Jerry McCormick walks to Scripps Mercy hospital in San Diego for surgery to remove prostate cancer on Jan. 6, 2026. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters This story is part of California Voices, a ...

Jerry McCormick near his San Diego home the day before prostate cancer surgery, Jan. 5, 2026. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters This story is part of California Voices, a commentary forum aiming ...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer will be the second most diagnosed cancer in California in 2025, with nearly 30,000 ...

Re “California prostate cancer screening guidelines are outdated” (May 28): Great op-ed on prostate cancer screening. As a prostate cancer survivor, I could not agree more with the authors’ ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting American men other than skin cancer and the second leading cause of male cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 313,780 men ...

Incidence of distant-stage prostate cancer has been rising significantly throughout California since 2011, with a 6.7% annual increase. Prostate cancer mortality rates, which had been declining, ...

Following changes in screening guidelines, advanced prostate cancer cases in California rose sharply, outpacing national trends. The study highlights the need for better screening strategies to detect ...

Cases of prostate cancer are on the rise in California, according to new research. A study by UC San Francisco (UCSF) included nearly 388,000 men who had prostate cancer between 2004 and 2021. The ...

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A new study has found a “rising trend” in California men being diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer—a disease which claimed the life of “Easy Rider” star Dennis Hopper at 74 years old—and ...