At 65, Jim Johnson says he feels like a young boy again. He says that he has none of the sexual tension or drive that begins around puberty and accompanies men through most of their adult lives. “I don’t have any of the desire for sex,” he says. “Believe it or not, it’s quite liberating. […]
Prostate cancer
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Breaking the silence on prostate cancer
When Rodney Anderson, 50, had a physical at a local health fair, he asked for a prostate-specific antigen test — which is used to detect prostate cancer. The health workers told him he didn’t need to take the test, since it mostly occurs in older men. Anderson’s test came back positive. But the bigger surprise […]
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NEWS BLOG: URMC study supports PSA use
Many men 50 and older are bobbing and weaving their way through the PSA debate that started a couple of years ago. The prostate-specific antigen test is widely used to screen men for prostate cancer, but a number of studies have raised questions about the value of the PSA test. And last year, the US […]
