Risk of prostate cancer increases by 45% in men due to a common practice

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Most men suffering from prostate cancer don’t experience symptoms during its early stage.

Changes in the urine may be a result of a non-cancerous condition known as an enlarged prostate. Of course, it can be a result of another urine-related issue as well.

However, it is always a good idea to check with a doctor.

The American Cancer Society states that one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men, following lung cancer.

One of the main reasons why the risk of prostate cancer is increased by 45% in recent years is avoiding regular prostate cancer screening appointments.

Health experts argue that implementing nationwide screenings, particularly those measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood, could lead to early detection and will provide timely treatment.

A study by the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) showed that early detection improves the chances of being cured and helps avoid expensive medical treatments. The study was conducted over the course of 20 years, including data from seven European countries.

Regular screenings can reduce the risks of death from this form of cancer by 20%.

The research was led by the scientists from Erasmus MC Cancer Institute at the University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. It included 72,460 men.

The results showed that around one in six men never attended their regular screening appointments. Those who did had a 23% lower chance of dying from prostate cancer.

“It may be that men who opted not to attend a screening appointment are care avoiders – meaning they’re less likely to engage in healthy behaviors and preventative care in general,” lead study author, Renée Leenen, M.D., Ph.D. explained.

She added: “This is the opposite behavior of people who are perhaps more health-conscious and are more likely to attend a screening appointment.”

She emphasized the need to get to the reasons why men avoid these screenings.

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Family shares heartbreaking warning after athlete, 21, died suddenly from rare condition

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21-year-old Jake Sendler, an athlete from Australia, died from a rare condition diagnosed by doctors after a fight. Namely, Jake was an amateur MMA fighter.

He died on March 13, 11 days after being admitted to the hospital, and how his family shared their heartbreak over the devastating loss and issued a warning.

Jake’s mom, Sharon, told News.com that her son complained of muscle soreness and urine discoloration, but didn’t see it as anything serious or concerning.

Before the fight on March 2, doctors cleared Jake to compete in the three round fight. Following the fight, he couldn’t get out of the ring himself and was helped out. After that an ambulance was called.

The young athlete was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle injury during which the muscle breaks down.

“This is a life-threatening condition that can happen after an injury or excessive exercise without rest. If you notice symptoms like weak and sore muscles and color changes in your pee, contact your healthcare provider,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Sharon explained, “When we got into the ICU, the doctor said when they opened him up again (in another emergency surgery) there was just too much tissue that had died and there was so much damage, there was nothing more they could do.”

“I said to him, ‘It’s OK, baby, you can rest now, you fought so hard’ and I kissed him on the forehead and he passed away. It was the worst moment of my life.”

The family of this young athlete who died of a rare condition has started a GoFundMe page.

The organizers of Jake’s final fight also paid their tributes.

“Road to HEX is deeply saddened by the passing of amateur MMA fighter Jake Sendler. His dedication, talent, and spirit will be greatly missed.

“We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and everyone at Mat Masters Academy.”

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Malaysia announces plans for a new large-scale search in a major development for missing MH370

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Back in 2014, one of the biggest aviation mysteries happened when Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

It was believed that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean after satellite data showed it turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean.

Malaysia’s transport minister announced on Wednesday that the search for Flight MH370 will continue after the country reached a “no find, no fee” agreement with the Texas-based ocean exploration firm.

The search activities are expected to be done in a new area in the southern Indian Ocean that is estimated to cover 5,790 square miles.

“The government is committed to continuing the search operation and providing closure for the families of the MH370 passengers,” Minister Loke Siew Fook said in a statement.

The company conducting the search for the missing plane, Ocean Infinity, already had two unsuccessful attempt to get to the wreckage, with the recent one in 2018.

The company’s chief executive, Oliver Punkett, said Ocean Infinity has significantly improved their equipment since 2018 and used technology that helped them narrow the search area to the most likely site.

Peter Waring, a former Australian naval officer, dubbed the search technology as state-of-the-art. “What these new Ocean Infinity vessels represent, quite frankly, is as big a transition in maritime technology as the movement from sail to steam in the 1800s,” he told 60 Minutes.

“It represents a significant advancement in maritime technology.”

Wreckage of the missing Flight — Reuters

However, the technology has its limits in the open ocean, where waves reaching up to 20 meters have been recorded in the new search area.

Mirror reported that Ocean Infinity has already deployed a search vessel to the target zone 1,200 miles off the coast of Perth, Australia.

“There’s absolutely no shelter out there and there’s nowhere to hide,” Mr Waring warned.

“You’re six or seven days away from the nearest port, which is Perth.

