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Cryoablation of localized
prostate cancer: Current state - Abstract
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
In salvage cases cryoablation is the therapy of choice for localized
prostate cancer. Standardization of the procedure, definition of
freeze-thaw cycles and ..
5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of
Prostate
Cancer
FOXNews
Prostate cancer is one of the leading killers of men in the United
States. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 192280 men will
be diagnosed with ...
How important is a PSA test for men?
USA Weekend
The prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a widely used part of
screening for prostate cancer in men. Prostate cancer is very
treatable if found early, ...
Depletion of intrinsic expression of interleukin-8 in
prostate
...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The contribution of IL-8 up-regulation in androgen-independent prostate
cancer cells is incomplete at present. This report is to show the
pervasive role of ...
Del.
cancer incidence, mortality rates decrease
Bethany Beach Wave
Delaware's lung and prostate cancer incidence rates are significantly
higher than the US rates. From 1991-1995 to 2001-2005, lung cancer
rates decreased 20
A dosimetric analysis comparing treatment of low-risk
prostate
...
UroToday
The study population consisted of 15 patients with low-risk prostate
cancer treated at Rush University with TomoTherapy (n = 7) or IMRT (n =
8). ...
Common variants in 8q24 are associated with risk for
prostate
...
UroToday
Recent whole genome association studies have independently identified
multiple prostate cancer (PC) risk variants on 8q24. We have
evaluated association of ...
Doctor Relationship Can Lower Risk Of
Prostate Cancer
WKBW-TV
Want to protect yourself from prostate cancer? Have a positive,
ongoing relationship with your doctor. Research shows men who regularly see
doctors they ...
Hormone therapy ups
prostate cancer survival
Curetoday.com (press release)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding hormone therapy to radiation therapy for
prostate cancer that has spread to tissues near the prostate
gland, ...
Diet may prevent and treat
prostate cancer
Examiner.com
What specific foods might provide protection against prostate cancer?
All of these seemed to be linked to a decreased risk of prostate cancer.
...
Researchers tackle
cancer's complex inequities
The Detroit News
She immediately pursued breast cancer treatment. He delayed
prostate cancer treatment for three years. She's white. He's black. What
do they have in common? ...
Key targets of hormonal treatment of
prostate cancer.
Part 1: the ...
UroToday
Knowledge of the molecular and cellular changes that occur during the
transition of hormone-naïve to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)
is ...
Brachytherapy or conformal external radiotherapy for
prostate
...
UroToday
... (BT) to produce excellent biochemical control (bNED) in patients
with localized prostate cancer compared with alternative curative
treatments. ...
Slow pace of
prostate cancer may spare some men surgery
SmartBrief
Only 12% of men who had their prostates removed after being diagnosed with
prostate cancer died from the disease 15 years later, compared to 38%
who died
Physician Trust, Early Screening Reduces Disparities For
Prostate
...
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (July 29, 2009) — Men who have a regular, ongoing relationship
with a health care provider are more likely to receive prostate cancer
screening .
New Spanish-Language Consumer Guides Compare Treatments for
...
PR Newswire (press release)
... which rheumatoid arthritis drugs work best against pain or how
surgery compares with other options for prostate cancer now can get
this and other ...
Few Patients Die From
Prostate Cancer Within 15 Years Of Radical
...
Science Daily (press release)
A small fraction, 4 percent, of patients treated surgically within the past
ten years had a 5 percent or greater risk of dying of prostate cancer
within 15 ...
Predicting life expectancy in
prostate cancer
patients - Abstract
UroToday
Due to its long natural history, prostate cancer illustrates best the
need for tools that adequately predict life expectancy. We reviewed the
actual tools ...
Prostate Cancer
Screening and Trust of Physician Evaluated
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — Trusted health care sources and continuity of care may help
reduce the risk of prostate cancer deaths in African-American men,
according to a ...
Alendronate decreases the fracture risk in patients with
prostate
...
UroToday
To evaluate changes in bone mass and fracture risk in patients with
prostate cancer on androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) and with a basal
T-score of >-2.0, ...
Reprogrammed Role For The Androgen Receptor
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (July 27, 2009) — The androgen receptor – a protein ignition
switch for prostate cancer cell growth and division – is a master of
adaptability.
