3 days ago
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) office, in partnership with the Raleigh Housing Authority, hosted a Health and Wellness Fair focused on increasing access to cancer education and preventive health services.
2 months ago
During one of the most-watched televised events of the year, prostate cancer screening took an unexpected and welcome place in the national spotlight. During Sunday night’s Super Bowl, millions of viewers saw a commercial as part of the “Relax, It’s a Blood Test” campaign, a national effort designed to reframe conversations around prostate cancer screening. …
5 months ago
UNC Urology spotlights Omega Psi Phi’s Public Health Forum, where UNC Lineberger partners and community clinicians led discussions on prostate cancer, chronic disease, and men’s health awareness.
6 months ago
UNC Urology joined colleagues from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the annual ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk in Raleigh.
2 years ago
The UNC Men’s Health Program recently participated in the Lumbee Tribe of NC’s Veteran Stand Down event, held at the Pembroke Boys & Girls Club.
2 years ago
Dr. Eric Wallen, Professor of Urology and UNC Men's Health Program Director, is co-leading the effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black Men and Native Americans, who are disproportionately affected. Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death for men in North Carolina.
4 years ago
Testosterone is important to a man’s health, says UNC Health urologist Marc J. Rogers, MD. Here’s the real deal about why, and what to do if you’re concerned about low testosterone.
8 years ago
Pop quiz, just for men: What’s your doctor’s name? Wait, you do have a doctor, right? Too many men don’t have a family physician and don’t get regular checkups, says Culley Carson, MD, a urologist with UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. This problem is especially bad among younger men, he says. Between ages 18 …