish, men who speak up, prostate cancer diagnosis, UsToo

Prostate Cancer Facts You Should Know

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Did you know?

… Prostate cancer has no symptoms until the disease is advanced … If detected early, prostate cancer can be treated effectively … Over 30,000 men die of this disease each year in the U.S. … Over 2 million men in U.S. today living with prostate cancer … In 8 years, 4+ million men will be impacted as baby boomers age

If men truly understood the real danger… Read More »

Tagged with: annual physical, enlarged prostate, men speak up, men who speak up, prostate cancer diagnosis, PSA Testing, real men get tested, real men speak up, silence is not a cure, understanding prostate cancer, UsToo

Saw Palmetto – No Help For The Prostate

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

With the large numbers of people using nontraditional therapies, even finding out what doesn’t work can be valuable.

Researchers affiliated with the Osher Center at the University of California, San Francisco, completed a study that showed that saw palmetto did not improve benign prostate hyperplasia, a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland.

Too many men pressed for time often turn to over the counter solutions instead of visiting their general… Read More »

Tagged with: African American Men, annual physical, diet and cancer, men speak up, National Mens Health Awareness Initiative, PSA, PSA Testing, real men get tested, real men speak up, regular check ups, saw palmetto, US Preventative Services Taskforce, UsToo, ZERO

Odometer Warns Men About Prostate Cancer

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Ask most guys how many miles they have on the family car and chances are they will spout out a number that is dead on or close. For some reason, men place great value on knowing the exact number of miles on every family vehicle. If you want proof, just ask the question the next time you are out with a group of guys.

What does this have to do… Read More »

Tagged with: Bayer, men speak up, prostate cancer, PSA, real men get tested, real men speak up, UsToo, ZERO

African-American men at greater risk

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Of the more than 242,000 American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and the 28,000 who will die as a result of it this year, a disproportionate number of African-American men will be represented in each group.

The disparity is eye opening: African-American men are nearly 1.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than Caucasian men and 2.4 times more likely to die from the… Read More »

Tagged with: African American Men, men speak up, prostate cancer, PSA, PSA Testing, real men get tested, real men speak up, US Preventative Services Taskforce, UsToo, VA Hospitals, Veterans Administration, ZERO

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