Something is clearly killing Black Men: its
Prostate Cancer
Examiner.com
Its not just in South Carolina that Black men have this terrible ordeal with
prostate cancer, no its where ever they are found in these United
States. ...
Most Not Worried by Delayed
Prostate Cancer Therapy
Atlanta Journal Constitution
MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Men who delay treatment for their early
prostate cancer are not especially anxious about living with the
disease
Surveyed Oncologists Expect to Prescribe Provenge to about Half of
.
PR Newswire (press release)
The new Physician & Payer Forum report entitled Clinician and Payer
Attitudes Toward Emerging Cancer Vaccines for Prostate Cancer,
Lung Cancer, ...
Combination therapy best for
prostate cancer
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
By ROBERT PREIDT • HEALTHDAY • July 28, 2009 Men with aggressive prostate
cancer who have brachytherapy alone are more likely to die than those
who receive ...
Men Who Have
Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well
U.S. News & World Report
By Ed Edelson MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- A major study has good
news for men who have prostate cancer surgery but leaves unanswered
the complicated ...
Cancer Surviving House GOP'ers Say Gov't Health Care Is Not The Cure
Talk Radio News Service
said that the statistics on prostate cancer speak for themselves.
“Among men between the UK and the US, we are talking about an 18% difference
in survival
Combined Androgen Blockade Improves Survival for Men with Advanced
...
Cancer Consultants
Combined androgen blockade with bicalutamide for advanced prostate cancer.
Long-term follow-up of a phase 3, double-blind, randomized study for
survival.
Cryoablation of localized
prostate cancer: Current state - Abstract
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
In salvage cases cryoablation is the therapy of choice for localized
prostate cancer. Standardization of the procedure, definition of
freeze-thaw cycles and ..
Herbs in Zyflamend could reduce
prostate cancer risk
Examiner.com - USA
Zyflamend is a herbal preparation found to reduce risk of prostate cancer
in phase 1 clinical trials. Men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial
...
Acceptable Levels Of Anxiety Among Men Living With Early
...
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (July 27, 2009) — Men with early stages of prostate cancer
who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant
management" do not ...
20 cancer
symptoms we often ignore
In-Forum
Pain in the lower, right-hand side can signal ovarian or liver cancer.
Pain in the back and hips can be a sign of prostate cancer, while
pain in the upper
Prostate cancer test access warning
The Press Association
Men are facing a "two-tier" system of access to a test that can indicate
prostate cancer, a health charity has warned. The prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) ...
Prostate cancer risk associated loci in African Americans - Abstract
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
We evaluated these 20 SNPs in a combined African American (AA) study, with
868 prostate cancer patients and 878 control subjects. For 17 of
these 20 SNPs,
Researchers Look For Clues In African American
Prostate Cancer
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
Through a project known as the African-American Hereditary Prostate
Cancer Study, they've recruited black men across the country, whose
family members have
NF-B Regulates Androgen Receptor Expression and
Prostate
Cancer Growth
Am J Pathology (subscription)
NF-B is an important determinant of prostate cancer clinical biology,
and therefore we investigated its role in the regulation of AR expression.
...
What's worse, health care or
cancer?
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
A recent European study on prostate cancer poked a hole in the need
for early detection, a need that's drummed into us constantly for every type
of cancer ...
Non-Evasive MPRI
Cancer Proton Treatment Draws Patient Praise
MidwestBusiness.com - Chicago,IL,USA
While non-evasive proton therapy is growing in popularity (and especially in
treating prostate cancer and cancer in children), the MPRI
facility in Indiana
Key Event In
Prostate Cancer Progression Discovered
Science Daily (press release) - USA
The onset of hormone-independent growth marks an advanced and currently
incurable stage of prostate cancer. The study, published in the July
24, 2009
Combined androgen blockade with bicalutamide for advanced
prostate
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
A previously reported, double-blind, randomized, multicenter phase 3 trial
in 205 patients with stage C/D prostate cancer compared combined
androgen ...
