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Charlie Schmidt

Editor, Harvard Medical School Annual Report on Prostate Diseases

Charlie Schmidt is an award-winning freelance science writer based in Portland, Maine. In addition to writing for Harvard Health Publishing, Charlie has written for Science magazine, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Environmental Health Perspectives, Nature Biotechnology, and The Washington Post.

Posts by Charlie Schmidt

New study recommends immediate radiation when PSA Levels spike after prostate cancer surgery featured image

Men's Health

New study recommends immediate radiation when PSA Levels spike after prostate cancer surgery

Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years featured image

Cancer

Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years

Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years featured image

Men's Health

Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years

Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread featured image

Charlie Schmidt

Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread

Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread featured image

Cancer

Treating the primary tumor can improve survival in men whose prostate cancer has spread

New urine test predicts high-grade prostate cancer featured image

Cancer

New urine test predicts high-grade prostate cancer

New urine test predicts high-grade cancer featured image

Charlie Schmidt

New urine test predicts high-grade cancer

The risks of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancers featured image

Cancer

The risks of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancers

Risks of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancers featured image

Men's Health

Risks of active surveillance for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancers

Long-term hormonal therapy benefits men with locally advanced prostate cancer featured image

Charlie Schmidt

Long-term hormonal therapy benefits men with locally advanced prostate cancer

Long-term hormonal therapy benefits men with locally advanced prostate cancer featured image

Cancer

Long-term hormonal therapy benefits men with locally advanced prostate cancer

Promising results for a targeted drug in advanced prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

Promising results for a targeted drug in advanced prostate cancer

Does fewer PSA tests mean less prostate cancer? featured image

Charlie Schmidt

Does fewer PSA tests mean less prostate cancer?

Does fewer PSA tests mean less prostate cancer? featured image

Cancer

Does fewer PSA tests mean less prostate cancer?

Active surveillance is safe for low-risk prostate cancers featured image

Cancer

Active surveillance is safe for low-risk prostate cancers

Active surveillance is safe for low-risk prostate cancers featured image

Cancer

Active surveillance is safe for low-risk prostate cancers

Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common featured image

Men's Health

Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common

Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common featured image

Cancer

Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common

Heart-healthy diet boosts survival in men with low-risk prostate cancer featured image

Cancer

Heart-healthy diet boosts survival in men with low-risk prostate cancer

The Department of Defense wages war on prostate cancer featured image

Cancer

The Department of Defense wages war on prostate cancer

Hormone therapy works best when combined with radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer featured image

Cancer

Hormone therapy works best when combined with radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer

Targeted prostate biopsies better at detecting dangerous cancers featured image

Cancer

Targeted prostate biopsies better at detecting dangerous cancers

How to monitor prostate cancer using active surveillance featured image

Cancer

How to monitor prostate cancer using active surveillance

Forms of radiation therapy for prostate cancer featured image

Charlie Schmidt

Forms of radiation therapy for prostate cancer

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