January 21, 2021

Answering Your Qs on the New COVID Vaccines

As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines continues, scores of questions are emerging. Here, experts from Penn State Health answer some of the more common ones.

January 11, 2021

Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread

Food as medicine: New research suggests that a healthy Mediterranean diet might lower the risk of prostate cancer progressing to a more advanced state.

January 8, 2021

Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

If you're a Black man, your risk of getting prostate cancer is 75% higher than it is for a white man, and it's more than twice as deadly.

December 21, 2020

Can You Stop COVID Precautions Once You Get Vaccinated?

It will be tempting for folks to think they can resume a "normal" life after they've received the two-dose course of the COVID-19 vaccine.

December 8, 2020

Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

People diagnosed with cancer often have many concerns, including "financial toxicity," the hardship and stress associated with the cost of treatment.

November 30, 2020

'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

Negative biopsies among early-stage prostate cancer patients who've chosen active surveillance are associated with a low risk of disease progression, but they aren't a sign that their cancer has completely vanished, a new study indicates.