Treatment Can Reduce Bone Turnover in
Prostate Cancer Study finds
...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
THURSDAY, July 23 (healthday News) -- Treatment of bone metastases in
prostate cancer patients with denosumab, which blocks bone resorption,
reduces bone
Newly Discovered Gene Fusion May Lead to Improved
Prostate Cancer
...
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
The results may lead to more accurate prostate cancer testing and new
targets for potential treatments. Experts believe that gene fusions -- a
hybrid gene
Estimated dose to the rectum and colon in
prostate cancer
patients ..
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To estimate the dose to colorectal structures after external beam radiation
therapy (EBRT) delivered to prostate cancer patients who developed
secondary ...
Cryoablation Shows Efficacy for
Prostate Cancer
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
CHICAGO—Primary cryoablation of the entire prostate gland is an
effective treatment option for prostate cancer patients, according to
researchers. ...
Is Green Tea Really an Anti-Cancer
Miracle?
Stop Aging Now - Washington,DC,USA
Even though this was a small study, other evidence suggests that green tea
can take on cancer. One study found that men with high-grade
prostate
Urinary phytoestrogen excretion and
prostate cancer risk: A nested
.
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Phytoestrogens are of special interest in prostate cancer research
because populations in Asia with a high consumption of phytoestrogens have a
lower ..
Prostate Cancer And
African-Americans
WKBW-TV - Buffalo,NY,USA
Now researchers have identified a gene mutation in African American men that
they say increases their risk of prostate cancer three fold with
family history
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography and
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Metastatic prostate cancer is an attractive target for
radioimmunotherapy (RIT) as no effective therapies are available. This
review highlights the most ...
Some
cancer rates higher in military
ArmyTimes.com - Springfield,VA,USA
And though that could be attributed in part to early screening efforts, the
authors suggested prostate cancer rates have gone up as a result of
troop ...
Erectile aid use by men treated for localized
prostate cancer
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Patients had clinically localized prostate cancer, were not using
erectile aids at baseline and chose treatment with radical prostatectomy
(275), ...
False-positive Results Are Common with
Cancer Screening
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum,ID,USA
Screening for prostate cancer is so controversial that it is still
not recommended by some major medical organizations. However, it is unclear
whether
Urine Protein May Be a Better
Prostate Cancer Biomarker
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
DENVER – Engrailed-2 (EN2) protein is a transcription factor secreted from
tumors and present in the urine of men with prostate cancer. ...
Plasma selenium, manganese superoxide dismutase, and intermediate
.
UroToday
In vitro, in vivo, and epidemiologic studies support a role for selenium in
reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Our group previously
demonstrated a strong
Socioeconomic status and
prostate cancer incidence and mortality
...
UroToday
The racial/ethnic disparities in prostate cancer rates are well
documented, with the highest incidence and mortality rates observed among
African-Americans
Baseline Function Predicts Long-Term QOL After
Prostate
Cancer Therapy
Cancerpage.com - Marietta,GA,USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The outcome of treatment for early prostate
cancer depends on the patient's sexual, bowel and urinary function at
baseline.
Diet, action can reduce
prostate cancer risk
NewsOK.com
By Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden Prostate cancer is the
second-leading cause of cancer death in American men, and millions of
men also suffer from the
Prostate Cancer and Health Care Reform
New York Times
At least five kinds of treatment are available to fight slow-growing,
early-stage prostate cancer, but clinical questions remain over which
results in the ...
False-positive Results Are Common with
Cancer Screening
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum,ID,USA
Men underwent chest X-rays, digital rectal examination, sigmoidoscopy, and
measurement of a prostate cancer marker called PSA. After four
screening tests, ...
Chemoprevention of
Prostate Cancer
- Abstract
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Due to the public health impact of prostate cancer including the
burden of screening and treatment, there is significant public interest in
the potential ...
Depression, Insomnia Affect Many
Prostate Cancer Patients Sleep
..
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
MONDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Many men with prostate cancer
suffer from insomnia, depression and distress, and younger men as well as
those receiving ...
Doctors seek causes of
prostate cancer in black men
CNN - USA
Doctors are looking to genes for answers as to why prostate cancer is
so deadly among black men. Although scientists have long suspected a genetic
component ...
