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Prostate Health Archive

Charlie Schmidt

Forms of radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Published March 17, 2015

Here is a table that contains the many different radiation therapy options for prostate cancer. It includes who the ideal candidates are, recovery time, possible side effects, and the advantages/disadvantages for each.

Cancer

A woman’s testosterone-based vaginal cream linked to elevated testosterone in her husband

Published March 10, 2015

A woman’s use of a testosterone-based vaginal cream may have contributed to a spike in her husband’s prostate-specific antigen and testosterone levels after he had his prostate removed to fight advanced prostate cancer.

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Prostate cancer in second- and third-degree relatives elevates risk

Published January 28, 2015

Men are at greater risk for developing prostate cancer if their fathers or brothers also developed the disease. A new study shows that having second- or third-degree relatives with the disease also increases a man’s risk.

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