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Featured article Diagram of a prostate tumor pressing on the urethra Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate. It is often detected through blood tests for prostate-specific antigen, followed by a biopsy. Most prostate tumors (diagram pictured) cause no health problems, and are managed with surveillance. Dangerous tumors can be surgically removed or destroyed with radiation therapy. Those whose cancer spreads receive hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and eventually chemotherapy. Most tumors are confined to the prostate, and 99% of men survive ten years post-diagnosis. Those whose tumors have metastasized to distant body sites have a poorer prognosis; 30% to 40% are still alive five years after diagnosis. Each year 1.2 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 350,000 die of the disease, making it the second-leading cause of cancer in men. Prostate tumors were first described in the mid-19th century. Hormone therapies were developed in the mid–20th century, resulting in Nobel Prizes for their developers Charles Huggins and Andrzej Schally. (Full article...) Recently featured: Untitled Goose Game James Joyce Metaphysics Zimmerman Telegram Zimmerman Telegram On February 24, .. 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar. 1803 - Marbury v. Madison established judicial review in the U.S. 1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram was delivered, complicating World War I. 1999 - Arizona executed German national Karl LaGrand. Recent days: February 23 - February 22 More events in history... Did you know ...? Engraving of the columns, c. 1716 ... that the peak of the Julier Pass, 2,284 metres (7,493 ft) above sea level, is flanked by two ancient Roman columns (pictured)? ... that executive John Spytek helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign Tom Brady, more than 20 years after Spytek played with him? ... that a Florida TV station's decision to fire one of its main newscasters led to picketing? ... that the wuxia star Wu Suxin passed as a man in several of her films? ... that the pilot episode for a BBC series on a suicide prevention charity made some critics laugh? ... that Syrian vlogger Hayla Ghazal used online humour to explore the limitations placed on women in the Arab world? ... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics? ... that the bugia, a ceremonial candlestick used by Latin Catholic bishops, is named after the Algerian city of Béjaïa, which was a source of candle wax? ... that Brooklyn's Roll-A-Palace has been called "the front-runner of the roller-disco craze"?	In the news Fireball from the Learjet crash A Learjet 55 crashes (explosion pictured) into multiple buildings and houses in Philadelphia, United States, killing at least 7 people and injuring 22 others. A plane crash in Unity State, South Sudan, kills 20 of the 21 people onboard. Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government. American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft. Miloš Vučević announces his resignation as prime minister of Serbia following anti-corruption protests over the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse. Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Barbie Hsu Zakia Jafri Sammy Acaylar Julius Chan Tony Martin Marina Colasanti Holidays {{Holidays}} Obituaries Italian cyclist Marco Pantani died suddenly at a hotel in Rimini, Italy on February 14. Former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was killed in an apparent car bomb explosion on February 13. Former leader of the Canadian liberal party, Claude Ryan, died from stomach cancer on February 9 at age 79. More recent deaths...
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