Radiotherapy for Patients with Localized Hormone-Refractory
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To evaluate the clinical results of radiotherapy (RT) for patients with
regionally localized hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma (HRPC).
...
Cancer screening can do more harm than good
Curetoday.com (press release)
In our summer issue of CURE, Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer
Society explained the latest controversy over PSA (short for prostate-specific
New
cancer treatment is available for any size
Aiken Standard (subscription) -
Aiken,SC,USA
It's one of the most common kinds of cancer - one in six men will
hear "you have prostate cancer" in their lifetimes. Doctors say it
can be a very treatable ...
For
Prostate Cancer, Many Options, Little Certainty
New York Times - United States
Prostate cancer is not one disease for policy reform: we finance
research on more than six molecular and clinical subtypes of prostate
cancer. ...
Cancer 'homing device' could improve treatment
The Exponent - West Lafayette,IN,USA
By Nisha Deo A team of Purdue researchers created a new prostate cancer
“homing device” which could improve detection and become the first targeted
Denosumab Treatment of
Prostate Cancer
With Bone Metastases and
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Eligible patients (111) had bone metastases from prostate cancer,
other solid tumors or multiple myeloma, 1 or more bone lesions and urine N-telopeptide
Some go abroad for new
prostate cancer treatment
News14.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
CHARLOTTE – One in six men in the US will be diagnosed with prostate
cancer in their lifetime. One in 35 will die from it. But now some men
are planning ...
Innovative
Prostate Cancer Treatment Known as Sonablate(R) HIFU
...
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
With the addition of Rajiv Gandhi hospital, there are now three centers in
India that offer Sonablate HIFU to men with localized prostate cancer.
...
Ultrasound Procedure Treats
Prostate Cancer
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
British doctors have developed a “third way” ultrasound procedure for
prostate cancer that takes a middle road between radical treatment and
watchful ...
Red Wine Consumption and Risk of
Prostate Cancer:
The California
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Red wine contains polyphenol antioxidants that inhibit prostate cancer
development in animal studies. We investigated the effect of red wine intake
on risk ...
The Effect of Obesity and Lower Serum
Prostate-Specific
Antigen ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
In all, 3152 participants with no known prostate cancer, representing
46 million American men, were eligible for prostate-cancer
screening. ...
Combination Therapy Can Cut
Prostate Cancer Death Risk
...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of death from prostate
cancer is lower for patients treated with brachytherapy supplemented by
external-beam ...
In Push for
Cancer
Screening, Limited Benefits
New York Times - United States
Meanwhile, the foundation of the American Urological Association has a
prostate cancer awareness campaign starring Hall of Fame football
players. ...
Patients with Metastatic Hormone-Refractory
Prostate Cancer
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To date there has been no accepted standard for second-line chemotherapy in
docetaxel-refractory patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate
cancer ...
Cancer patients can benefit from exercise
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St.
Louis,MO,USA
She recently began enrolling prostate cancer survivors who are on
hormone therapy for a study looking at the effects of aerobic and resistance
training. ...
Should Racial Profiling Play a Role in
Cancer Prognosis?
Scientific American - USA
The group also found racial differences in prostate cancer mortality
rates. The average five-year survival rate for men diagnosed with stage IV
prostate ...
Risk Assessment for
Prostate Cancer
Metastasis and Mortality at
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Although many tools for the assessment of prostate cancer risk have
been published, most are designed to predict only biochemical recurrence,
usually after ...
Immigrant fighting
cancer and the fear of losing care
Boston Globe - United States
Eugenio Hernandez, 51 and battling prostate cancer, is due to lose
his state-subsidized heatlh insurance at the end of this month. (Bill
Greene/Globe Staff) ..
Choosing
prostate cancer treatment: What to consider
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
Making the decision about which prostate cancer treatment option to
choose may feel overwhelming. There are several to choose from - and each
has its pros
Better tests are ahead for
prostate cancer
Lehigh Acres Citizen - Lehigh
Acres,FL,USA
With two recent studies showing mixed results on the value of the standard
PSA test for prostate cancer, men may wonder: Why bother?
