13-03-18 Around 160,000 men in the UK have been left with little or no sex life after treatment for prostate cancer, the Macmillan Cancer Support charity says. 克米兰癌症基金会称,在英国大约有16万患前列腺癌的男子,在接受完治疗后极少或者没有性生活。 It sugges...
13-01-28 Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center indicates that stress is not jus...
12-12-05 The population of the United States is getting older, due not only to aging boomers but also to a four-year increase in life expectancy from 1990 to 2010. An aging population means increased diagnosis of prostate cancer. Statistically, the older the...
12-05-07 An over-the-counter natural remedy(补救,治疗) derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumors in mice, according to a new paper from researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine. Caffeic acid phenethyl este...
12-04-02 The use of metformin(二甲双胍) in men with prostate cancer before prostatectomy(前列腺切除术) helped to reduce certain metabolic parameters and slow the growth rate of the cancer, according to the results of a phase II study. Anthony M. Joshua,...
12-03-13 A new analysis led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that circumcision(包皮环割术) before a male's first sexual intercourse may help protect against prostate cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewe...
11-11-16 Use of the contraceptive pill(避孕药) is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer around the globe, finds research published in BMJ Open. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the developed world and the use of the contrace...
11-10-20 Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis published online this week i...
11-10-12 In a trial that included about 35,000 men, those who were randomized to receive daily supplementation with vitamin E had a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA. Lifetime risk of prosta...
11-09-19 A study by epidemiologists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggests that a high intake of calcium(钙 ) causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral. High dietary intake of...