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Many With Prostate Cancer May Be Able to Skip Surgery

It's Good News
for Many With
Prostate Cancer

new study

Mar 13, 2023 8:36 AM CDT

It's Good News for Many With Prostate Cancer

Study suggests careful monitoring can replace more radical treatment for lots of patients

(Newser) - For many men diagnosed with prostate cancer, a new long-term study offers a silver lining: They should be able to skip surgery or radiation and instead opt for careful monitoring of the disease, reports STAT News . British researchers found that men with low-grade or intermediate-grade tumors who did so fared...

We Think Cancer Screening 'Is Better Than It Actually Is'

Researcher 'Shocked'
on Results of Cancer
Screening Study

NEW REPORT

Dec 15, 2022 10:10 AM CST

Researcher 'Shocked' on Results of Cancer Screening Study

Recommended tests find just 14% of diagnosed cancers in US, report finds

(Newser) - Cancer screening is great, but it's not perfect. According to a new report, just 14% of all diagnosed cancers in the US are detected with a recommended screening test, while 15% of screenable cancers aren't detected by screening. The vast majority of cancers are actually found when a...

Tiger King Star Hears
His New Jail Sentence

UPDATED

Jan 29, 2022 5:30 AM CST

Tiger King Star Hears His New Jail Sentence

'Joe Exotic,' aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, gets 21 years instead of 22 in resentencing

(Newser) - Update: Joseph Maldonado-Passage will be serving a little less time behind bars than expected. On Friday, an Oklahoma City federal judge resentenced the Tiger King star, also known as "Joe Exotic," to 21 years in prison—one year less than the original sentence in his murder-for-hire case, reports...

Gunther From Friends on Cancer Diagnosis: 'It's Gonna Probably Get Me'

Beloved Friends
Actor Dead at 59

UPDATED

Oct 25, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

Beloved Friends Actor Dead at 59

James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther, had prostate cancer

(Newser) - Update: James Michael Tyler, aka coffee shop manager Gunther on Friends, died Sunday at age 59, his rep tells CNN . "The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Friend"), from the hit series Friends, but Michael's loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate,...

Al Roker Has Cancer; It's 'a Little Aggressive'

Al Roker Reveals
Cancer Diagnosis

Nov 6, 2020 10:09 AM CST

Al Roker Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

He will undergo surgery to remove prostate

(Newser) - Al Roker has long advocated for men to be checked for prostate cancer. Now, he's thankful he followed his own advice. The Today co-host and meteorologist revealed Thursday that he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate next week. "Good news...

Rod Stewart
Reveals Cancer Fight

Sep 16, 2019 12:46 PM CDT

Rod Stewart Reveals Cancer Fight

He secretly battled prostate cancer, but has been given the all-clear

(Newser) - Rod Stewart just revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer—but the diagnosis came in 2016, and this July he was given the all-clear, CNN reports. "Two years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer," the singer revealed at a fundraising event for the Prostate Project nonprofit...

Suit Against Insurer Goes to Judge With the Same Complaint

In Recusal, Judge Calls
Insurer's Decision 'Barbaric'

May 16, 2019 5:15 PM CDT

In Recusal, Judge Calls Insurer's Decision 'Barbaric'

UnitedHealthcare wouldn't pay for proton beam therapy

(Newser) - A class-action lawsuit against an insurer for denying cancer patients coverage of an alternative to standard radiation treatment happened to come before a judge with the same complaint—against the same company. The federal judge recused himself, CNN reports, but not before giving UnitedHealthcare an earful, calling the insurer's...

Kanye's Dad Beat
Cancer. Their
Celebratory Meal
Was ... Interesting

Oct 3, 2018 11:54 AM CDT

Kanye's Dad Beat Cancer. Their Celebratory Meal Was ... Interesting

Bugs?

(Newser) - Kanye West (or "Ye," as he now likes to be called) has been making headlines as of late, stumping for Trump on Saturday Night Live and irritating the likes of Lana Del Rey with his comments on the 13^th Amendment. His latest stunt involves a bonding experience with...

Bishop Who Enchanted
Royal Wedding Has Cancer

Jul 29, 2018 8:05 AM CDT

Bishop Who Enchanted Royal Wedding Has Cancer

Michael Curry says 'do say a prayer,' will have surgery Tuesday

(Newser) - Bishop Michael Curry, whose distinctly American sermon on the power of love stole the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle show , has prostate cancer, reports WJZ-TV . The Baltimore Episcopalian was diagnosed a few months ago at an annual physical, meaning he likely knew his prognosis at the time of the royal wedding. He'...

Is Your Cell Phone Trying to Kill
You? New Study Says 'Maybe'

Apr 28, 2018 5:29 PM CDT

Is Your Cell Phone Trying to Kill You? New Study Says 'Maybe'

Study links blue-light emission with two kinds of cancer

(Newser) - Love that blue light? You might want to back away, according to a sobering new study . An international team of researchers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health has found that exposure to blue light at night may increase your risk of developing breast or prostate cancer, reports Science ...

