I Had Difficulty Urinating – Here’s What I Learned at My First Prostate Check

To cut to the chase, I was struggling to pee. I’d never had issues with this before, and an odd, alarming new ritual was ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Routine Matters: How a Regular Wellness Exam Helped Identify Prostate Cancer Early

Personal health and fitness have always been important to Nigel Graham — volunteer firefighter, Northern Ireland native, Spartan ® race veteran and key member of the Aflac flock in Columbia, South ...
Long Island Press

New Prostate Biopsy Procedure Eliminates Risk Of Infection

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer affects one in six men in the U.S. Urologists recommend men between the ages of 50 and 75 get a prostate screening, which includes a ...
NJBIZ

University Hospital adds more precise prostate biopsy procedure

University Hospital in Newark — which is also the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — added the transperineal prostate biopsy procedure to its cancer-detection arsenal.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Physical prostate exam not always part of annual physical

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 66-year-old male and was a patient of the same doctor for over 30 years. He recently retired. Part of my ...
EurekAlert!

Negative prostate biopsy doesn't always mean cancer-free

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Biopsies detect prostate cancer in about one-fourth of men with abnormal screening tests. However, a negative biopsy does not ensure the absence of disease. Repeat prostate biopsies ...