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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has Few Side Effects
DOTmed.com (press release)
by Brendon Nafziger, Writer A sixteen-year retrospective study suggests that
treating recurring prostate cancer with radiation causes few side
effects, .
Replication of prostate cancer risk loci in a Japanese case ...
UroToday
Two prostate cancer genome-wide scans in populations of European
ancestry identified several genetic variants that are strongly associated
with prostate ...
Evaluation of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk calculator
...
UroToday
To evaluate the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) risk
calculator in a screening cohort of young, racially diverse, high-risk men
with a low baseline ...
Biopsy Protocols Compared for Prostate Cancer Detection Eight- and
...
ModernMedicine
29 (HealthDay News) -- Twelve-core and eight-core biopsies have similar
prostate cancer detection rates for initial biopsy, but the additional
transition ...
Device could allow for prostate cancer diagnosis with simple urine
...
SmartBrief
... developed a BlackBerry-sized device using microchip technology
that is said to be capable of accurately diagnosing prostate cancer
in just 30 minutes. ...
Moderate Exercise May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
ABC News
Men who exercise at even moderate levels may have a lower risk of
prostate cancer than sedentary men, a new study suggests. Exercise has
been shown to have ...
Medical Watch 9/29
WJTV
Most men are not being told about the risks associated with prostate
cancer screenings. A new survey found only 70 percent of men said their
doctors
After Cancer, Ambushed by Depression
New York Times
By Dana Jennings I'm recovering well from an aggressive case of prostate
cancer, I haven't had any treatment in months, and all of my physical
signposts
More doubts about prostate cancer screening
Baltimore Sun
"Given the uncertain benefit for screening and known treatment risks,
prostate cancer screening decisions should be guided by patient
preferences," the ...
Hormonal therapy use for prostate cancer and mortality in men with
.
UroToday
Hormonal therapy (HT) when added to radiation therapy (RT) for treating
unfavorable-risk prostate cancer leads to an increase in survival
except possibly in ...
Our Health: One in six men will get prostate cancer
Deseret News
By Jane Glenn Haas (MCT) — September is prostate cancer month —
probably a good time to note that one in six men is diagnosed with this
disease. ...
Health news: The stem cell jab for prostate cancer and how glasses
.
Daily Mail
A new treatment for treating prostate cancer is being tested on men
in the advanced stages of the disease. It is based on cells taken from the
patient - the
Socioeconomics Play Role in Prostate Cancer Mortality Odds Delayed
...
ModernMedicine
28 (HealthDay News) -- Prostate cancer patients from low
socioeconomic groups are more likely to die than their counterparts of high
socioeconomic status, ..
Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening Do Patients
Archives of Internal Medicine
The seriousness of the disease is unquestioned—prostate cancer
claimed an estimated 28 660 lives in 2008 1 —and the human toll impels the
public, ...
UAB Research Shows Religion Impacts Decision on Prostate Cancer
...
UAB Kaleidoscope
African-American men are more likely to have had a digital rectal exam in
the past year to screen for prostate cancer if they engage in
religious behaviors, ...
Survey: Men may not be adequately involved in decisions about ...
EurekAlert (press release)
Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on
conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not
include .
Men Often Not Told of Prostate Cancer Risks: Study
ABC News
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors do not involve men enough in discussions about
whether to undergo screening for prostate cancer, US researchers
reported on ...
Microchip That Can Detect Type And Severity Of Cancer Created
Science Daily (press release)
The team's microchip platform has been tested on prostate cancer, as
described in a paper published in ACS Nano, and head and neck cancer
models. ...
Peripheral zone prostate cancer in patients with elevated PSA ...
UroToday
The model incorporating MR imaging, MR spectroscopy, and free-to-total PSA
ratio (AUC = 97.5%) was significantly more accurate in predicting
prostate cancer ...
Serum insulin, glucose, indices of insulin resistance, and risk of ...
UroToday
We studied 100 case subjects with incident prostate cancer and 400
noncase subjects without prostate cancer from the larger cohort.
Microchip find could lead to speedy cancer diagnosis
CTV.ca
If all goes well, the researchers say, the discovery could mean devices that
could accurately diagnose prostate cancer in 30 minutes could be
available in .
Swiss study finds income affects prostate cancer patients' survival
EurekAlert (press release)
Prostate cancer patients of low socioeconomic status are more likely
to die than patients with higher incomes. That is the finding of a new study
from Swiss ..
