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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.
Posts by Charlie Schmidt

Men's Health
Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common
Cancer
Following low-risk prostate cancers before starting treatment becoming more common
Cancer
Heart-healthy diet boosts survival in men with low-risk prostate cancer
Cancer
The Department of Defense wages war on prostate cancer
Cancer
Hormone therapy works best when combined with radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer
Cancer
Targeted prostate biopsies better at detecting dangerous cancers
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How to monitor prostate cancer using active surveillance
Charlie Schmidt
Forms of radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Cancer
A woman’s testosterone-based vaginal cream linked to elevated testosterone in her husband
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