Cancer Diagnoses Linked to Ground Zero Tripled in Recent Years
More than 5,400 individuals including first responders along with residents or employees who worked in the vicinity of the World Trade Center (WTC), have been diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers. The medical director, Dr. Michael Crane, of the WTC Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital, remarked of the alarming increase in numbers … [Read more...]
5-ARIs Get New Warnings for High-Grade Prostate Cancer in Canada
Health Canada has announced new warnings for 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, or 5-ARIs, regarding there association with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The new warnings will apply to Proscar (finasteride 5mg), Propecia (finasteride 1mg), Avodart (dutasteride) and Jalyn (dutasteride and tamsulosin). Proscar, Avodart and Jalyn … [Read more...]
NSAIDs May Hide Prostate Cancer Risks
Pain Relievers Such As Aspirin and Ibuprofen Lowers The Levels Of a Protein In Man's Blood. U.S. researchers report that taking pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer. The researchers also said it is unclear if this means these men … [Read more...]
