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Jeff Jedras: Layton typified politics’ higher calling
Matthew Sherwood for National Post)Flowers left outside Jack Layton's Toronto constituency office Anyone who saw Jack Layton’s final press conference, where the energizer bunny of Canadian politics...
View ArticleGood health will kill you, studies find
What would we do without health studies, which provide a steady source of evidence that no matter what you do in pursuit of good health and fitness, it’s wrong? Here’ what I’ve learned in just two days...
View ArticleA made-in-Canada view of PSA testing
A“tizzy” is perhaps the best way to describe the effects of the recommendation released earlier this month by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of medical professionals that...
View ArticleBirth control pill linked to high prostate cancer rates in developed countries
By Amy Chung OTTAWA — Rates of prostate cancer are higher in countries where there is a greater use of the oral contraceptive pill, a new study suggests. Dr. Neil Fleshner and Dr. David Margel from...
View ArticleNew figures show much ground being gained against cancer
New figures from the Canadian Cancer Society present an interesting picture of the fight against cancer, which has been highly successful on many fronts even though cancer remains the country’s #1...
View ArticleFor this cancer survivor, Movember means clear eyes, a half beard & a can’t...
Rob Evans is a 58-year-old from Vancouver Island who’s growing a moustache for Movember, a worldwide initiative that’s raised $301-million in Canada since launching in 2003 for research and treatment...
View ArticleNew genetic-based prostate cancer test may help pinpoint aggressive tumours,...
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it. The new...
View ArticleBreakthrough anti-cancer drug takes direct aim at tumours, Canadian, U.S....
TORONTO — A team of Canadian and U.S. researchers has developed a new “sharp-shooter” drug they hope may be a breakthrough in treating several types of aggressive cancer. The drug, known for now as...
View ArticleMost men diagnosed with prostate cancer die of other causes, study finds
A new international study, published Friday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that most men who live with prostate cancer tumours die from other causes, suggesting that a large...
View ArticleRobyn Urback: No, Movember is not 'misogynist'
There’s a fantastic line at the end of the movie Billy Madison, when the character played by Adam Sandler, who is competing in an academic decathlon, attempts to explain the industrial revolution using...
View ArticleVasectomy raises risk of aggressive prostate cancer in men, Harvard study...
Men who have a vasectomy face an increased chance of developing prostate cancer and a higher risk of contracting the most aggressive form of the disease, a study has found. The Harvard research on...
View ArticleSnip judgments: Are vasectomies and prostate cancer linked?
Last week, I realized that patients coming to my office seeking vasectomies required an additional piece in their counselling. What led to this change? Earlier this month a study out of Harvard...
View ArticleStop testing for prostate cancer with PSA test, Canadian task force urges
TORONTO – A national task force that issues guidelines for doctors says PSA testing should not be used to screen men for possible prostate cancer because it can lead to more harms than benefit. The...
View ArticleGordon & Goldenberg: When it comes to stopping cancer, we physicians will...
In the last year, various expert panels in both Canada and the United States have issued recommendations against screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. Just this week, the Canadian Task Force...
View ArticleRocco Rossi: Say yes to the PSA test
By now you may have heard the debate over the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Healthcare guidelines recommending against using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer....
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‘Ludicrous’ advice against prostate cancer screening could cause needless...
A new Canadian study suggests some men are likely to die needlessly because of expert reports that discouraged use of a common test for prostate cancer, says a leading urologist, adding fuel to a...
View ArticleDr. Aw: For some men, baldness may be clear sign of deadly prostate cancer...
Discerning which men get aggressive prostate cancer, and why, is one of medicine’s holy grails. Now, research published late last year links the disease’s deadly form to a certain type of male-pattern...
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Penile pumps: Men face gender bias in ‘surgical erectile restoration’ after...
Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella has a year-long waiting list for a procedure his patients say can be life-restoring: penile reconstruction. The reconstruction — or “surgical erectile restoration” — is in...
View ArticleCanadian wrestling legend Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart announces he has prostate...
Bret “The Hitman” Hart publicly announced that he has prostate cancer via social media on Monday. The five-time winner of the world heavyweight championship in the WWE is calling it his toughest...
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Almost all men with early prostate cancer survive 10 years, regardless of...
The survival rate for early-stage prostate cancer is 99 percent after 10 years, regardless of whether men undergo surgery, radiation or are “actively monitored,” according to studies published...
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