•Prostate cancer Survivors of prostate cancer transformed a clinic’s anniversary into a national health warning, as The Prostate Clinic (TPC) marked its first year of operations in Lagos. Their testimonies, filled with re‑ lief and gratitude, underscored the urgent need for awareness and early detection among Nigerian men. The gathering, atten...
•Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he said in a statement today, and will stay in China for prolonged treatment for the disease. Doctors in Beijing “have confirmed that currently I have prostate cancer”, the 72-year-old king said in a statement to his country, adding that...
•Photo illustrating prostate cancer The Inclusive Cancer Care Research Equity Consortium for Black Men has called for a united front in tackling the rising cases of prostate cancer globally. The call was made at a one-day Prostate Cancer Summit in Lokoja yesterday, themed “United Against Prostate Cancer.” A Consultant Urologist and representat...
Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in the prostate — a walnut-sized gland located just below the bladder that produces semen. While many prostate cancers progress slowly and may not cause symptoms in the early stages, timely detection significantly improves treatment outcomes and survival rates, reports Sunday Vangu...
•Trump and Biden Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, his office said yesterday. On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat — whose son Beau Biden died of cancer in 2015 — was diagnosed with the disease after […]
•Ex-US President Joe Biden Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, a statement from his office said yesterday. On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat was diagnosed with the cancer after he experienced increasing urinary symptoms...
•Cancer Every year, February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day. And one of the challenges men face is prostate cancer. Statistics show that, globally, approximately 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during their lifetime, reports Daily Trust. In Nigeria, it is said to be one of the […]
A new test that uses dried blood samples might detect prostate cancer in 15 minutes. The breakthrough test functions by examining crystal-like formations in dehydrated blood for indications of the illness. Experts say results from early trials show that the test has a 90 percent accuracy rate, which might revolutionise the way that this most [...
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published today. “Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to […]
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