“These are dangerous conditions, if something goes wrong, it will turn catastrophic very, very quickly.”

Craig Wallace, an electrical engineer and deep-sea diver, also spoke of the harsh conditions.

“The Indian Ocean that they’re working in is, is among the worst in the world,” he said.

“They’ve recorded wave heights of 20 meters, so 60 feet. It’s extreme conditions and there will be a lot of times where they simply cannot launch or recover the vehicle.”

The families of those killed in the plane crash are still looking for answers.

Flight MH370 carried passengers from more than a dozen of countries.

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Doctors say girl had sprained arm – She now has months to live

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When 5-year-old Bonnie Spence was taken to the hospital for an odd lump on her left arm, doctors assured the family she had sprained it.

However, the pain persisted in the days that followed and the family returned to the hospital where doctors performed an MRI scan.

Unfortunately, the results showed little Bonnie Spence had a very rare form of cancer that affects around eight children a year in the UK – Rhabdoid Sarcoma Cancer.

The devastating diagnosis shocked Bonnie’s father, Iain Spence, and her stepmother, Caroline.

Bonnie Spence, 5, was diagnosed with a rare work of cancer, Rhabdoid Sarcoma Cancer — GoFundMe

Unfortunately, Bonnie’s arm had to be amputated, with doctors giving her only months to live.

“When I woke up after the operation, I was really upset,” the GoFundMe started in Bonnie’s name read.

“I didn’t like not having my arm and was really worried about how I would play on the swings and if people would laugh at me. Daddy and Caroline made me feel much better and I’m coping with my one arm really well now.

“After 10 days in hospital I started chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has made me lose all my gorgeous long blonde hair, which is making me sad. They have given me so many medicines to try and shrink the ones in my lungs to give me more time with my family but it won’t cure me.”

After spending 21 days in the hospital, Bonnie returned home to her family, including her stepsister Jennifer and her half-brother Alister.

Her mom, along with her 2 full sisters and 2 half-sisters, live separately in Lancashire.

Bonnie Spence is receiving chemo treatments and plenty of other medications for her cancer.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, her stepmom Caroline said, “It’s been horrific. It’s been really tough.

“A lot has happened in a small space of time, it’s hard to process.

“It’s really upsetting having to watch her with her little one arm, trying to do everyday tasks that we take for granted.

“We’re just trying to navigate giving her the best time we have left with her. We want the entire time to be really special for her.

Doctors told the family that if the chemo treatments work, Bonnie will have 12 months to live the most. In case they don’t, they will stop them and she’ll have two months.

We hope Bonnie will get a second chance in life.

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I was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in my 40s – the only sign was a problem millions suffer everyday

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Shawn Michael, a 48-year-old father of one, posted a YouTube video in which he opened up of his bowel cancer diagnosis and health condition, which has since been seen by over 100,000 people.

Sadly, what he believed was a simple constipation turned out to be a bowel cancer that has since spread to other of his organs. Michael, however, believes his genetics and general good health would give him a “fighting chance” following the treatments he’s been receiving.

Michael experienced troubles passing stools in October 2024 and reached to some over-the counter pills, but when nothing worked, he visited a doctor.

He was sent home with a treatment, but still, something didn’t feel right and he could feel there was something inside his stomach, the Daily Mail reported.

“Two days later I could still physically feel something inside of me,” he said, as per the publication.

Convinced he experienced faecal impaction, a condition in which the stool can become impacted, or stuck, in your colon, blocking waste from leaving the body, he tried having some fizzy drink, believing it could help.

Sadly, he endured excruciating pain. “I took one sip and it felt like someone shot me in the gut it was so painful.”

A CT scan revealed a mass in his colon.

“[The nurse] informed me the indications there were for stage four colon cancer,” Michael said.

“I’ve been to hospitals before, when I was a kid I spent a great deal of time in them with my mum, and nothing happens fast in medical unless there’s a problem.”

He added: “The only thing I could think about was how do I tell my wife because she’s sitting at home, waiting for me to come home.”

Michael was taken to surgery during which a large part of his colon was removed. Doctors informed him they had also found large cancer-like tumours on his omentum.

“That was actually kind of a lucky break that it had attached to that fatty tissue there,” Michael said.

He continued: “That had been able to help slow down the progression to the other organs.”

Since the cancer was in stage four, it spread to his liver, lungs, and spleen. The colon cancer was removed, and he’s now receiving chemo in an attempt to fight the cancer attacking his other organs.

In one of his most recent social media updates, he said a scan showed “no evidence of disease or active tumours.”

Unfortunately, research show that in recent years, the number of people under 50 affected by colon cancer has risen.

