Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Although testosterone-lowering androgen deprivation therapy is an effective treatment for prostate cancer, it may raise the risk of men developing bone fractures and fatal cardiovascular disease. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09761 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09761 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Stress management counseling appears to benefit men who have all or part of their prostate removed (radical prostatectomy) to treat early-stage prostate cancer, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09743 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09743 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Men who are biologically related to family members who have the BRCA1 and 2 gene mutations typically avoid genetic counseling or testing, a new study finds http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09720 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09720 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT A simple urine test might someday be used to determine if men have a fast-growing, aggressive form of prostate cancer by identifying small molecules, called metabolites, which are associated with this condition, according to a report in the medical journal Nature. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09702 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09702 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT A diagnosis of prostate cancer may prompt an understandable feeling of dread, but patients actually have a wide variety of treatment options at their disposal for tackling the disease, medical experts say. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09679 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09679 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT The results of two large clinical trials show the supplements selenium and Vitamin E failed to provide a cancer-prevention benefit, despite encouraging past findings. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09636 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09636 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT A new study shows that men who take cholesterol-lowering medications called statins have lower blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a biomarker for prostate cancer risk. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09629 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09629 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT