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Charlie Schmidt

Editor, Harvard Medical School Annual Report on Prostate Diseases

Charlie Schmidt is an award-winning freelance science writer based in Portland, Maine. In addition to writing for Harvard Health Publishing, Charlie has written for Science magazine, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Environmental Health Perspectives, Nature Biotechnology, and The Washington Post.

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How does waiting on prostate cancer treatment affect survival? featured image

Men's Health

How does waiting on prostate cancer treatment affect survival?

Prostate cancer in transgender women featured image

Cancer

Prostate cancer in transgender women

Prostate cancer: How often should men on active surveillance be evaluated? featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer: How often should men on active surveillance be evaluated?

What are the chances that prostate cancer will return after surgery? featured image

Men's Health

What are the chances that prostate cancer will return after surgery?

Can plant-based diets lower your risk of prostate cancer? featured image

Men's Health

Can plant-based diets lower your risk of prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer: How long should hormonal therapy last? featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer: How long should hormonal therapy last?

Prostate cancer: Zapping metastatic tumors with radiation improves survival featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer: Zapping metastatic tumors with radiation improves survival

Prostate cancer: Can imaging substitute for repeat biopsies during active surveillance? featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer: Can imaging substitute for repeat biopsies during active surveillance?

Prostate cancer: Radiation therapy elevates risk for future cancers featured image

Men's Health

Prostate cancer: Radiation therapy elevates risk for future cancers

Promising therapy if PSA rises after prostate cancer surgery featured image

Men's Health

Promising therapy if PSA rises after prostate cancer surgery

An emerging treatment option for men on active surveillance featured image

Men's Health

An emerging treatment option for men on active surveillance

Some men whose prostate cancer progresses can safely delay treatment featured image

Men's Health

Some men whose prostate cancer progresses can safely delay treatment

New treatment approved for late-stage prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

New treatment approved for late-stage prostate cancer

Comparing traditional and robotic-assisted surgery for prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

Comparing traditional and robotic-assisted surgery for prostate cancer

Treatment with abiraterone significantly improves survival in advanced prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

Treatment with abiraterone significantly improves survival in advanced prostate cancer

New study investigates treatment-associated regrets in prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

New study investigates treatment-associated regrets in prostate cancer

Acupuncture relieves prostatitis symptoms in study featured image

Men's Health

Acupuncture relieves prostatitis symptoms in study

Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method featured image

Men's Health

Recent study shows more complications with alternative prostate biopsy method

Study: No effect on cognitive functioning from treatments for advanced prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

Study: No effect on cognitive functioning from treatments for advanced prostate cancer

Cardiovascular safety from prostate cancer drugs remains uncertain featured image

Men's Health

Cardiovascular safety from prostate cancer drugs remains uncertain

Level of health literacy affects treatment choice for slow-growing prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

Level of health literacy affects treatment choice for slow-growing prostate cancer

A new treatment for advanced prostate cancer improves survival in phase 3 clinical trial featured image

Men's Health

A new treatment for advanced prostate cancer improves survival in phase 3 clinical trial

Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy featured image

Men's Health

Large review study finds low risk of erectile dysfunction after prostate biopsy

American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer featured image

Men's Health

American Heart Association issues statement on cardiovascular side effects from hormonal therapy for prostate cancer

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