Heavy Alcohol Use May Increase
Prostate Cancer Risk
ACS News Center - Atlanta,GA,USA
By Rebecca V. Snowden Men who drink alcohol heavily and on a regular basis
may be putting themselves at increased risk for prostate cancer,
according to a
Taking control of post-prostate
cancer issues
Creston News Advertiser -
Creston,IA,USA
By (ARA) (ARA) - Prostate cancer affects more than 185000 men in the
United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society.
Health care reform: Fact and fiction
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Here's a summary of the group's conclusions: Argument: The US has a higher
survival rate for prostate cancer than the United Kingdom. ...
Prevention tips:
prostate cancer
San Diego Union Tribune - San
Diego,CA,USA
By RJ Ignelzi Prostate cancer is cancer of the small
walnut-shaped gland in males that produces seminal fluid, which nourishes
and transports sperm. ...
Cancer Drug Delivery on Homing Device
Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine -
Iselin,NJ,USA
Prostate cancer remains one of the most common cancers and the
second-leading cause of cancer death in American men, according to
the American Cancer ...
Brachytherapy: Aggressive
Prostate Cancer May Be Under-Treated
eMaxHealth - Hickory,NC,USA
In the first and only study designed to compare a single prostate cancer
treatment, brachytherapy, to a combination of treatment methods for
differences in ...
A Multidisciplinary
Prostate Cancer
Clinic for Newly Diagnosed
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer have various treatment
options, and a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic (MPCC) can
present all options
Woman's Doc: Worrying About
Prostate
Cancer
WBAL TV - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE -- New research shows that women worry more about prostate
cancer than their partners do. Edward and Patricia Ditzell have been
married more than
Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Castration-Resistant
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Also, the predictive value of CTCs in the setting of low-burden advanced
prostate cancer has not been evaluated. Herein we describe our
experience with the ...
Integration of
Prostate Cancer Clinical Data Using an Ontology
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
As a proof of concept, the Prostate Cancer Ontology (PCO) is created
for the development of the Prostate Cancer Information System (PCIS).
...
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive
Prostate Cancer
MSN Health & Fitness - Redmond,WA,USA
The researchers did not set out to determine the effect of alcohol
consumption on prostate cancer risk but rather to test the
effectiveness of finasteride ...
Transporter Molecules Target
Prostate Cancer
Medgadget.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
"We could not only kill the prostate cancer cells directly, we could
also destroy the vasculature that feeds the tumors." There also is potential
for the ...
Dietary Intervention After Definitive Therapy for Localized
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Diet has been linked to prostate cancer risk. Dietary modification
may inhibit prostate cancer progression. As part of a randomized
trial, we analyzed the
Outcomes for Patients with High-Grade
Prostate Cancer
Treated with ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To assess the outcomes for patients with Gleason score 8-10 prostate
cancer treated with brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and
hormonal ...
Expression of Multidrug Resistance Proteins in
Prostate Cancer
is ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
... of these proteins has been described in the prostate, but
there is no information about their role in the chemotherapy response of
prostate cancer (PC). ...
Magnolia Kills
Prostate Cancer Cells
Cancer Monthly - Raleigh,NC,USA
Magnolol, a substance taken from the root and bark of the magnolia tree, is
a potent killer of prostate cancer cells, according to a study in the
Journal of ...
Genetics may make some cancers more lethal for blacks
Globe and Mail - Canada
21 per cent more likely to die from advanced stage prostate cancer.
In a telephone interview, Dr. Albain noted that a wide range of genes could
affect a
PCBaSe Sweden: A Register-Based Resource for
Prostate Cancer
.
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To construct a database for clinical epidemiological prostate cancer
research based on linkages between the National Prostate Cancer
Register (NPCR) of ...
Analyst uses
prostate cancer as health care reform test
Vero Beach Press-Journal
(subscription) - Vero Beach,FL,USA
This New York Times article shows how this plays out in prostate cancer,
and how a better system might work. First of all, a reformed health care
system ...
Prostate Cancer Drug for Baldness? 10 Double-Duty Drugs
ABC News - USA
The prostate cancer drug Avodart, known generically as dutasteride,
has been shown in some studies as also able to treat hair loss. ...
Statins Decrease Measurable PSA in Patients with
Prostate Cancer
Oncology Nursing News - New York,n,USA
Statins can lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men with
prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the American
Urological Association ...