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Bone-chilling 2025 predictions from both Nostradamus and Baba Vanga

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The prophecies of two of the greatest prophets, Nostradamus and Baba Vanga, stunned humanity. Most of their visions about the future, which go far beyond the year we are now living in, have turned out to be true.

Baba Vanga, the Bulgarian blind mystic whose real name was Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, died in 1996. Among the predictions she made was the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers, the same one believed to be made by Nostradamus himself.

Allegedly, back in 1989, Baba Vanga said, “Horror, horror! The American brethren will fall after being attacked by the steel birds. The wolves will be howling in a bush, and innocent blood will be gushing.”

Further, Baba Vanga predicted that the 44th president of the United States would be a black man. She also predicted the assassination of Indira Gandhi, as well as her own death.

Nostradamus, the French apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, among the rest, is best known for his book Les Prophéties, a collection of 942 poetic quatrains predicting future events. His quatrains have been re-read and re-interpreted for many, many years. Many believe that most of his predictions did come true.

It is said that he predicted the Great Fire of London. Also, Hitler’s rise to power, both World Wars, and the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those interested in his work, which was written in a combination of Greek, Italian, Latin, and Provençal, believe he also predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.

The year 2025

Regarding the year 2025, Nostradamus predicts the rise of a dark cult to power. Also an establishment of an underwater empire. Baba Vanga predicts the emergence of telepathy, reshaping our understanding of human potential with a futuristic twist.

Their projections also carry a dark and unsettling edge.

Nostradamus spoke of a catastrophic battle on Europe’s ground, saying, “The ancient plague will be worse than enemies,” while Baba Vanga said this fight will “devastate” communities.

Nostradamus also wrote of an asteroid coming to Earth. “From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, A harbinger of fate, the world pleads. Science and fate in a cosmic dance: The fate of the Earth, a second chance.”

Sky History writes that the French astrologer predicted the Russian-Ukrainian war would eventually come to an end when both sides get “exhausted.”

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During my ultrasound I saw my husband with a pregnant woman

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The struggle to get pregnant drained me, both physically and emotionally. The financial burdens from the numerous treatments, the long stays at the hospital… But I convinced myself it would all be worthy one day. All I ever wanted was to become a mother and give Ronald, my husband, a child that would call him “daddy.”

Sadly, nothing worked, but just as I lost hope, I noticed two lines on the pregnancy test. My heart started racing. Could this be true, I kept wondering.

Until I was sure I was carrying a child, I decided to keep it a secret, even from my husband.

And then, a couple of days later, I went to my doctor’s. I experienced a swirl of emotions, from excitement to fear and nervous anticipation.

“Can you hear the heartbeat?” my gynecologist asked me. “Carol, you are pregnant, congratulations.”

That moment was pure happiness. All I could think of was Ronald’s face when I delivered the news.

What I never expected, however, was to see my husband at the hospital, right there and then – with another woman who was pregnant as well.

From feeling like the happiest woman on Earth, to being overwhelmed with anger and disappointment.

Ronald seemed happy. He was laughing with her and held her hand helping her walk, as she was well into her pregnancy. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The woman was very young, probably in her early twenties, and way younger than me.

As I struggled to breath, I called an uber and decided to follow them.

They got inside Ronald’s car and headed to a neighborhood I’d never been to before.

Ronald helped her get out of the car and the two entered a house.

I was determined to confront him right there and then, so I knocked on the door. It was him who answered it.

“Carol, what are you doing here?” he asked, shocked by my unexpected presence. But I didn’t say anything, I just entered inside, eager to learn what was going on.

The young woman turned to me while holding her belly and said in a calm voice. “Carol, it’s nice to finally meet you.”

“Meet me? So you knew Ronald was married? I asked, still shocked by this encounter.

“Yes, I knew. By the way, I’m Anna, Ronald’s daughter.”

“Ronald’s what!?”

Those words made my heart sink. I had no idea Ronald had a child already. What’s most, she was pregnant.

Ronald turned to me and said he was sorry for not telling me about Anna.

It turned out that he and her mom dated when they were very young, but things didn’t turn out for the best and they split. He knew Anna existed, but her mom wouldn’t let him see her, and eventually, they lost contact and he had no idea where she was.

However, Anna’s mom died of cancer, and now that she was pregnant, she felt the need to reconnect with her father.

“Carol, I didn’t know how to tell you. I was waiting for the right time, I guess,” Ronald said.

I was confused and didn’t know what to think.

“You know, when I saw my husband at the hospital with a pregnant woman, my world collapsed. I could never assume he had a daughter,” I said.

