SEATTLE – September 20, 2016 – Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) has opened a new Prostate Cancer Genetics Clinic at their South Lake Union campus in Seattle. The specialty clinic will serve ...
After doctors found cancer in Dr. Mark Samberg’s prostate last spring, the 70-year-old retired urologist prepared to have his prostate removed. He knew that the surgery would cure him, assuming the ...
Read more in the PNW Health series. Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the U.S., affecting 13 out of every 100 American men over the course of their lifetime. About two to ...
Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, ...
New research in Seattle supports a surprising link between a common health supplement and a dramatically increased risk of prostate cancer. It’s omega-3 fatty acids, derived from fatty fish and fish ...
More than ninety percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer are cured of their cancer eight years after ...
Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. rose nearly 13 percent on Wednesday after the biotechnology company said it would file a federal application to market Provenge, its lead product designed to ...
An image of Steve Morrison, a prostate cancer survivor who encourages men to get prostate cancer screenings, even if they don't have any symptoms. (Courtesy:Steve Morrison) SEATTLE — Prostate cancer ...
SEATTLE — Prostate cancer strikes nearly a quarter-million American men each year — more than any other cancer except skin cancer. But while scientists are still not certain what causes it, they ...
The prostate is a small gland that forms part of the male reproductive system. Prostate cancer and prostatitis are two conditions that can affect the prostate and may present with similar symptoms.
A prostate nodule is a firm, knuckle-like area on the prostate gland that can occur for various reasons, including cancer, inflammation, or prostate stones. Diagnosis involves a digital rectal exam ...