Date: July 11, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] It is a well-known fact that men with a family history of prostate cancer run an increased risk of developing the disease. The risk for brothers of men with prostate cancer is doubled. But a doubled risk of what, exactly? Prostate cancer my be an indolent condition…
By LANNIS HALL, ARNOLD D. BULLOCK, ANGELA L. BROWN and GRAHAM COLDITZJULY 27, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article [ultimate_spacer height=”32″] St. Louis — In 1966, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” While major advances have been made in…
July 10, 2016 Bryant Furlow [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] New biomarkers might revolutionize prostate cancer treatment, according to an educational presentation at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.1“We are now entering an era of personalized prostate cancer therapy informed by treatment-specific biomarkers, some of which can be performed using a…
Natasha Persaud, Digital Content Editor July 14, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Swedish researchers have provided new estimates of the hereditary risk of significant prostate cancers (PCa) that may aid in patient counseling. Clinicians have long known that having a father or brother with PCa doubles a man’s risk for the disease, but many of these cancers…
14-Jul-2016 8:05 AM [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — While active surveillance is often recommended for patients with nonaggressive prostate cancer to reduce unnecessary treatment, the challenge for clinicians is to monitor and distinguish early-stage tumors from advanced cancers. A team of scientists led by researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute have…
Date:July 7, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations in genes involved in repairing DNA damage, a major new study reveals. Testing prostate cancer patients for mutations in key DNA repair genes could identify those…
Laurie McGinley July 6 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Leading American and British cancer researchers are urging that all men with advanced prostate cancer strongly consider being tested for inherited gene mutations — both to help steer their treatment and to alert family members who themselves might be at increased risk for a range of cancers. This…
June 2nd, 2016 Dr. Faina Shtern of the AdMeTech Foundation interviews with Brockton Community Access to discuss men’s health in Brockton, Massachusetts and the Father’s Day June 17th Event.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kate Lagreca kate@northwindstrategies.com 617.367.0300 Brockton Community Event Launches New Model for Prostate Health Honors Former Police Chief Robert Hayden on Father’s Day Weekend AdMeTech Foundation, Brockton Area NAACP and Good Samaritan Medical Center, Mayor…
By Marc Larocque Posted Jun. 15, 2016 at 4:18 PM The Brockton NAACP, Good Samaritan Medical Center and the AdMeTech foundation are hosting a prostate cancer awareness event on Friday night at VFW Post 1046 at 283 North Quincy St. “It behooves us to provide an opportunity for people to be aware of what they…