Mayo researchers find few side effects from radiation treatment ...
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications
in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery
to remove ...
BU researchers at forefront of technique to freeze and kill ...
Press & Sun-Bulletin
His research was part of an in-depth study into prostate cancer's
molecular biology done by Dr. Robert Van Buskirk, a BU professor of
biological sciences .
Portable gadget can diagnose prostate cancer in 30 minutes
Toronto Star
Toronto researchers have developed a portable device they say will
accurately diagnose prostate cancer in 30 minutes. The microchip
technology, created by
Could Prostate Cancer Be Caused by a Sexually Transmitted Virus?
Zikkir World (blog)
It's possible that the most severe forms of prostate cancer are
caused by a virus that might be sexually transmitted, according to a new
study that will be .
Should All Men Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
ABC News
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening all men for
prostate cancer using a currently available common blood test is not
worthwhile, ...
Studies Find PSA Screening Unreliable
Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Our findings strongly indicate that, in addition to PSA, further biomarkers
are needed before inferring population-based screening for prostate
cancer," ...
Ignorance isn't always bliss: Prostate cancer survivors seek to
...
Kenai Peninsula Online
That's just the way prostate cancer works. As the second most
prevalent cancer in American males, many are ignorant to the fact
before it's too late. ...
Integrative Approaches to Prostate Cancer
HealthNewsDigest.com
By Isaac Eliaz, MD, L.Ac., MS (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Conventional
approaches to prostate cancer focus on attacking and destroying it
with procedures such ...
Hormonal therapies for prostate cancer increase risk of heart disease
TheHeart.Org
Berlin, Germany - The risk of heart disease is increased with all hormonal
therapies used as primary in the treatment of prostate cancer, but
the risk is ..
Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study
U.S. News & World Report
25 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise may help protect men from
prostate cancer, says a new study. US researchers looked at 190 men who
had a prostate
Prostate cancer: What role for curative radiotherapy in elderly
...
UroToday
Discuss the place of radiotherapy given in a curative intent in elderly
patients with localised prostate cancer according to complications,
local control, ...
The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer
PhysOrg.com
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only
to lung cancer as
Biomarker Predicts Prostate Cancer Mortality
MedPage Today
Men with prostate cancer who tested positive for the biomarker heat
shock protein Hsp-27 at diagnosis were almost twice as likely to die from
the disease a
Study: Vitamin B6 may increase prostate cancer survival
Dr. Cutler
New research appearing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
suggests evidence of a link between higher levels of vitamin B6 and
prostate cancer ...
STD Linked to Prostate Cancer
Harvard Crimson
Researchers followed two groups of men suffering from prostate cancer—one
with the sexually transmitted infection Trichomoniasis, caused by a
parasite—and ...
Outcomes of locally advanced (T3 or greater) prostate cancer in
...
UroToday
Despite nearly equivalent outcomes between open and robot-assisted
laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for organ-confined prostate cancer
(pca), ..
Study: PSA test has shortcomings
The Dartmouth
By Jennifer Liu, The Dartmouth Staff More than one million men have been
unnecessarily treated for prostate cancer due to the widespread use
of a common ...
Woman emphasizes prostate cancer risks
Daily Mail - Charleston
For Pamela Hines Blue, losing her husband to prostate cancer was
devastating - and frustrating. Her husband, former Kanawha County Manager
Dan Blue, 60,
Prostate Cancer Guide for African-American Men Now Available
Savannah Tribune
It was produced in alliance with Charlie Wilson, famed R&B singer and recent
prostate cancer survivor. African-American men are 1.6 times more
likely to be .
Prostate cancer treatment could spark heart problems
CTV.ca
A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase
patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. Researchers have found
that anti-hormone .
Two-Thirds Of Prostate Cancer Patients Do Not Need Treatment ..
Science Daily (press release)
23, 2009) — Research at the University of Liverpool involving more than 500
prostate cancer patients has revealed two thirds of cases did not
require urgent
Vitamin B-6 Could Help Men Survive Prostate Cancer
KAUZ
Taking a daily dose of Vitamin B-6 could improve a man's chance of surviving
prostate cancer. A new study says men with early-stage prostate
cancer who took ...
Prostate Cancer Therapies Raise Heart Risk
WebMD
23, 2009 (Berlin) -- The anti-hormone therapies used to treat prostate
cancer can raise the risk of heart disease, but some drugs appear to be
safer for the ..