New Blood Test May Detect
Prostate Cancer
WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati,OH,USA
A new blood test is in the works which could better help doctors diagnose
prostate cancer. But experts at the University of Cincinnati say there's
a few
Testosterone-reducing Therapy Increases Side Effects in
Prostate
...
Oncology Nursing News - New York,n,USA
The risk of developing bone and heart complications increases for patients
who undergo prostate cancer therapy, according to findings from an
analysis of 14
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Forbes - NY,USA
WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors don't have to be so cautious
in prescribing the drug finasteride to men at risk for prostate cancer
Prostate
Cancer Treatments Safe
Prostate
Seed Institute in Dallas
..
PR Web (press release) -
Ferndale,WA,USA
"Prostate brachytherapy in appropriately selected patients can yield
some of the finest outcomes regarding intervention and management of
prostate cancer
Differences in
Cancer
Death Rates Found Between Black, White Americans
Voice of America - USA
In a study of 19000 US men and women treated identically by the same doctors
for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer between 1974 and 2001,
researchers led
Blacks With Equal Care Still More Likely to Die of Some Cancers
Washington Post - United States
By Rob Stein African Americans are less likely than whites to survive
breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive
equal treatment, ...
Prostate Cancer & Green Tea
Men's News Daily - Guerneville,CA,USA
In this small pilot study, 26 men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer
took daily supplements of green tea polyphenols while they were awaiting
prostate ..
Natural History of Clinically Staged Low- and Intermediate-Risk
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Between April 1995 and May 2005, 463 patients with clinically localized
prostate cancer underwent brachytherapy as the sole definitive
treatment. ...
Researchers create drug delivery, imaging device for
prostate cancer
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
Researchers have created a molecule that can locate prostate cancer
cells and at the same time carry a load of imaging agents and therapeutic
drugs to ...
In Health Reform, a
Cancer Offers an Acid Test
New York Times - United States
It's the prostate cancer test. The prostate cancer test will
determine whether President Obama and Congress put together a bill that
begins to fix the ...
Prostate
Shrinkage May Reveal High-Grade
Cancer
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
The value of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as a marker for
prostate cancer declined steadily as prostate volume increased. A
similar inverse relationship
Stanford Study Bolsters Case for Preventive
Prostate Cancer Treatment
Business Wire (press release) - San
Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the last six years, doctors have faced a dilemma about
whether to treat men at risk of prostate cancer with the drug
finasteride. ...
Cervical
Cancer : Study Aims to Improve Radiation Treatment
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
“Using the beacons, we've reported that it's possible to reduce the size of
our radiation field and reduce side effects during prostate cancer
treatment,” ...
Breaking News: Study Validates Aureon Technology to Predict
...
PRLog.Org (press release) - TX,USA
The abstract for the study “Personalized Prediction of Tumor Response and
Cancer Progression on Prostate Needle Biopsy” can be located at
www.jurology.com
Mylan Receives FDA Approval for Generic Version of
Prostate
Cancer
...
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
Bicalutamide Tablets are the generic version of AstraZeneca's prostate
cancer treatment Casodex(R), which had total US sales of approximately
$322 million ...
Diet plays role in
cancer
prevention, but there is still confusion
...
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
BY JULIE KAY Allan Cohen, a 66-year-old Aventura resident, dramatically
changed the way he ate after being diagnosed with prostate cancer 15
years ago. ...
Expanded
Prostate Cancer Index Composite Versus Incontinence
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Evaluating quality of life outcomes following prostate cancer
treatment is important because different treatments provide similar survival
outcomes. ...
Vegetarians May Have Lower
Cancer Risk
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum,ID,USA
Fish eaters had a 63% reduced risk of ovarian cancer and a 43%
reduced risk of prostate cancer. The risk of all cancers combined was
18% lower in fish ...
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and the Likelihood of
Prostate
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Prostate specific antigen is used for prostate cancer
screening but its specificity is limited. Specificity might be increased by
considering genotype ...
Prostate Cancer 'Homing Device' Created For Drug Delivery
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 6, 2009) — A new prostate cancer "homing device"
could improve detection and allow for the first targeted treatment of the
disease. ...
