Hidden Camera Reminds Men to Get Checked for Prostate Cancer 1:18
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
(pcaw.org) has compiled information on the issue of.how frequent you
should have a PSA test.
Fewer Men Estimated to Die From Prostate
Cancer
Prostate exam every 4 years misses few
cancers
Camera Hidden In Woman's Pants Teaches Men A
Lesson
Fewer Men Estimated to Die From Prostate
Cancer
Recently released figures have indicated an estimated 26,120 men
will die of prostate cancer in 2016, a 5 percent drop from the 2015
estimate. Based on these facts, a man will lose his prostate cancer
battle every 20 minutes. In 2016, an estimated 180,890 men will be
diagnosed with prostate cancer, an 18 percent decline from 2015
estimate
Advances in the treatment of prostate cancer have lead to a steady decline in deaths from the disease, but despite this good news, detection rates have fallen significantly in recent years. This is due to recommendations against PSA testing, causing more patients to be diagnosed in late stage disease and limiting their options for treatment.
We’re concerned that lack of early detection will lead to
increases in deaths in the coming years and urge continued focus on
advancing diagnostic tools and technology focused on finding prostate
cancer early and determining aggressive from indolent disease.
Source: zerocancer.org/file/learn/newsletter/Advanced-Prostate-Cancer-Newsletter.pdf?erid=12698885&trid=6b37f811-4526-42ba-90f4-42a30c4e2ab1
Prostate exam every 4 years misses few
cancers
Testing by measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood, digital rectal exam (DRE), and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) will detect most cancers, according to the ongoing European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC-Rotterdam).
The rate of occurrence of "interval cancers" -- new cancers that arise between screening visits -- is an "important parameter for determining the sensitivity of the screening procedure and the proper screening interval," Dr. Ingrid W. van der Cruijsen-Koeter and others note in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
They determined the rate of interval cancers in over 17,000 men ages 55 to 74 enrolled in the ERSPC-Rotterdam trial. About half the men underwent screening on two scheduled occasions four years apart. The other men -- the control group -- did not receive scheduled screening.
The team checked the Dutch national cancer registry annually for cases of prostate cancer occurring among all participants. The rate of interval cancers was "exceedingly low," the investigators from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam report.
During the 4-year period, 135 cancers were diagnosed in the control group compared with just 25 in the screened men. Seven of the 25 cancers in the screened group occurred in men who had refused a recommended biopsy at their initial screen, leaving 18 "true" interval cancers.
All of the interval cancers were early stage tumors that had not
spread beyond the prostate, suggesting to the team that "very few, if
any, aggressive prostate cancers escape screening" with the 4-year
interval.
Source: www.ivillagehealth.com/news/men/content/0,,412648_598324,00.html
Camera Hidden In
Woman's Pants Teaches Men A Lesson
In this nifty little video, a woman dons some workout clothes and walks around the streets of New York. But her pants are equipped with a hidden camera thats meant to catch passersby -- both men and women -- gawking at her posterior.
The lighthearted video captures dozens of people on the street looking in the direction of the camera. It's hard to tell if they're actually honed in on the model's butt, or if they just happen to be looking in her direction.
But the butt of the joke is actually that this is a PSA for Movemeber, which promotes men's health awareness. The video ends with a call out for "gentlemen" to "check out [their] own butt" -- i.e., have their prostate checked.
Happy Movember!
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/22/hidden-camera-womans-pants_n_6203874.html?cps=gravity_2425_-1931513743053014291
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