Prostate cancer transrectal HIFU ablation: detection of local ...
UroToday
The objective was to evaluate T2-weighted (T2w) and dynamic
contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI in detecting local cancer recurrences
after prostate high-intensity
Prostate Cancer: A Brief Overview
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Did you know that over 200000 new cases of prostate cancer arise in
the United States every year, and that approximately 30000 men die from this
disease ...
Doctors say early prostate tests saving lives
Ocala
His prostate-specific antigen test, which looks for prostate
cancer, was low, but still up from previous tests. Bromley, 65, decided
he needed a second ...
Study looks at using the immune system to reduce prostate cancer risk
PhysOrg.com
But a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer
Center suggests that genetic risk of prostate cancer can be reduced
by rescuing ...
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Raises Heart Risks
Atlanta Journal Constitution
22 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy to treat advanced prostate cancer
can increase the risk of heart disease, but some types of hormone therapy
appear to ...
New Links Between Virus That Causes Leukemia in Animals and ...
TestCountry.com
According to US researchers a virus that has been found to cause leukemia
and tumors in animals may play a part in prostate cancer in humans.
...
New agents and techniques for imaging prostate cancer - Abstract
UroToday
The successful management of prostate cancer requires early
detection, appropriate risk assessment, and optimum treatment. An unmet goal
of prostate cancer ...
Younger men urged to have prostate cancer test
ABC Online
MEREDITH GRIFFITHS: When Ross Jefferey was in his early 40s, prostate
cancer was far from his mind. ROSS JEFFEREY: I had a vague awareness
about prostate ...
B6 may improve prostate cancer survival rates
ABC7Chicago.com
September 22, 2009 (WLS) -- Men with early-stage prostate cancer may
want to take a good look at their diet and how much B6 they are getting.
.
Report Finds Alzheimer's Killing More People Than Breast And ...
PR Web (press release)
"This disease is epidemic, killing more people than breast and prostate
cancer combined. While age is the variable most commonly associated with
Alzheimer's ...
Prostate cancer may be caused by virus, study indicates
Deseret News
By Jane Glenn Haas Mounting evidence indicates that prostate cancer
is an infectious disease caused by a recently identified virus. ...
Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapies Linked to Heart Disease
eFitnessNow
According to new research, prostate cancer treatments used to block
the hormones that fuel tumor growth in men, such as AstraZeneca Plc's
Zoladex, ...
Tough choices on prostate cancer
MiamiHerald.com
Dr. Mark S. Soloway says treatment for prostate cancer is not one
treatment fits all. BY TERESA MEARS Screening for prostate cancer
used to be a routine
Robotic-assisted surgery speeds recovery from prostate removal
PennLive.com
Robotic-assisted surgery means fewer complications, a shorter hospital stay
and quicker recovery for men with prostate cancer. Using the da Vinci
Surgical
Periprostatic adipose tissue as a modulator of prostate cancer ...
UroToday
Adipose tissue has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of
various disease states, including prostate cancer. We investigated
the association of ...
The role of biopsy core number in selecting prostate cancer ...
UroToday
Studies offer wide variations in inclusion criteria for active surveillance
(AS) in prostate cancer (PCa), but the role of the biopsy core number
has not ...
Study: Prostate cancer drug boosts heart disease odds
Houston Chronicle
Researchers tracked 30642 Swedish males getting a range of hormone therapies
for advanced prostate cancer over three years. ...
Prostate cancer may be caused by virus, study indicates
Sun-Sentinel.com
By Jane Glenn Haas The Orange County Register Mounting evidence indicates
that prostate cancer is an infectious disease caused by a recently
identified ...
Researchers Link Multiple New SNPs with Risk of Prostate Cancer
Genetic Engineering News (press
release)
Genome-wide association studies have allowed scientists to identify a raft
of new SNPs that appear to increase the risk of prostate cancer.
DGU 2009 - Triple hormonal therapy for prostate cancer: How ...
UroToday
Via a national prostate cancer support group, the authors contacted
377 patients with prostate cancer who were treated with the above
given combination. ...
One in six men will get prostate cancer
OCRegister
September is prostate cancer month – probably a good time to note
that one in six men is diagnosed with this disease. And while scientists
ponder a ...
Single Treatment with High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Effective ...
Cancer Consultants
Researchers from mcmaster University in Canada have reported that
high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for localized prostate cancer
results in a ...
