37 articles on "prostate"

Man Diagnosed With Advanced Prostate Cancer After Five Years Of Symptoms And Abnormal Tests

Prostate cancer is a terrible disease. Even if not 100% accurate there are diagnostic tests that assist doctors to identify when the cancer is present in a patient. However as a consequence of the chance of false negatives (a negative test outcome ev...

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Jury Awards $2.75 Million To Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Whose Doctor Did Only Partial Screening

Prostate cancer strikes African-American males earlier and frequently more aggressively than the rest of the population. Men of African-American descent are at higher risk of having prostate cancer at a younger age. Due to this, doctors typically agr...

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What Happens When Physcians Fail To Test African-American Males For Cancer In A Timely Fashion

This article discusses two lawsuits that provide insight into the worth of testing males for prostate cancer. Although there has been some controversy of late on the worth of testing male patients for prostate cancer (specifically concerning the PSA ...

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Men's Health - Can Fish Oil Omega3 Benefit Men's Health?

Fish oil may be particularly beneficial to men's health, because of the omega-3 fatty acids they contain. Low intake of fish and low circulating levels of DHA, an omega3 fat, are associated with prostate cancer, BPH or enlarged prostate, prostat...

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African-American Males Compensated By Physicians For Prostate Cancer Metastasizes Due To Delay In Diagnosis

In what follows we look at two claims that provide some an understanding of the advantages of testing men for prostate cancer. Although there has been some debate recently on the worth of screening men for prostate cancer (specifically regarding the ...

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Man Finds He Has Metastatic Prostate Cancer After 5 Years Of Symptoms And Abnormal Tests

Prostate cancer is a frightening disease. While not 100% accurate doctors use diagnostics tests to doctors to establish whether a patient has the cancer. But with the prospect of false negatives (a negative test outcome despite the fact that the pati...

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$2.75 Million For Patient Whose Physician Failed to Carry Out His Request For Prostate Cancer Testing

Prostate cancer affects African-American males earlier and frequently more aggressively than the rest of the population. Males of African-American descent are at greater risk of having prostate cancer at an earlier age. For this reason, physicians ge...

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Tests Show Possibility Of Cancer Yet Doctor Repeatedly Fails To Notify Patient

Male patients tend to possess a poor knowledge of prostate cancer, their own risk for the cancer, and how to determine whether they have prostate cancer. Many men have minimal, if any, knowledge of the merit of testing for prostate cancer or of the r...

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Why haven’t you been told about the AMAS Test?

Why haven’t you been told about the AMAS Test? by: Lee Cummings With all the media talk about prostate surgery vs. taking drugs for prostate problems, you would think those are your only two options. If information like this can save one more...

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When Doctors Do Not Follow Up After PSA Results Signal The Chance Of Prostate Cancer

Male patients frequently possess a poor knowledge of prostate cancer, their own chances for the cancer, and how to determine whether they have prostate cancer. Many men have little, if any, knowledge of the advantage of screening for prostate cancer ...

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