Prostate Cancer

Phil Jackson throws the book at Kobe Bryant

2013-05-16 05:00:00

Phil Jackson never liked to compare Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Believe me, I tried everything. Sometimes I'd ask him after random Lakers practices or before games against Charlotte, the team Jordan owned. Or after games in Chicago, where nostalgia...

Angelina Jolie and me -- a family history of cancer

2013-05-14 12:32:00

I didn’t realize until now that Angelina Jolie and I have something in common: cancer. Or at least risk factors for it. Jolie, of course, has made worldwide headlines with her dramatic op-ed Tuesday in the New York Times describing her decision to...

Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for prostate cancer

2013-05-03 16:14:00

A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn. In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and...

Lakers' week in review

2013-05-06 06:00:00

The Lakers hit the off-season after a 4-0 sweep by the San Antonio Spurs. Afterward, Coach Mike D'Antoni said he was proud of his team despite their "doomed" season. The Lakers held exit meetings with each player early in the week to discuss the...

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation

2013-05-11 18:10:00

Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...

Disrupted sleep linked to higher prostate cancer risk

2013-05-08 05:34:00

The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer insomnia and unwelcome wakefulness, the risk of prostate cancer is greater than for those whose sleep is undisrupted. That...

Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says

2013-04-25 11:21:00

Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...

Kobe Bryant gets stitches removed 17 days after surgery

2013-04-30 11:50:00

Kobe Bryant continues his recovery from the Achilles' tear that ended his season on April 12. On Tuesday, before his exit interview for the season with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni, Bryant tweeted the latest update....

Phil Jackson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011

2013-04-30 06:00:00

Phil Jackson's second run with the Lakers ended after a second-round loss to the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. During that series, Jackson revealed to the team that had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to Kevin Ding of the Orange County...

Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

2013-04-11 06:00:00

A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last� year said they were in favor of...

In the list of great Lakers accomplishments, this isn't one of them

2013-04-17 23:30:00

addCustomPlayer('1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1189yw62t2l8f1q7dcyl28cduy', 'eplayer15'); Yay? One of the most hyped teams in NBA history fell exhaustedly into the playoffs Wednesday. Appropriately, it happened with only...

Chile exhumes body of poet Pablo Neruda

2013-04-08 21:12:00

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean authorities on Monday exhumed the body of Pablo Neruda to check claims by a former chauffeur that the Nobel Prize-winning poet may have been killed by government agents shortly after the 1973 overthrow of his friend,...

The American Urological Assn.'s new guidelines on prostate cancer screening urge men to think twice before getting a PSA test.

2013-05-14 11:49:42

Men who have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep are more likely to develop prostate cancer, according to a new study.

2013-05-07 16:32:31

Caregiver Mary Kirakosian writes the names of her loved ones who were cancer survivors during Relay for Life, which took place at Johnny Carson Park in Burbank on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Relay for Life benefits the American Cancer Society. "This is one event I cannot pass," she says.

2013-05-04 00:00:00