Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• March 21, 2023
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An ongoing shortage of a drug for men with advanced prostate cancer is causing some patients to miss months of potentially life-extending treatment.

The drug's maker, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., has said it can't keep up with demand for the medication, known as Pluv...

Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• August 25, 2021
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Does having an enlarged prostate doom you to prostate cancer?

Far from it, a new study suggests.

Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the condition may actually provide some protection for men from developing prostate cancer, researchers report.

"M...