For men with prostate cancer that grows slowly, the treatments may cause more harm than good.
The treatment is an novel immune therapy in which a patient’s immune cells are stimulated to attack prostate cancer cells more aggressively.
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Virginia Mason in partnership with ZERO: The Project to End Prostate Cancer and KOMO4, will host a mobile free prostate cancer testing program Thursday, July 9 in Seattle and Friday, July 10 in Issaquah from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Drive Against Prostate Cancer screening is free, confidential and does not require an appointment or health [...]
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Finding cheaper healthcare abroad … Bargaining for cheaper care at home … New studies cast doubt on value of common cancer test for men.
Finding cheaper healthcare abroad
New York Times reporter Walecia Konrad writes about how more and more Americans are going abroad for healthcare where the cost of some procedures can be 20 [...]
The popular dietary supplements selenium and vitamins C and E failed to prevent prostate and other cancers in two large trials published online today by JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In one study, more than 35,500 older men were randomly assigned to four groups. One group took selenium, one vitamin E, one selenium [...]
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