prostate cancer

World Health Organization Places Processed Meat Alongside Smoking as Cause of Cancer

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 26, 2015 A United Nations health body says bacon, sausage and ham rank right up there with cigarettes, alcohol and asbestos as top carcinogens. But not all experts are convinced. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Link Found Between Vasectomies and Deadly Prostate Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2014 Harvard scientists found that the sterilizing procedure increases the risk of "developing the most aggressive form of prostate cancer," but it doesn't mean vasectomies should be ruled out as a form of contraception. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Researchers Find Key Clue in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Mystery

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2009 What exactly is chronic fatigue syndrome? Anywhere from 1 million to 4 million Americans suffer from the disease, which announces itself in the form of chronic pains and, well, fatigue. Its origins have been difficult to trace, but it looks as if that's about to change, thanks to the discovery of a possible link between a retrovirus called XMRV and the syndrome. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Britain Under Fire From U.S. for Breaking Lockerbie Bomber Pledge

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2009 Earlier this month, the Scottish government released convicted "Lockerbie bomber" Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, afflicted with terminal prostate cancer, to live out the rest of his days in his native Libya -- a move that reportedly went against a decade-old agreement with the U.S. that those found guilty of causing the 1988 airline tragedy would stay put in Scotland to serve their time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scotland Releases Ailing ‘Lockerbie Bomber’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 In this clip from the Associated Press, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill of Scotland announces his country's decision to release "Lockerbie bomber" Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on Thursday so the terminally ill Libyan can return to his homeland to die. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )