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Mayo Clinic Cartoon-Style PSAs Take Aim at Rise in Melanoma Among Young People
Melanoma is deadly and it’s on the rise, particularly among teens and young adults. Research shows it’s up eightfold among women and fourfold among young men under 40. Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D., says, “We’re seeing melanoma happen more often … Continue reading
By Dana Sparks |
Posted in Cancer, Dermatology, Social Media
Tagged brewer, cartoon, child, dermatologist, dermatology, Health, Levine, mayoclinic, Melanoma, mole, pediatric, PSA, publicserviceannouncement, skincancer, spf, sunburn, sunscreen, Tan, tanningbed, Teen, uv, youngadult
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Mayo Gets FDA Approval for New Imaging Agent for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Evaluating men for prostate cancer recurrence has long been a major challenge; physicians have had to wait until a patient’s prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, levels rose to values between 20-30 ng/mL to identify sites of recurrent prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer, Innovation, Radiology, Urology
Tagged Choline C 11 injection, FDA, imaging agent, Mayo Clinic, PET scan, PSA, recurrent prostate cancer
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Task Force Decision on PSA Testing Draws Fire
Sighting false-positive test results, overdiagnosis and overtreatment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force today issued a final recommendation on prostate specific antigen testing for prostate cancer, giving it a “D” rating. The rating means the Task Force determined the current … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer, Urology
Tagged AUA, prostate cancer, Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA, Screening, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, USPSTF
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PSA Screening – Mayo Clinic
A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises healthy men not to get prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening tests . The recommendation has created confusion and renewed an ongoing debate about the risks and benefits of PSA … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Mayo Clinic, prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer Screening, Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA
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Routine Prostate Size Evaluation Not As Effective in Cancer Screening
New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. But the study suggests that … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Research, Urology
Tagged Dr. Rod Breau, Mayo Clinic, prostate, prostate cancer, PSA, urology
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