All his life, he slept like a stone. But now, there's an annoying trip to the bathroom every night, sometimes once or twice a night. For most men, these nightly bathroom runs may be the first sign of an enlarged prostate. Other symptoms may include trouble starting a stream of urine, leaking, or dribbling. And, like gray hair, an enlarged prostate is a natural by-product of getting older, doctors say.
For almost all cancers (such as breast, brain, prostate, and lung), a person may donate blood five years after diagnosis or date of the last surgery, last chemotherapy or last radiation treatment. For blood cancers (such as leukemia or lymphoma), a person is not allowed to donate blood.
1 Do not smoke for at least one hour before donation. 2  Do not chew gum, mints or candy immediately before or during your donation. 3  If you are donating platelets, do not take aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for at least 48 hours before your donation.