Phase 3 Trial Shows Denosumab Delayed Skeletal Related Events in
Reuters
... in the treatment of bone metastases in 1776 advanced cancer
patients with solid tumors (not including breast and prostate cancer)
or multiple myeloma. ...
NH prostate cancer group stresses need for screening tests
Nashua Telegraph
By CINDY KIBBE New Hampshire Business Review "Prostate cancer" are
two words that men dread to hear – so much so that many fail to be screened
for the
Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some
The Durango Herald
by Carla K. Johnson AP Medical Writer CHICAGO - A new study links hormone
therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men
who've had .
deCODE Discovers Four New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer
Reuters
This is the sixth set of risk factors for prostate cancer that deCODE
has found. The SNPs are located on chromosomes 3q21, 19q13, as well as on
8q24, ..
Risk of cancer is a little less than it once was
The Free Lance-Star
In 2006, for example, there were 70537 colon cancer cases reported
nationwide, down from 73469 in 2000. Prostate cancer dropped to
126058 cases from 129259
Cancer: The killer has been targeted
Daily Journal
Even more frustrating is that cancer features many forms, with breast
cancer the most prevalent in women and prostate cancer for
men. ...
Prostate Cancer Guide for African-American Men and Their Families
...
Reuters
(Business Wire)-- A new guide, Straight Talk for African-American Men and
their Families, is now available from the Prostate Cancer Foundation
(PCF). ...
Optimizing prostate cancer detection: 8 versus 12-core biopsy ...
UroToday
We compared prostate cancer detection rates achieved using an 8 and
12-core biopsy protocol in a clinical population to determine the
significance of ...
Image guided photothermal focal therapy for localized prostate ...
UroToday
We ascertained the feasibility and safety of image guided targeted
photothermal focal therapy for localized prostate cancer. Twelve
patients with biopsy ...
Pathological effects of prostate cancer correlate with ...
UroToday
Androgen deprivation therapy is the primary treatment for advanced
prostate cancer but many patients eventually experience progression to
hormone refractory .
A bow to prostate cancer, vegetarianism, rehab, recovery awareness
Los Angeles Times
... Association Foundation (AUAF) launched on a campaign for men
called “Know Your Stats” in honor of September's Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month. ...
Estrogen Receptor Modulator Reduces Bone Complications from ...
Cancer Consultants
Doctors also are testing toremifene as a way to prevent prostate cancer
in men with precancerous growths. Recently, there has been interest in
evaluating ...
Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
Reuters
By Debra Sherman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Surgeons are increasingly turning to
high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer
and other .
FACTBOX-Prostate cancer is scourge among men
Reuters
The American Cancer Society estimates that some 2 million men who
have been diagnosed with prostate cancer are leading active lives.
AGE: As men age, ...
Prostate-specific antigen velocity for early detection of prostate
...
UroToday
There were 2742 screening-arm participants with PSA < 3 ng/ml at initial
screening in the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate
Cancer in ...
Cancer ScreeningDoes the evidence always support intuition?
Curetoday.com (press release)
For example, the lifetime risk of dying of prostate cancer is just
over 3 percent. This means about 97 percent of men will not die of
prostate cancer; ...
Outcomes of Localized Prostate Cancer with Conservative Management
...
Cancer Consultants
Researchers from several US medical centers have reported that the results
of conservative management of prostate cancer have improved in the
period from
Watchful Waiting Works for Older Men With Prostate Cancer
TopNews United States
The improved diagnosis and survival rates can be attributed to the blood
test that looks for a prostate specific antigen (PSA) which can
detect cancer at an ...
CANCER TALES: From Caregiver to Patient
Atlanta Journal Constitution
On Christmas Eve this past year, my doctor told me I had aggressive but
contained prostate cancer. Not the Christmas gift I was hoping for.
...
Novel prostate cancer treatments and prevention initiatives open
...
UroToday
... UC Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento; and Anthony Zietman,
Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard, and a world leader in
prostate cancer radiation
Trichomonas vaginalis association with prostate cancer confirmed
HemOncToday
The sexually transmitted disease Trichomonas vaginalis was associated with
extraprostatic prostate cancer and potentially fatal prostate
cancer, ...
Prostate cancer ranks as No. 1 killer of men in Arizona
YourWestValley.com
Now Taylor, 70, who is executive director of Southwest Prostate Cancer
Foundation, said he encourages men to get their annual screenings because
new ...