Report: Mitt Romney
Had Prostate Cancer

Jan 8, 2018 1:49 PM CST

Report: Mitt Romney Had Prostate Cancer

Per a CNN source who says the prognosis is good

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's name has grabbed headlines lately on the heels of Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's retirement announcement as a likely successor. Now, news of a different sort, by way of a CNN source who says the Republican was "treated surgically" for prostate cancer over the summer at...

Journalist
Writes Own
Obituary: 'I Wish
I Had Done More'

Oct 6, 2017 2:47 PM CDT

Journalist Writes Own Obituary: 'I Wish I Had Done More'

Mark Mooney died Friday of prostate cancer at 66

(Newser) - "If you are reading this, that means that I am no longer here," Mark Mooney writes in the final entry of his blog, Closing in on -30- , which he started in October 2016 after being given two years to live by a doctor. The former reporter and...

Ben Stiller:
a Blood Test
'Saved My Life'

Oct 4, 2016 9:31 AM CDT

Ben Stiller: a Blood Test 'Saved My Life'

Actor diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 years ago

(Newser) - Ben Stiller says he survived prostate cancer thanks to a routine test. The 50-year-old actor told the Howard Stern Show on Tuesday that a blood test used to screen for prostate cancer—known as a prostate-specific antigen test—first showed cause for alarm before an MRI and biopsy confirmed he...

Treating Early
Prostate Cancer
Doesn't Save Lives

NEW STUDY

Sep 15, 2016 1:51 PM CDT

Treating Early Prostate Cancer Doesn't Save Lives

10-year survival rate is equal for men who choose treatment over monitoring

(Newser) - There is no difference in the survival rate for men with early prostate cancer who opt for treatment, such as surgery or radiation, and those who simply monitor their cancer, a new study found. In fact, the 10-year survival rate was so high—99%—that researchers are calling into question...

Bionic Butt Could Lead
to Better Prostate Exams

Jul 9, 2016 2:55 PM CDT

Bionic Butt Could Lead to Better Prostate Exams

Next up: one for gynecological training

(Newser) - Let's face it, the medical standard for diagnosing the second most common cancer in men is rather, well, unrefined: a doctor inserts his or her index finger into the anus and feels around for any hard masses on the prostate gland. It should be no surprise, then, that men...

'Bad' Carbs
Nearly Double
Cancer Risk

NEW STUDY

Apr 7, 2016 7:03 AM CDT

'Bad' Carbs Nearly Double Cancer Risk

The link is especially strong to prostate cancer

(Newser) - Meat is often the bad guy linked to higher cancer rates: The World Health Organization says bacon is carcinogenic and red meats in general "probably" are, while grilling meats is linked to higher kidney cancer rates . But researchers out of New York University report in ScienceDaily that their latest...

Ex-WWE Star
Bret Hart Fights
'Toughest Battle':
Cancer

Feb 2, 2016 7:44 AM CST

Ex-WWE Star Bret Hart Fights 'Toughest Battle': Cancer

Says he'll 'wage fearsome fight' against prostate cancer

(Newser) - The ex-professional wrestler known to his fans as "The Hitman" has just taken a hit of his own. Bret Hart has prostate cancer, he told fans in an Instagram post Monday, and he says he'll be having surgery within days, ESPN reports. "Mark Helprin wrote: 'We...

Sleeping With 20+
Women Cuts
Guys' Cancer Risk

STUDY SAYS

Nov 2, 2014 11:34 AM CST

Sleeping With 20+ Women Cuts Guys' Cancer Risk

Possibly because of frequent ejaculation

(Newser) - One defense against prostate cancer may be promiscuity. A study of men in Montreal finds that those who'd slept with more than 20 women had a 28% lower risk of prostate cancer than did men who'd had sex with just one woman, CBS News reports. As for virgins,...

Is Prostate Cancer an STD?

May 20, 2014 7:34 AM CDT

Is Prostate Cancer an STD?

Researchers link it to infection

(Newser) - Prostate cancer may be tied to an infection transmitted during sex, researchers report. They call for more investigation into the possibility that the cancer could be associated with trichomoniasis, the world's most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection. Trichomoniasis affects some 275 million people, the BBC reports, and many have...

Palin Nemesis,
Author Joe
McGinniss
Dead at 71

OBITUARY

Mar 11, 2014 7:21 AM CDT

Palin Nemesis, Author Joe McGinniss Dead at 71

'Fatal Vision' writer, Palin provocateur suffered from prostate cancer

(Newser) - Joe McGinniss, the bestselling author of books that ranged from politics to true crime, and more recently the provocateur behind the most famous fence in Wasilla , has died at the age of 71. McGinniss announced last year that he'd been diagnosed with inoperable prostate cancer; he died yesterday in...