A new year presents new opportunities for men. Learn why prostate screenings should be bumped up to the top of your 2023 list of resolutions.
This holiday season, the best gift you can give yourself or a man you know is the gift of good health through live-saving screenings.
“As a physician speaking to a patient… I have on a number of occasions disclosed to them that I myself had prostate cancer and actually had this procedure and I highly recommend it for the appropriate candidates.” Dr. David Mantik is a radiation oncologist. For more than 40 years, he’s
With Father’s Day approaching, I found myself in a bit of a melancholy state. I can’t imagine a day when I won’t be able to just pick up the phone and call my dad. I can’t imagine a day that I won’t need him, and I don’t want to. So,
A new study suggests that screening for prostate cancer using genetic testing and a multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) scan before an invasive biopsy could prevent as many as 1 in 6 deaths from the disease and significantly reduce over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatment.[i] Researchers at the University College of London modeled the
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland found between the bladder and the rectum in males. Its primary job is to produce seminal fluid. The prostate creates a protein, the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. A PSA screening test is a blood test approved by the FDA in 1994 to measure the
Turning 40 years of age begets a number of rites of passage. For men of a certain age, and/or those with a history of cancer or other ailments in their family, it may be time to discuss prostate cancer screening with their primary care physician (PCP). In most cases, the
Early detection saves lives. HALO is setting the new standard for prostate care.