Cancer Screening: Does It Really Save Lives?
Natural News.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
A prime example is prostate cancer. Since 1975, its incidence has
more than doubled. But rather than having an epidemic of prostate cancer,
what we have is ...
PSA kinetics did not enhance predictability of outcome in
prostate
...
HemOncToday - Thorofare,NJ,USA
“This analysis is accurate and comes to a sound conclusion when considering
all men who present with localized prostate cancer,” D'Amico told
HemOnc Today. ...
Treatment and Survival Outcomes in Young Men Diagnosed with
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Department of Urology, Virginia Puget Sound Health Care System, University
of Washington, Northwest Prostate Cancer Specialized Program of
Research ...
Stats favor five-year
prostate survivors
United Press International - USA
The study of prostate cancer patients receiving brachytherapy,
published in the International Journal of Radiation
Oncology*Biology*Physics, finds cancer ...
Carbohydrate Acts As Tumor Suppressor
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Further study showed that prostate cancer cells that highly expressed
the α-DG glycans produced smaller tumors. The team also found that when they
knocked ...
New treatment takes aim at
prostate cancer
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
The Prostate Center is a new 18000-square-foot facility featuring
RapidArc for prostate cancer, which as part of Varian's Trilogy
linear accelerator, ...
Data highlight need for reform
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
The study, “Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Castration-Resistant
Prostate Cancer Baseline Values and Correlation with Prognostic
Factors,” was ...
Green Tea May Halt Progression of
Prostate Cancer
About - News & Issues - New
York,NY,USA
Green tea contains compounds that may slow the progression of prostate
cancer, a new study finds. The study included 26 men (ages 41 to 72) who
had been ...
Therapeutic
cancer vaccines show promise
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Three cancer vaccines -- for prostate cancer, melanoma and
lymphoma -- have achieved positive results in so-called Phase 3 clinical
trials -- the kind of ...
Prostate cancer screening still unproven: report
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for
prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut
death rates
External Beam Radiotherapy for
Prostate Cancer
Patients on ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
To characterize the bleeding toxicity associated with external beam
radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients receiving anticoagulation
(AC) therapy. ...
Editorial - Phase II Study of Sunitinib in Men with Advanced
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Sunitinib inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and
platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), both elevated in prostate cancer
(CaP). ...
Prostate cancer patients disease free after five years likely to
...
EurekAlert (press release) -
Washington,DC,USA
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of
disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10
years, ...
Ultrasound breakthrough offers new hope on
prostate cancer
Daily Mail - UK
By Daniel Bates British scientists have discovered a pioneering ultrasound
treatment for men with early prostate cancer which 'melts' tumours
and ...
Challenges in Clinical
Prostate Cancer:
Role of Imaging - Abstract
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
This article reviews a recent 2-day workshop on prostate cancer and
imaging technology that was conducted by the Cancer Imaging Program
of the National
Bisphenol A Implicated in Breast and
Prostate
Cancer: "Ban It Now
...
PR Web (press release) -
Ferndale,WA,USA
According to Dr. Ruddy, Bisphenol A or BPA is the "smoking gun" linking
breast and prostate cancer. Two million tons of BPA are used annually
to make
Prostate Screening Under Fire
Ivanhoe - Winter Park,FL,USA
But when it comes to prostate cancer, researchers are now suggesting
some cancers might be better left unknown. In a review of two large studies
on prostate
Prostate cancer awareness
Examiner.com - USA
It has been reported that one out of every six men will develop prostate
cancer, yet many of them are unaware of it until it is too late because
they have ...
Which treatment works best? Top study needs listed
The Associated Press
Irregular heartbeat, prostate cancer, back pain and hearing loss lead
the list of medical problems to be studied. Choosing which treatment or test
will work ...
Characterization of
Prostate Cancer Incidentally Detected in
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
The objective of this study was to investigate and characterize the
clinicopathological features of incidentally detected prostate cancer
in radical
Prostate Cancer
Patients Should Not Take Selenium Supplements
Medscape - USA
July 1, 2009 — "If you already have prostate cancer, it may be a bad
thing to take selenium," says the senior author of a new study published
online June 15 |
