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A Harbin Clinic surgeon has been the first in northwest Georgia to perform an innovative robotic surgery that offers relief to men with enlarged prostates. The surgery was completed at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Aquablation therapy uses a real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet to remove excess prostate tissue. The combination of the camera and ultrasound allows a doctor to …

Mike ReissSep 26, 2025, 02:53 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots first-year defensive coordinator Terrell …

The NHS must change how black men are treated for prostate cancer to prevent “an epidemic of unnecessary deaths” in which twice as many die as white men, campaigners have warned. Academics are seeking to raise awareness that one in four black men are getting this cancer, twice the rate of white men, which is one in eight, according to …

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Image credits: CDC. For decades, the story of prostate cancer screening has been dominated by three letters: P-S-A. The Prostate-Specific Antigen blood test is the first line of defense for millions of men. Yet, for all its widespread use, the PSA test has a notoriously fraught legacy. It’s a blunt instrument in a field that demands precision. It’s a test …

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have created a new urine-based test to ID prostate cancers. This new approach could significantly reduce the need for invasive, often painful biopsies. By analyzing urine samples from prostate cancer patients before and after prostate-removal surgery, as well as samples from healthy individuals, …

When travel writer Rick Steves, 70, switched insurance providers, he visited a new doctor, who suggested Steves undergo a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Steves agreed. “He called me two days later and said, ‘You’ve got a serious problem. You’ve got a PSA of 55 and you’ve got prostate cancer,’” Steves tells TODAY.com. “It was all hands on deck to change …

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies affecting men globally, usually developing within the prostate gland. While in its early stages, the disease is often confined to the gland itself, advanced prostate cancer may spread to distant parts of the body such as the bones, lymph nodes, and, in rarer cases, the skin. When cancer cells reach the …

Björn Borg, the five-time Wimbledon tennis champion, has said he is taking life “day by day, year by year” after his “extremely aggressive” prostate cancer diagnosis. The former world No 1, who won 11 grand slam titles before retiring aged 25, revealed the diagnosis in the final chapter of his autobiography, which will be published this week in the UK …

Ian Ashmeade Ian Ashmeade said his partner made him a polar bear costume and he came up with the mechanics to simulate it urinating A man has taken part in an unusual cycle ride in the Netherlands to promote prostate cancer awareness. Ian Ashmeade, 67, is part of the Haddenham Easyriders cycling club in Cambridgeshire and in 2023 they saw …