News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:13:30 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu On the football field, the hockey rink or wrestling mat, an athletes'rsquo; head can take a beating 'mdash; and a University of Michigan neurologist is leading the charge to help doctors who treat the brain better understand those sports injuries. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1332 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1332 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics The fifth part of the Men'rsquo;s Fellowship Breakfast, hosted by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center'rsquo;s Community Outreach Program, will teach men how to improve and maintain sexual function through the lifespan, and highlight the importance of physical activity. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1250 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1250 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST Events African American men are at a greater risk when it comes to battling cancer.'nbsp;On Saturday, Jan. 10, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a Men'rsquo;s Fellowship Breakfast. The event will focus on the importance of diet, weight and exercise and its relation to cancer.'nbsp; http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1008 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1008 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST Events Despite trends toward early diagnosis of prostate cancer,'nbsp;a new study finds that men with low income were more likely to go undiagnosed until their cancers had reached more advanced stages. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=931 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=931 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=929 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=929 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center will sponsor a Men's Fellowship Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 13, in Ypsilanti. The event will focus on the effects and risks of prostate cancer and colon cancer on African American men. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=610 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=610 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Events The Seventh Annual Men's Event to benefit prostate cancer research and education at the University of Michigan Health System will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Fleming's Prime Steak House ' Wine Bar at 323 North Old Woodward Ave. in Birmingham. This event provides philanthropic support for the U-M Prostate Cancer Research Program. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=556 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=556 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment A standard part of testicular cancer care isn't used in more than half of all patients who have the condition, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=15 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=15 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST Men's Health Finasteride, a well-known generic drug that shrinks an enlarged prostate, also reduces men's risk of getting prostate cancer. A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute strongly suggests finasteride also increases the chances that physicians will find fast-growing prostate cancers early. The study comes from the Southwest Oncology Group, a large clinical trials network headquartered at the U-M. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=182 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=182 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST Men's Health The Sixth Annual Men's Event to benefit prostate cancer research and education at the Universityof Michiganwill be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at the new Fleming's Steak House ' Wine Bar at 323 North Old Woodward Ave.in Birmingham. This event provides philanthropic support for the U-M Prostate Cancer Research Program. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=183 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=183 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST Men's Health