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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Does Joe Biden's Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Have You Concerned About Your Own Health?
FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. Biden has been diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer, his office announced on Sunday. The cancer has spread to his bones, as it commonly does in more aggressive forms. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. About one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and an estimated 288,300 new cases will emerge this year, according to the American Cancer Society. It's more common in Black men and in all men over 65. It is generally slow-growing, and one of the big challenges with this cancer is that there are really no symptoms, especially early on, according to the American Cancer Society. By the time you do see symptoms, the cancer has likely reached an advanced stage. However, there is a screening test for it. When this is done and prostate cancer is caught early, it is often highly treatable, says Daniel Spratt, M.D., a prostate cancer management expert and a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Protect yourself against this common disease by getting screened (see the recommendations for when below) and learning to identify the common signs. Here's how. "PROSTATE CANCER IS one of those conditions that could easily be caught early,' says John Lynam, D.O., an osteopathic physician in Florida who specializes in urology. 'Because of screening and testing, it has a high cure rate once caught early.' This is especially important because there are no real early signs of prostate cancer, he says. 'Once prostate cancer causes symptoms, it is usually advanced and is often not curable at that point,' says Jonathan Shoag, M.D., a urologist and member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Population and Cancer Prevention Program at Case Western Reserve University. If there are warning signs of prostate cancer, they can include: Blood in the urine or semen Problems urinating—including feeling like you need to urinate more often or a slow or weak stream Blocked urine Loss of bladder or bowel control Erectile dysfunction Painful ejaculation Pain in hips, back, ribs, or other areas Weakness or numbness in the legs or feet Fatigue Unintentional weight loss 'Prostate cancer tends to spread to the bones, which can be painful, cause fractures, and limit mobility,' Dr. Shoag says. Any time you notice any of these symptoms, visit your primary care doctor as soon as you can to get screened for prostate cancer, Dr. Lynam suggests. Dr. Spratt says many prostate or urinary symptoms often have nothing to do with prostate cancer. So it's important to rule out other potential health issues. INSTEAD OF WATCHING for signs of prostate cancer, which means it's reached an advanced stage, Dr. Lynam suggests getting regular screenings to catch it early. 'The hope is catching the cancer when it is still asymptomatic and relatively easy to treat,' Dr. Shoag explains. Following the American Urological Association guidelines, all men should be screened for prostate cancer once they turn 50, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., a urology professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and Men's Health urology adviser. For men at a higher risk for prostate cancer, screening is recommended between ages 40 and 45. Those groups include Black men, people with a family history of the cancer, and those with a genetic predisposition, such as having the BRCA gene, Dr. Lipshultz says. Screening involves getting a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test and a prostate exam, he says. You should get re-screened every two to four years, according to AUA. PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING typically involves two tests, Dr. Spratt says. One is a digital rectal exam, where doctors feel the prostate gland for abnormalities. 'It's a quick and painless procedure,' he adds. The other is a PSA blood test, which measures the amount of a protein that's produced by cancerous and noncancerous cells in the prostate. 'Elevated PSA levels can be an indicator of prostate issues, including cancer,' Dr. Spratt. Men without prostate cancer typically have PSA levels of under 4 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), according to the American Cancer Society. PSA levels between 4 and 10 suggest you could have about a 25 percent chance of prostate cancer, and levels over 10 signal that your chance of having the cancer is more than 50 percent. Some have argued that a PSA test alone is enough to diagnose prostate cancer, Dr. Lipshultz says, but both are needed. 'You see somebody who has a normal PSA, and you do a prostate exam, and there's cancer everywhere because it's so undifferentiated that it doesn't make the PSA,' he explains. Undifferentiated cancer cells typically don't look or behave like the normal cells in tissues where they develop and may not produce much PSA. Prostate cancer is one of the most curable diseases when caught early, Dr. Lynam says. In some cases, lower-grade prostate cancers can sometimes be safely monitored by your doctor without needing intervention. 'The most important message I can tell patients is to know your family history and get regular prostate cancer screening and checkups,' he says. 'We are serious when we say early detection can save your life.' You Might Also Like The Best Hair Growth Shampoos for Men to Buy Now 25 Vegetables That Are Surprising Sources of Protein
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Mobile County's fifth healthcare kiosk coming to Citronelle: Health Department
