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Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they'd have to live with their side effects, says a new study. Full story

Pricey radiation no better post prostatectomy: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who get an older and less costly form of radiation after their cancerous prostates are removed fare just as well as men who get a new and expensive type of radiation, according to a new study. Full story

FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. Full story

C R Bard to pay $48 million to settle kickback allegations, DOJ says

(Reuters) - Medical device maker C.R. Bard Inc will pay about $48.3 million to resolve allegations it made illegal payments to hospitals and physicians to entice them to buy its radiation treatment for prostate cancer, the Justice Department said. Full story

New prostate cancer test may prevent overtreatment

   By engaging in active surveillance, experts say, doctors can better understand whether or not it’s safe for men to go untreated for prostate cancer. There are several tests that already predict how dangerous a tumor is, but a new test from the company Genomic Health provides doctors with more inform

Sleep problems linked to increased prostate cancer risk

Men who have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep may be at an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from Icelandic and American researchers. Full story

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  Men under 55 can skip prostate screening

After its annual meeting in San Diego, urologists recommended against screening average-risk men under 55. NBC’s Nancy Snyderman reports.