Prostate Cancer
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| Originally published | 2008 |
| Editors | Hedvig Hricak |
| Peter T. Scardino | |
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| ID | 3044232 |
About Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men in the Western world. Although a wide range of treatment regimens are available for this disease, there are few evidence-based guidelines for treatment selection. . . .
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... The Scottish comedian, 80, received the diagnosis 10 years ago on the same day he found out he had Prostate Cancer...
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...By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporterSports presenter Steve Rider is encouraging other men to get checked after revealing he was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer last month...
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... In a statement to his local Conservative constituency association on Friday he revealed the decision came following a Prostate Cancer diagnosis...
Jake Abraham: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor dies aged 56
... Abraham was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer earlier this year and in July he said he was receiving palliative care...
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... " Sir Billy was diagnosed with Parkinson s disease in 2013 - on the same day he found out he had Prostate Cancer, which he later received the all clear on...
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...By Fergus WalshMedical editor Men undergoing treatment for Prostate Cancer could be safely given far less radiotherapy, a major trial has found...
Jake Abraham: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor dies aged 56
Liverpool-born actor Jake Abraham , best known for his role in The Film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has died aged 56.
The Actor appeared in the 1991 Channel 4 series GBH, and films Mean Machine and Formula 51, Among Others .
Abraham was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer earlier this year and In July He Said he was receiving palliative care.
At The Time he urged people not to Leave It " too late" to test for early signs of cancer.
Abraham was born in Toxteth in Liverpool. He began acting in the 1980s at The Everyman Youth Theatre and spent four decades acting On Stage and screen.
He played Dean in the 1998 British gangster film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels directed by Guy Ritchie .
And he regularly appeared in productions at The Royal Court in Liverpool and starred in The Scouse Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime until January this year.
Kevin Fearon, Executive Director of Royal Court Theatre , Said he was due to appear in The Cast this year and Said " we'll be dedicating The Show to him".
" Such a loss to us, to His Family and to The City , " Mr Fearon Said .
, Abraham Said he had felt unwell for some time but left it " too late" to get his symptoms checked. His cancer had spread to other parts of his body.
The Actor had been receiving radiotherapy before he went into palliative care.
He Said In July : " I think most men take the approach of 'oh, I'll get on with it'. Well I'm palliative now, I found out really late down The Line and there's nothing they can do for me - I've just got it now and I've just got to wait for The Day . "
Men can be given, the NHS says.
It can be done at a GP surgery, and measures The Level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in The Blood .
There is currently no national screening programme for Prostate Cancer in the UK because the PSA test is not always accurate, the NHS says.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com