Ronald then turned to me and asked what I was doing at the hospital.

“I’m pregnant, too, Ronald,” I whispered, not expecting to deliver the news that way.

He hugged me and started crying tears of joy.

I needed some time to think about everything, but I realized that Ronald wasn’t a bad man. He just wanted to be there for his long-lost daughter without hurting my feelings.

As of Anna, she wanted to be part of our life. A big family was something I’ve always dreamed of, and now my dream has finally come true.

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Mom buys flea market backpack, finds pouch with amulet inside

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Rachel and Fred met at the orphanage when they were still very young. They both lost their parents and had no one by their side. Over time, they became each other’s greatest support and soon after, they fell in love and eventually married after finishing high school.

Despite the rough start early in life, they managed to form a beautiful family, welcoming a daughter, Alicia. Fred worked as a handyman, and Rachel was a stay at home mom. Life seemed nice, but then, Fred lost his life, leaving Rachel to take care of their daughter all by herself.

Things weren’t easy and money was tight, but Rachel somehow managed to make ends meet.

One day, she and Alicia visited the flea market to get the girl a backpack – It was old and worn out, but it was pink, Alicia’s favorite color, and it didn’t cost much.

Pink backpack bought at the flea market — Pexels

However, what Rachel didn’t know was that the backpack would change her life forever in ways unimaginable.

The day after the purchase, Alicia approached her mom holding a little velvet pouch. “Mom, is this yours?” she asked. “It was inside the backpack.”

Rachel knew it wasn’t hers, but she took it and opened it. Inside, there was an amulet, a photo of a family of three, and some shiny Japanese coins. There was also an address tag that read, “Amanda Turner, 60 Oakland Ave, #216, Colorado.”

Returning the pouch felt like the right thing to do. Without giving it a second thought, Rachel took it in her hand and headed to the address the following day.

It led her to a huge mansion, but there was no one inside. When she asked around, looking for Amanda, one of the neighbors told them she had passed away while traveling home from Japan, and that her husband and daughter moved places. Luckily, after sharing the story about the amulet, the neighbor was kind enough to give Rachel the family’s new address.

It wasn’t far, so Rachel drove there.

When she knocked on the door, a man opened the door. She recognized him from the photo, it was Amanda’s husband.

She told him about the backpack bought at the flea market and how her daughter found the pouch that belonged to his late wife.

The man, John, explained that the pouch was what they had retrieved after Amanda’s tragic passing, saying they had no idea it was inside the backpack they had given away to charity.

John was a nice man, and she and Rachel had a lot in common. They both suffered the loss of their loved ones, and they both had daughters who were around same age. Over time, they became friends, and they eventually fell for one another.

A year later, John proposed. Rachel felt guilty at that moment as she felt like she was betraying her late husband, but she knew that her daughter being raised by two parents was the best for her. So, she said yes.

Never in her wildest dreams did this woman believed a backpack from the flea market would lead to new love and a new begining.

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One of the main reasons why the risk of prostate cancer is increased by 45% in recent years is avoiding regular prostate cancer screening appointments.

He died on March 13, 11 days after being admitted to the hospital, and how his family shared their heartbreak over the devastating loss and issued a warning.

The young athlete was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle injury during which the muscle breaks down.

The family of this young athlete who died of a rare condition has started a GoFundMe page.

Malaysia’s transport minister announced on Wednesday that the search for Flight MH370 will continue after the country reached a “no find, no fee” agreement with the Texas-based ocean exploration firm.

However, the technology has its limits in the open ocean, where waves reaching up to 20 meters have been recorded in the new search area.

Unfortunately, the results showed little Bonnie Spence had a very rare form of cancer that affects around eight children a year in the UK – Rhabdoid Sarcoma Cancer.

After spending 21 days in the hospital, Bonnie returned home to her family, including her stepsister Jennifer and her half-brother Alister.

Michael experienced troubles passing stools in October 2024 and reached to some over-the counter pills, but when nothing worked, he visited a doctor.

A CT scan revealed a mass in his colon.

In one of his most recent social media updates, he said a scan showed “no evidence of disease or active tumours.”

Their projections also carry a dark and unsettling edge.

What I never expected, however, was to see my husband at the hospital, right there and then – with another woman who was pregnant as well.

However, Anna’s mom died of cancer, and now that she was pregnant, she felt the need to reconnect with her father.

One day, she and Alicia visited the flea market to get the girl a backpack – It was old and worn out, but it was pink, Alicia’s favorite color, and it didn’t cost much.

When she knocked on the door, a man opened the door. She recognized him from the photo, it was Amanda’s husband.

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