CITRONELLE, Ala. (WKRG) — A fifth healthcare kiosk in Mobile County will be added in Citronelle on Tuesday, Feb. 11, according to the Mobile County Health Department. Man drives motorized shopping cart on Airport Boulevard, gets arrested: Mobile PD The kiosk, which offers free naloxone kits and condoms, is part of the MCHD's Overdose Prevention Program. Naloxone can quickly reverse the effects of opioid overdose. It will be located at the MCHD's Women, Infants & Children supplemental nutrition office in Citronelle, according to a news release. This Mobile Civic Center memento could be a popular Mardi Gras throw This is the fifth healthcare kiosk in the county, with previous kiosks being placed at Vista Medical on Springhill Avenue, Shell Health at Downtowner Loop North, Semmes Pharmacy on Moffett Road, and B-Bob's Bar in Downtown Mobile. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Yahoo
NYC gun suspects dodged prison with gun ‘diversion' program — now they're accused in execution-style murder
A pair of Mount Vernon men caught a break after getting nabbed on serious gun charges in the Bronx, getting referred to a 'gun diversion' program instead of facing serious time behind bars. But now they're locked up on murder charges in a vicious execution-style shooting, The Post has learned. 'The DAs are playing with fire — and we have one guy executed,' one frustrated law enforcement source said Sunday. 'It's a black hole. No one can figure out what's going on in between [court] appearances. 'All they talk about is getting rid of cases,' the source added. 'Citywide we are seeing this. Now all the boroughs have caught on to this diversion fraud.' Amari Oneal and Ali Mohammed, both 21, ran afoul of the NYPD on Aug. 1, 2023, when they were pulled over by the cops near a Bronx housing project and nabbed with a cache of loaded guns. According to court records, Oneal was behind the wheel of a white 2003 Volkswagen with dark tinted windows and New Jersey license plates when cops spotted the car in Concourse Village. In plain view in the car were an illegal .22-caliber Beretta handgun with a 13-round magazine and a black 9 mm Glock pistol with a 22-round magazine, a criminal complaint said. Oneal, Mohammed and a third man, Amari Staggers, were hit with illegal gun charges by cops. But once in court the cases bounced around for months before Mohammed and Oneal were both offered spots in jail-alternative programs designed for suspects caught with illegal weapons in an attempt to get them on the straight and narrow and to dodge prison time. Under deals worked out by prosecutors, Oneal pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession on June 27 and was assigned to the Bronx Osborne Gun Accountability and Prevention Program, while Mohammed got a similar deal on Sept. 12 and was assigned to a similar program run by the Fortune Society. In both cases, the two suspects faced two years in prison if they didn't complete the program. They didn't. On Jan. 6, the two were part of a crew that allegedly ambushed David Smith in the Westchester County city of New Rochelle and shot him dead — firing six shots into the victim after he lay wounded on the ground, according to criminal complaints filed by prosecutors. Mohammed, Oneal and a third man, Marquis Williamson were nabbed near 49 Rhoda Quash Lane in New Rochelle after the shooting shortly after 10:30 a.m., according to complaints filed by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Two other men — Tommy Guest and Anthony Webster — were hit with first-degree robbery charges. In a bizarre twist, Smith himself had some trouble with the law and faced felony fraud charges in an unrelated Connecticut case for allegedly scamming DoorDash drivers out of nearly $1 million as part of an elaborate two-year-old nationwide scam, according to records. Smith had been due in court in Stamford just two days after he was gunned down. In a statement last week, a spokesperson for the Bronx DA's office said the gun diversion program has been successful in the past at diverting lower-risk gun suspects from further crimes. 'It is an outrage and a tragedy that Oneal and Mohammed allegedly murdered a young man just as they were beginning rehabilitative programs in Bronx County,' the rep said in a statement. 'We have had 100 people successfully complete these programs, which provide an opportunity to avoid a criminal record and receive the tools to be productive, law-abiding citizens,' the rep said. 'When we enacted these programs we understood there would be risk, but we are combating gun violence from all angles and with preventive approaches in addition to prosecution.' In a statement after the fatal shooting, New Rochelle police said Smith was killed after a 'personal dispute' over money, but it is unclear if the dispute was related to the DoorDash scam. Police said the victim and his allegedly killers 'were acquainted' with each other — with most arrested near the scene, a third after he walked into the hospital with a wounded hand and another two days later. The Connecticut State Attorney's Office did not respond to a request for comment on Smith's fraud cause on their turf last week. But the Stamford Advocate said the 22-year-old was charged with defrauding the app's drivers by claiming cards used for purchases were listed as stolen. He would allegedly coax the drivers into providing new card information and bill those accounts, defrauding them out of more than $730,000 over more than two years, the outlet reported. But the Big Apple law enforcement sources said his violent death could've been avoided if his allegedly killers hadn't gotten a break on their 2023 gun cases. 'Two perps, two guns — that's a highly presentable case,' the source said. 'Prosecutors are now either solution-driven or excuse-driven. This is more of the latter.'
