Ryne Sandberg, Hall of Fame and prostate cancer
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas,
Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Al LeBoeuf has returned to the team after leaving earlier this month to have surgery for prostate cancer.
Thousands more men are having checks for prostate cancer since Sir Chris Hoy revealed he had been diagnosed with the disease and was terminally ill.
One in eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men right behind heart disease. Patients with this cancer often don’t find out until the disease has advanced quite a bit. But there are some signs to watch for — and a new test to identify prostate cancer.
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So when my urologist said in 2019 that my PSA test showed the most aggressive form of prostate cancer, I was not prepared. I was 68, and my annual tests had always been normal. Soon I embarked on a prostate cancer journey: androgen deprivation therapy,
John Taylor, 69, from the Lake District, went to his GP twice complaining about needing to pass urine more than normal, but he was denied a PSA blood test. It was only at an annual check-up that he had a test,
Researchers have found in a new BARCODE1 study that a polygenic risk score identified a higher proportion of clinically significant prostate cancer compared to PSA or MRI screening, which