Prostate Cancer Family History Warrants Earlier Risk-Based Screening
A man’s optimal screening age depends on the number of first-degree male relatives affected by prostate cancer and their age at onset, investigators suggest.
Men’s Health
Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Tied to Dementia, Depression in Younger Men
Findings from a recent study emphasize the importance of neurocognitive assessment in men undergoing ADT, especially in younger patients, according to investigators.
Erectile Dysfunction: Harbinger of Early Cardiovascular Disease
Comanagement of cardiovascular disease risk factors through exercise and weight loss can improve erectile function.
ACP Issues Guidelines for Use of Testosterone Therapy in Age-Related Low Testosterone
The American College of Physicians has issued a set of recommendations to clarify the potential benefits and harms of testosterone therapy in men with age-related low testosterone.
Television Advertising on Testosterone Increases Testing in American Men
There were increases in rates of new testing, testosterone initiation and initiation without a recent test.
Male Genital HPV Prevalence Rates High in United States
Although the HPV vaccine is recommended, too few are getting it, researchers say.
Frequent Headaches in Men Linked with Low Vitamin D Levels
There were significantly increased odds of headache for men in the lowest versus highest serum 25(OH)D quartile.
Resveratrol Boosts Spinal Bone Density in Men With Metabolic Syndrome
Resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine and grapes, increased spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome and could hold promise as a treatment for osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Societys Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism.
Excessive Testosterone Raises Mortality Risk in Older Men
Older men whose testosterone levels were neither low nor high tended to live longer, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism.
Testosterone is a key male sex hormone involved in maintaining sex drive, sperm production and bone health. Physicians have long known that low testosterone levels can signal health problems, but the new study found men may not fare better when levels of the hormone rise too high.
A Genetic Variation That Could Protect Skin From Sun Damage Fuels Testicular Cancer
A Ludwig Cancer Research study published in Cell today identifies a common mutation that dramatically increases the risk for testicular cancer—and describes a likely molecular mechanism by which it exerts that effect. The researchers also suggest why, despite its potential lethality, the genetic variation has been favored by natural selection to become common in light-skinned people. It appears this mutation might aid the tanning of Caucasian skin in response to sunlight, protecting it from UV radiation, which can burn and cause cancer.
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