Fewer Men Are Getting Prostate Cancer Blood Tests, And That May Not Be a Good Thing Some experts now advise men not to get the blood test that can pick up prostate cancer, but that may be putting certain men at risk Health advice is often confusing — and conflicting — and nothing proves that…
Studies Find Declines in Screening and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer By DENISE GRADYNOV. 17, 2015 Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer, and fewer early-stage cases are being detected, according to two studies published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number of cases has dropped not because the disease…
[heading title_size=”title-size-small” text_align=”center” text_color_custom=”#ffffff” icon_type=”noicon” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#de5034″ icon_style=”circle” icon_color_bg=”#ffffff” icon_color_border=”#dbdbdb” icon_border_size=”1″ icon_border_radius=”500″ icon_border_spacing=”50″]Groundbreaking work on prostate cancer genetics[/heading] National Cancer Institute and National Genome Project announced that the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network produced groundbreaking results in research on genetic alterations in prostate cancer. These findings identified seven drivers of of prostate cancer, which…
Federal US PSTF Task Force is updating its recommendation against PSA screening From AdMeTech Foundation – November 3, 2015 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced on October 29, 2015 that it will re-evaluate and update its recommendation against PSA screening for prostate cancer made in 2011-2012. Read more In October 2011, AdMeTech…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kate Lagreca kate@northwindstrategies.com ONE YEAR OUT: Boston Non-Profit Kicks Off Plans for First-Ever Global Summit on New, Precision Diagnostics for Prostate Cancer BOSTON, MA, October 20, 2015—AdMeTech Foundation today hosted a kick-off breakfast to launch the first-ever Global Summit on Diagnostic Solutions for Prostate Cancer Care, which is planned…
Reduced prostate screening could miss advanced tumors By STEVEN REINBERG September 24, 2015, 8:30 AM Relaxed guidelines on prostate cancer screening may delay diagnosis and treatment of aggressive tumors, a new study suggests. In 2011, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing,…
NEWS ADVISORY Media Contact: Kate Lagreca Kate@northwindstrategies.com NAACP’S NEW ENGLAND AREA CONFERENCE DELEGATES LEARN ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER AS A LEADING HEALTH CARE DISPARITY IN BLACK MEN NEAC NAACP Features AdMeTech Foundation’s Workshop on The Cutting-Edge Advances in Early Detection and Treatment BEDFORD, MA—September 24, 2015—Juan Cofield, President of the New England Area Conference…
Hispanic men urged to get prostate exams By Aneri Pattani GLOBE CORRESPONDENT SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Local doctors and advocates spoke with about 1,000 parishioners Sunday at the Congregación León de Judá in the South End about the high risk of death from prostate cancer for Hispanic men in Boston. The event, which was organized by AdMeTech, a…
NEWS ADVISORY Media Contact: Kate Lagreca kate@northwindstrategies.com BOSTON HISPANIC COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT DISPROPORTINATE RISKS AND IMPACT OF PROSTATE CANCER AdMeTech Foundation joins León de Judá Congregation at Sunday Services to Educate, Offer Counseling BOSTON, MA, September 17, 2015—Dr. Roberto Miranda, Senior Pastor of the Congregation León de Judá and Founder of the…
[heading title_size=”title-size-small” text_align=”center” text_color_custom=”#ffffff” icon_type=”noicon” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#de5034″ icon_style=”circle” icon_color_bg=”#ffffff” icon_color_border=”#dbdbdb” icon_border_size=”1″ icon_border_radius=”500″ icon_border_spacing=”50″]AdMeTech Foundation and NAACP, NEAC joined Urban Update, 7News Boston [/heading] September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. As part of AdMeTech Foundation efforts to raise awareness on prostate cancer they were invited to be guests on Channel 7 Urban Update with host Byron Barnett.…