URO TODAY: New findings suggest that current and former smokers may be at decreased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and current smokers are at an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer. READ MORE>
Archive for the ‘Smoking’ Category
Heavy smoking boosts prostate cancer risk by nearly a third
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Smoking, tagged cancer research, heavy smoking risk, non-smokers, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate risk, smoking, URO TODAY on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: The heaviest smokers in a study of more than 20,000 had a 24% to 30% greater risk of death from prostate cancer than non-smokers. READ MORE>
Visits to this site
Search
COMMENTS
Prostablog RSS – click here- All good on the PSA front January 20, 2015
- My prostate cancer – an update (June, 2013) June 26, 2013
- Balanced account of PSA debate in NZ Herald November 25, 2011
PROSTABLOG pages
Stories posted so far
TOPICS
- AFTER EFFECTS (198)
- Biochemical recurrence (59)
- Bone loss (23)
- Bowel (3)
- Depression (5)
- Erectile function (58)
- Hot flashes (2)
- Incontinence (35)
- Non-ejaculation (1)
- Shorter penis (3)
- AWARENESS and MEDIA (140)
- Books (5)
- Facebook (1)
- Good news recovery stories (16)
- NZ Media coverage (9)
- Prostate blogs (32)
- Prostate claims (32)
- Prostate media coverage (27)
- Prostate myths (9)
- Prostate polls (2)
- Prostate stories (26)
- Translating medical terms (2)
- Wives' stories (6)
- ETHNICITY (16)
- Maori mortality (7)
- FUND RAISING (76)
- Blue September (23)
- Movember (3)
- Rowing 4 Prostate (31)
- FUTURE PROSPECTS (9)
- METASTASIS (12)
- Bone cancer (9)
- My story (1)
- NZ Prostate Cancer Foundation (9)
- OFFICIAL BODIES (56)
- PREVENTION/ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES (87)
- Acupuncture (1)
- Aspirin (1)
- Dietary intervention (41)
- Magnolia (1)
- Natural remedies (42)
- Omega 3 fatty acids (4)
- Pomegranate (3)
- Soy (7)
- Tomato powder (1)
- Vitamin A (1)
- Vitamin B (2)
- Vitamin D (6)
- Vitamin E (2)
- PROSTATE CANCER (1,279)
- Coming out (7)
- PC general (2)
- Young patients (3)
- PROSTATE RESEARCH (827)
- PROSTATE RISKS (188)
- Age factors (13)
- Agent orange risk (2)
- Alcohol (3)
- Avoidance (30)
- Bone density (1)
- Calcium (3)
- DNA damage (6)
- Folic acid (11)
- High-fat diet (1)
- Insecticides (3)
- Metabolic syndrome (1)
- Obesity (9)
- Occupation (1)
- Red meat (4)
- Selenium (2)
- Smoking (2)
- Socio-economic status (4)
- Virus (3)
- Vitamin B12 (1)
- SCREENING and DIAGNOSIS (477)
- Biomarkers (17)
- Biopsy (38)
- Cancer aggression (7)
- Checkups (57)
- Diagnosis (112)
- Digital exams (6)
- Doctors' advice (35)
- Family history (4)
- Feedback (2)
- Gene fusion (2)
- Genetic testing (16)
- Gleason grade (17)
- Mis-diagnosis (3)
- MRI scans (4)
- New tests (30)
- Prostate advice (17)
- Prostate prognosis (33)
- PSA tests (218)
- Screening debate (234)
- T Scale (1)
- Urine test (10)
- Vaccines (3)
- SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY (25)
- SYMPTOMS (21)
- Enlarged prostate (7)
- Urination (16)
- TREATMENT (676)
- Brachytherapy (47)
- Castration (1)
- Catheters (13)
- Chemotherapy (28)
- Cryoablation (5)
- Cryotherapy (5)
- Exercise (2)
- Gene therapy (4)
- Hormone therapy (72)
- Hormone-refactory (22)
- Immunotherapy (11)
- Killer genes (1)
- Laser (1)
- Medical tourism (1)
- MRI (2)
- New prostate drugs (47)
- Over-treatment (3)
- Post-operative care (17)
- Prostate cancer recovery (17)
- Prostate drugs (22)
- Prostate massage (2)
- Proton therapy (9)
- Provenge (26)
- Radical prostatectomy (112)
- Radio surgery (5)
- Radiotherapy (83)
- Robotic surgery (8)
- Salvage therapy (7)
- Survival (25)
- Testosterone treatment (27)
- TomoTherapy (1)
- Trans-urethral re-section (2)
- Treatment cost (2)
- Treatment debate (195)
- Treatment followup (1)
- Treatment news (312)
- Ultrasound (8)
- Watchful waiting (27)
- Uncategorized (26)
- AFTER EFFECTS (198)
Jim's Flickr photos
More PhotosMarch 2015 M T W T F S S « Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Category cloud
Blog Stats
- 219,785 hits
