When 64 year old Jerome Simmons came across an ad on social media for Hackensack Meridian Health’s Annual Men’s Health Event, he almost ignored it. But something in his gut told him to stop scrolling and read more. A health…
Tag: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
UC San Diego Health Experts Available to Discuss Prostate Cancer and Urology Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer and Urology Awareness Month, and UC San Diego Health experts are available to share the latest in symptoms, screening recommendations, early detection and treatment options. UC San Diego Health offers the most advanced prostate cancer treatments,…
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Men’s Health Day Targets Those at High Risk for Prostate Cancer – Including African Americans
Join NY Giants great Harry Carson and Hackensack Meridian Health to Get Screened for Prostate Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Asthma & Lung Disease and More
Groundbreaking Prostate Cancer Treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center Uses Ultrasound to Destroy Lesions
About 1 in every 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Hackensack University Medical Center is sharing the news of a breakthrough noninvasive prostate cancer treatment that uses high-intensity focused ultrasound…
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Now Hackensack Meridian Health is Offering a New Imaging Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of this Disease
Hackensack Meridian Health is now offering an innovative prostate cancer imaging test called PYLARIFY® (piflufolastat F 18) at four hospitals in the HMH network. Approved in May 2021, the test uses an injection that is given to a patient through a…
Radiation therapy clinical trial at UCLA Health is right approach for Oakland business owner
In June 2021, Bob McCarrick and his wife Stacey headed out to Los Angeles to enroll in the MIRAGE trial and start radiation therapy.
Advancements in Prostate Cancer Treatments are Providing Better Outcomes for Men
Over the last decade, advancements have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer that are saving more lives. Tina Mayer, MD, a medical oncologist in the Prostate Cancer Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shares some insight.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month -Get Screened
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting men and is nearly 100% survivable if detected early. But since the pandemic began about 18 months ago, prostate cancer screenings have declined with some states reporting a rise in…
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple Performs 1000th HoLEP Procedure That Improves Men’s Quality of Life
In mid-October, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple conducted its 1000th holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), a minimally invasive procedure that can address benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH can prevent the bladder from emptying properly and could lead to kidney damage or failure. It also impacts quality of life in about one third of men older than 50 years old.