Cancer
Frequently asked questions about PSA and prostate cancer
May 28, 2004
The prostate is a gland that is a part of the reproductive organs and lies below the urinary bladder in men.
‘Out of the 4.0 box thinking’ benefited South Texas patient
May 27, 2004
Like many Americans, Edgar Smith loathes the words “prostate cancer.”
Study finds 15 percent of men with ‘normal’ PSA had prostate cancer
May 27, 2004
Some men who have received good marks on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test from their physicians may be getting a false sense of confidence about not having prostate cancer, according to a study released May 27 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Putting the proverbial brakes on aging
May 18, 2004
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received a $2.5 million grant for a National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intervention Testing Center, one of three such U.S. centers established by the NIA to test potential therapeutic interventions to slow the aging process.
New report ranks top cancer issues for Latinos
April 27, 2004
Inadequate access to cancer screening and care is the No. 1 cancer issue for the nation’s 38 million Hispanics/Latinos, according to a report recently issued by Redes En Acción: The National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network.
Free prostate cancer clinic to be offered April 24
April 21, 2004
The numbers don’t lie – one in six American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.