Diet and cancer
Daily Comet
One man in six will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. It's
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as a dietitian, I think all men
should know that ...
Consumer Reports Health News
Reuters
PROSTATE CANCER: TO SCREEN OR NOT TO SCREEN? September is National
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. With celebrities like former tennis
star John McEnroe ...
Binghamton Research Group Develops New Cancer Treatment
Reuters
The team working in partnership with physicians at Pittsburgh's Allegheny
General Hospital has revolutionized the way prostate cancer is
treated and ...
Nutrition Wise: Phytosterols, Whey Protein and Prostate Cancer ...
Kansas City infoZine
Q: Does whey protein increase the risk of prostate cancer? Q: Can
people lower their risk of Parkinson's disease through diet? ...
Study: Watch And Wait May Be Best Option For Prostate Cancer
Hartford Courant
By JOSH KOVNER The Hartford Courant For older men with low-grade prostate
cancer, the best treatment option might be to hold off on surgery or
radiation and ...
Adding Flaxseed to Everyday Recipes May Reduce Prostate Cancer ...
Bixby Bulletin
HOUSTON- September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has unique tips about
how to incorporate ...
Beyond the Abstract - The Japanese guideline for prostate cancer
...
UroToday
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Although the incidence and mortality of
prostate cancer in Japan have increased, they are lower than in Western
countries, ...
How Accurate Are At Home Cancer Testing Kits?
TestCountry.com
You probably have heard that there are at home testing kits that can test
for cancer. These kits test for prostate cancer, a common
cancer in older men. ...
Outcomes Appear To Be Improving For Conservative Management Of ...
Science Daily (press release)
15, 2009) — A comparison of outcomes of different eras of conservative
treatment for localized prostate cancer indicates that overall and
prostate ...
Experimental Drug Reduces Fractures Related to Prostate Cancer ...
DG News
"Androgen-deprivation therapy is used in prostate cancer patients,
and it may be responsible for increased fracture risk because the
testosterone is ...
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Linked to Bacterial Infection
Renal and Urology News
Local response to Trichomonas vaginalis in the prostate may have a
role in the development of advanced prostate cancer and for
clinically relevant, ...
Watch and Wait Good Option in Prostate Cancer: Study
ABC News
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors caring for patients with early
stage prostate cancer may do better to watch and wait to see if
tumors develop
Prostate Cancer Survivor Urges Early Detection
Yankton Daily Press
His wife pushed him to get the PSA — Prostate-Specific Antigen —
blood test for prostate cancer. “I was never concerned, but my wife
kept saying to me that
Study Explores Overdiagnosis of Prostate Cancer
Cancer Consultants
Researchers from Dartmouth and the University of Connecticut have reported
that for every man who benefits from prostate cancer screening, many
more are
Survival Odds Up for Conservative Care of Prostate Cancer
MedPage Today
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Explain to patients that
prostate cancer-specific mortality among conservatively managed patients
has
The Checkup
Washington Post
By Adapted from voices.washpost.com/checkup A blood test commonly used to
screen for prostate cancer has led many men to get unnecessary
treatment, .
Prostate cancer may be caused by virus, study indicates
OCRegister
Mounting evidence indicates that prostate cancer is an infectious
disease caused by a recently identified virus. It will be some time before
researchers can
Link Found Between Common Sexual Infection and Risk of Aggressive ...
Kansas City infoZine
"Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in
western countries, and the second leading cause of cancer-specific
mortality. ...
GENova Biotherapeutics prepares a 510(k) submission to the FDA
Reuters
Prostaganin: Peptide for prostate cancer For humans, one of the
peptides' most important qualities is the ability to demonstrate complete
inhibition of ...
GTx says committee positive on cancer drug trial
Reuters
... has recommended the continuation of the late-stage trials of the
company's experimental drug, toremifene, for the prevention of prostate
cancer. ...
Natural Cure for Prostate Enlargement or Prostate Cancer
Ethiopian Review
Blood levels of both zinc and selenium are low in men who have prostate
cancer. Men who live in areas where the soil is rich in selenium tend to
have lower ...
Androgen receptor as a potential sign of prostate cancer ...
UroToday
After examination of medical records of 100 patients diagnosed with
prostate cancer, it was found that the AR was expressed in both cellular
compartments of ...
Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in American Men
San Angelo Standard Times
Prostate cancer affects more people every year. Prostate cancer
is the abnormal growth of cells in a man's prostate gland. Most cases
are curable because ...
