Every man's guide to prostate cancer

September 13, 2011 - 12:00am

With prostate cancer being one of the most common life-threatening ailments that afflict the male populace today, it is imperative that men know more about the condition and how to safeguard themselves from it.

Health And Family

'May prostate cancer kaya ako?'

By Dr. Tranquilino Elicaño Jr. | August 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Magandang araw po Dr. Elicaño. Matagal na akong tagasubaybay ng column mo. May gusto lang akong malaman ukol sa prostate cancer.

Australian doctors do not recommend prostate screening for 40-year-old men

August 2, 2011 - 6:07pm

Australia's general practitioners ( GPs) will not back the idea of routine prostate cancer tests for men as young as 40 despite growing calls for regular screening, the nation's largest professional general...

10 top health tips for men

By Dr. Willie T. Ong | July 19, 2011 - 12:00am

All men over 40 need a yearly checkup (this goes for the ladies, too).

Health And Family

Food choices linked to prostate ailments?

By Maria Eleanor E. Valeros | July 4, 2011 - 12:00am

No clinical studies yet have established of a direct link to certain food types that cause prostate ailments like benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis and prostate cancer. However, common observations...

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle

Genes plus family history show prostate Ca risk

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | June 26, 2011 - 12:00am

A man’s absolute risk of developing prostate cancer over a 20-year period can be estimated by determining the number of risk alleles present in a simple genetic test and then taking family history into ac...

Gentlemen, know the state of your prostate

By Dr. Willie T. Ong | April 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Why should men be concerned about their prostate? For one thing, studies show almost 50 percent of men over the age of 45 have some prostate enlargement.

Health And Family

'Paano tini-treat ang prostate cancer?'

By Dr. Tranquilino Elicaño Jr. | April 3, 2011 - 12:00am

Dr. Elicaño, good day po. Ang aking ama ay na-diagnosed na may prostate cancer. Siya ay 75-anyos.

Problema sa prostate (Benign Prostate Enlargement)

By Dr. Willie T. Ong | February 24, 2011 - 12:00am

ANG prostate ay organ na kasinglaki ng kastanyas.

GSK launches first drug to reduce prostate cancer risk in the country

October 21, 2010 - 12:00am

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently announced an important milestone in the Philippines with the launch of the new indication of dutasteride, a drug that has been shown to lower the risk of prostate cancer by 23 percent...

Science and Environment