In 2014, prostate cancer was the leading cause of newly diagnosed cancers in men and the second leading cause of cancer death in men. How often should men have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test? If treatment is needed, what options are available?
Prostate cancer research has led to new ways to detect, diagnose and treat the disease. In the clinic, genomic testing helps identify high-risk tumors from those that do not require immediate treatment. Novel imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology combined with traditional ultrasound exam, improve three-dimensional mapping of the prostate and improves detection. Restriction Spectrum imaging-MRI, a non-invasive imaging method, developed at UC San Diego Health, more accurately assesses the local extent of a tumor and possibly predicts the grade of the tumor. A recent study showed promise in extending survival in advanced disease when hormone therapy is combined with chemotherapy in early treatment.
Get tested! Scripps Health will collaborate with Ed Randall’s Fans for the Cure (ERFFTC) to provide free prostate cancer screenings to fans at the San Diego Padres game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park Sept. 3.
The screenings will be open to all male ticket holders at the game who are 50 or older (or 40 and older with a family history of prostate cancer). Screenings will be administered from first pitch (7:10 p.m.) until the seventh inning at the Scripps Mobile Medical Unit, which will be located in the Park at the Park, beyond the right-field fence.
Watch our community raise Prostate Cancer Awareness at http://topoff.org where many men, Gay and Straight, have united to post shirtless selfies. All men diagnosed with prostate cancer are encouraged to visit and post their own shirtless selfie