Bone mineral density (DEXA) screening among men with prostate cancer: a missed opportunityProstate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death.  The use of androgen-deprivation therapy (A...

In February, Fox Chase Cancer Center marked the third anniversary of Love Versus Cancer – a campaign designed to honor and promote the strength and hope that love brings to the challenge of confronting cancer.To celebrate this occasion, Fox Chase ...

Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you.  New data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey confirm the health hazards of smoking. Mortality from any cause among smokers, both men and women, is three times higher than non-smokers.&nb...

With more frequent use of abdominal imaging, such as CT scan or MRI, the number of people diagnosed with small asymptomatic kidney tumors is rising rapidly. However, 15-20 percent of these lesions are benign, and many are low grade indolent lesions tha...

Going back to college as an adult was a challenge I was prepared for.I was not prepared for the news I would receive a few weeks into my second semester: my wife was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer. After hearing this news, I left school, but she ...

Although we typically think of women when we think of breast cancer, approximately 2,000 men per year are diagnosed with the disease. We know that male breast cancer seems to behave similarly to female breast cancer, but although the numbers are small,...