Day-care dividend debunked
Boston Globe
15 Medical researchers have been tracking inflammation in cancer,
hypothesizing that its damage allows cancer to grow. At the same
time, prostate cancer ...
'Watchful Waiting' Is A Viable Option For Prostate Cancer Patients
Science Daily (press release)
14, 2009) — Appropriately selected prostate cancer patients,
including older men and men with small, low-risk tumors, may safely defer
treatment for many ...
New stem cells cause prostate cancer
Haber 27
A new type of stem cell, found in the prostates of adult mice, is
responsible for the development of certain forms of prostate cancer,
a new study finds. ...
Early detection saves lives at the Prostate Cancer Screening and
...
KAIT
Raul Blasini is a thirteen year prostate cancer survivor. Soon after
moving to Pocahontas, he saw a need and decided to do something about it.
...
Obesity may raise prostate cancer risk
Food Consumer
A new study shows that body mass in younger and older adulthood and weight
gain during these periods may influence a man's risk of prostate cancer
although ...
Two Studies Make Promising Advances in Prostate Cancer Research
findingDulcinea
by Denis Cummings Two recently released studies have moved science closer to
discovering the cause of prostate cancer; one strengthened the link
between
STD Linked to Prostate Cancer
WebMD
11, 2009 -- Infection with a common sexually transmitted disease ( STD) may
make men more vulnerable to the most deadly form of prostate cancer,
...
USMD Prostate Cancer Center aims to help simplify treatment for
..
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By JESSAMY BROWN ARLINGTON — Doctors fighting prostate cancer have
several weapons in their arsenal. They can blast the cells with cold,
destroy them with ...
Prostate cancer linked to sexually transmitted disease
CNN
By Theresa Tamkins Men with prostate cancer who were previously
infected with the sexually transmitted germ Trichomonas vaginalis are more
likely to have an ...
Prostate Size Does Not Affect Results of Surgery
ABC News
... as a treatment for prostate cancer -- but not the
functional results, according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center in New York. ...
Phase 3 Trial of Aflibercept in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer ...
Reuters
Phase 3 studies in colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer,
and prostate cancer continue with over 70 percent enrollment
completed PARIS and TARRYTOWN ...
Millennium Initiates Phase II Trial of Prostate Cancer Compound
Reuters
"Our efforts in the development of drugs for prostate cancer
represent a high-priority for Millennium," said Nancy Simonian, MD, Chief
Medical Officer, ...
Prostate Cancer Surgery
WSLS.com
By Karen mcnew Q: I have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and
would to know what percent of patients end up with incontinence from robotic
prostate ...
GSK launches prostate cancer awareness campaign
PRWeek
PHILADELPHIA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) tapped tennis star John McEnroe as an
ambassador for a prostate cancer awareness campaign that launched in
late August. ...
Brothers Get Your Prostate Tested
Black Voice News
When it comes to reminding brothers to get tested for 'PROSTATE CANCER'
I'm happy to oblige. Prostate cancer kills an estimated 42000
American men annually, ...
Men's Health Supplements May Protect Against Prostate Cancer
dBusinessNews New Orleans (press
release)
Nutrisant health supplements such as Prostace and Daily Man Multivitamin may
help men drastically reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.
...
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Linked to Trichomonas
MedPage Today
For example, if infected men visited their physicans more often than other
men, that would create more opportunities for prostate cancer
diagnosis. ...
Does Infection Boost Prostate Cancer Risk?
Washington Post
Scientists have more evidence that a common sexually transmitted infection
may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer. ...
Bacterial infection linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Los Angeles Times
Men who are infected with the sexually transmitted bacterium Trichomonas
vaginalis have a slightly increased risk of developing prostate cancer
and double ...
Early detection is key to successful treatment of prostate cancer
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
by Jennifer Wezensky | Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette In connection with
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Borgess Medical Center and Urology
Associates of ...
Can these foods keep prostate cancer at bay?
Independent
By Steve Connor, Science Editor Men at risk of prostate cancer can do
something about it themselves by cooking with foods that are rich in
potential .
Study Questions Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
National Cancer Institute - NCI Cancer
Bulletin
[Enlarge] Widespread screening for prostate cancer over the past 3
decades using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has led to a
flood of men being ...
Researchers find prostate cancer stem cell
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a stem cell, a kind of master
cell, that may cause at least some types of prostate cancer. ...
