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Scar management: an interview with Adele Atkinson, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Scarring has been shown to have a significant impact on patients’ lives. As well as the physical burden associated with skin scarring, psychological strains can also negatively affect the quality of life for patients, with the majority (56%) considering themselves to be ‘abnormal’ due to their scars...

3 Jun 2015

Survey shows most men with advanced prostate cancer ignore their symptoms as disease progresses

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the U.S...

3 Jun 2015

Rhinoplasty procedure more popular amongst men

Earlier this year, data was released by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that detailed the rise in male plastic surgery procedures. The overall conclusion was that male procedures had risen 43 percent in the past 5 years.

2 Jun 2015

Heart-healthy diet may benefit men after prostate cancer diagnosis

After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains--known as a Western diet--may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, fish, whole grains, and healthy oils, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

1 Jun 2015

Smartphone digital ruler ensures correctly-fitting condom

From now on, men around the world can make sure they get the right size condoms by measuring their penis with their smartphone. On the mobile website MeasureYourPenis.today, men can measure the girth of their penis by placing it on a digital ruler. Seven different colour codes representing different girths are used to provide advice and an additional explanation about condom sizes.

1 Jun 2015

OncoGenex's Phase 3 SYNERGY trial shows survival benefits of custirsen therapy in CRPC patients with poor prognosis

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that results from a retrospective analysis of the Phase 3 SYNERGY trial showed a benefit with custirsen therapy in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who had a poor prognosis.

1 Jun 2015

Decipher Prostate Cancer Classifier predicts metastasis in patients treated with salvage radiation therapy

GenomeDx Biosciences today announced that data presented at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting demonstrate that the Decipher® Prostate Cancer Classifier is a significant predictor of metastasis in patients treated with postoperative salvage radiation therapy.

30 May 2015

New combination chemotherapy may become clinical standard for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer

For more than a decade, oncologists using cytotoxic chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) have relied on the sequential use of single agent taxanes such as docetaxel and cabazitaxel. For example, docetaxel is commonly used as the "first-line" therapy, while cabazitaxel is used as the "second-line" therapy.

30 May 2015

New imaging technique may improve testicular sperm extraction, reduce trauma during surgery

In the middle of Europe nearly every sixth couple in the reproductive age is involuntarily childless, in 50% due to male infertility. In about 10% of all infertile men azoospermia is diagnosed, i.e. no spermatozoa are found in the ejaculate.

30 May 2015

Green tea components may help prevent prostate cancer development in at-risk men

Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men and is predicted to result in an estimated 220,00 cases in the United States in 2015. In recent years, an emphasis has been placed on chemoprevention - the use of agents to prevent the development or progression of prostate cancer.

29 May 2015

Study: New cases of cancer rising globally, but death rates falling in many countries

New cases of virtually all types of cancer are rising in countries globally - regardless of income - but the death rates from cancer are falling in many countries, according to a new analysis of 28 cancer groups in 188 countries.

29 May 2015

$Study analyses advantages of using fractions of ejaculate in IVF$

Study analyses advantages of using fractions of ejaculate in IVF

Sperm in the first fraction of ejaculate are more numerous, move more and present better quality DNA than those lagging behind. This is the conclusion of a study led by the Ginemed fertility clinic, which confirms that while the objective of the first fraction is to fertilise the egg, the second phase is so that no sperm from any other male has a chance to fertilise it.

27 May 2015

Pitt scientists identify two new classes of RNAs closely associated with cancer biomarker

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified two new classes of RNAs that are closely associated with a protein known to be a prognostic biomarker for breast cancer and could play a role in progression of prostate cancer.

27 May 2015

Breastfeeding duration and intelligence: an interview with Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta

Our research shows a benefit of breastfeeding on performance in IQ tests that was similar to the benefit reported in previous tests among children and adolescents, suggesting that the benefits of breastfeeding are still observed in adulthood...

26 May 2015

Researchers discover new gene subgroup that drives prostate cancer

Prostate cancer researchers have drawn a molecular portrait that provides the first complete picture of localized, multi-focal disease within the prostate and also unveils a new gene subgroup driving it.

26 May 2015

Just think about it: Giving natural movement to a patient with quadriplegia

Paralysis is often the result of nerve damage that prevents commands from the brain being relayed to muscle to cause movement...

22 May 2015

Clinical genomic sequencing could impact treatment decisions in advanced prostate cancer patients

An international collaboration of researchers are advancing precision medicine to men with advanced prostate cancer.

22 May 2015

Greater evidence-based help needed for depressed workers - New report from The Work Foundation

A report from Lancaster University’s Work Foundation recommends that in order to improve both productivity and health and wellbeing among those of working age, more concerted action must be taken to support people with depression to stay in and to return to work...

21 May 2015

Skipping meals linked to abdominal weight gain and diabetes risk in mice

The researchers assessed glucose production to check for insulin resistance in the mice that gorged and then fasted and found that they had indeed developed insulin resistance in their livers, which is an indicator of prediabetes...

21 May 2015

Australian survey reveals that most people never been told about risk of overdiagnosis

A national survey reveals that only one in ten Australians report being told about the risk of overdiagnosis by their doctors, according to research published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

21 May 2015

Men's Health News

Scar management: an interview with Adele Atkinson, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Survey shows most men with advanced prostate cancer ignore their symptoms as disease progresses

Rhinoplasty procedure more popular amongst men

Heart-healthy diet may benefit men after prostate cancer diagnosis

Smartphone digital ruler ensures correctly-fitting condom

OncoGenex's Phase 3 SYNERGY trial shows survival benefits of custirsen therapy in CRPC patients with poor prognosis

Decipher Prostate Cancer Classifier predicts metastasis in patients treated with salvage radiation therapy

New combination chemotherapy may become clinical standard for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer

New imaging technique may improve testicular sperm extraction, reduce trauma during surgery

Green tea components may help prevent prostate cancer development in at-risk men

Study: New cases of cancer rising globally, but death rates falling in many countries

Study analyses advantages of using fractions of ejaculate in IVF

Pitt scientists identify two new classes of RNAs closely associated with cancer biomarker

Breastfeeding duration and intelligence: an interview with Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta

Researchers discover new gene subgroup that drives prostate cancer

Just think about it: Giving natural movement to a patient with quadriplegia

Clinical genomic sequencing could impact treatment decisions in advanced prostate cancer patients

Greater evidence-based help needed for depressed workers - New report from The Work Foundation

Skipping meals linked to abdominal weight gain and diabetes risk in mice

Australian survey reveals that most people never been told about risk of overdiagnosis

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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