Survey Shows At-Risk Men Lacking In Prostate Cancer Knowledge
PR Newswire (press release)
9 /PRNewswire/ -- Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly
diagnosed cancers in the United States. In fact, one in six men will develop
prostate ...
GENova discusses development of new anti-cancer biotechs ...
Reuters
Of the types of cancer, prostate cancer represents the largest
market and breast cancer the second. Savin expressed confidence that
GENova's proprietary IP ...
Daily News: Prostate Cancer Diagnosed Earlier
Nurse.com
Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed in an earlier stage and
at a younger age than in previous years, according to researchers from the
University ...
Men who stay trim less apt to get prostate cancer
Ottawa Citizen
NEW YORK - Men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s
face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to
their youthful ...
Newly
found stem cell causes prostate cancer: mouse study
AFP
It also appears to resolve a mystery about the origin of prostate cancer,
and could open new pathways for treatment of the deadly disease. ...
Prostate cancer doesn't have to kill
Waukegan News Sun
Leskis was diagnosed with prostate cancer in its very early stages in
November of 2008. He had a procedure in January of 2009. Guy Leskis of
Winthrop Harbor ...
Men overdiagnosed for prostate cancer: Study
Ottawa Citizen
More than one million American men have gone through needless treatment for
prostate cancer since the PSA test became common more than 20 years
ago, ...
Genova files patent for new prostate cancer treatment
PR Newswire (press release)
The peptide, called Prostaganin, is a 21-amino compound which is highly
reactive to prostate cancer cells, and has the ability to
specifically target them. ...
Study: Virus tied to leukemia present in prostate cancer
SmartBrief
If the study is confirmed, the finding might lead to ways to better screen
patients and to develop a prostate cancer vaccine. Times (London),
The (09/08)
Nutrition and lifestyle changes can help prostate cancer
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
JOSEPH MOTTA STATEN ISLAND, NY -- More than 70 percent of prostate cancer
cases occur in men over age 65. Rates of prostate cancer have been
decreasing ...
African American men have a higher risk of prostate cancer
WEAU-TV 13
Bishop Louis Spencer is a 10 year prostate cancer survivor. "Diabetes
saved my life," he says. He rarely went to the doctor, but had to have
frequent blood .
When the Family Gets Cancer
New York Times
By Dana Jennings As I was treated for prostate cancer in the past
year, I felt like a house that had been ripped to its studs. ...
Exposure rolls out Unite ByCycling campaign for The Prostate ...
Creativematch
Creative communications agency Exposure has created an integrated campaign
for The Prostate Cancer Charity that is set to raise awareness of the
disease and ...
Erectile dysfunction after radiotherapy for prostate cancer -
Abstract
UroToday
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a relatively common complication after
radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The etiology of ED is unclear.
...
Prostate Cancer Caused By a Virus?
Washington Post
Researchers reporting online in yesterday's Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences think prostate cancer may be related to a virus.
...
Urine markers in monitoring for prostate cancer - Abstract
UroToday
The major advantages of urine-based assays are their noninvasive character
and ability to monitor prostate cancer with heterogeneous foci.
...
Could a virus cause prostate cancer?
Los Angeles Times
Utah researchers have found a mouse cancer virus in many human
patients with prostate cancer, suggesting that the virus may play a
role in the onset of the ...
Virus linked to most aggressive form of prostate cancer
guardian.co.uk
XMRV virus has been seen in prostate cancer tissue. Infected cells
are shown in green. Photograph: Hamburg Medical University/Arbeitsgruppe
Fischer ...
Virus in prostate cancer cells could lead to vaccine
CTV.ca
A type of virus that causes cancer in animals has been found in human
prostate cancer cells, reports a new study. It's a finding that could
one day lead to ...
Virus might be one cause of prostate cancer: study
Reuters India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A virus known to cause leukemia and tumors in animals
can be found in some prostate tumors and might be one cause of
prostate cancer, ...
Scientists find evidence some forms of prostate cancer 'may be ...
Daily Mail
By Daniel Martin Scientists have found remarkable evidence that some forms
of prostate cancer may be caused by a virus - raising the possibility
of a ...
Prostate Cancer Caused by Virus? New Findings
About - News & Issues
Researchers have found a virus, the same type that causes leukemia and
sarcomas, in human prostate cancer cells. The research, done at the
University of ...
Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Weight Loss Surgery Channel
A recent study shows that obesity can lead to a recurrence of prostate
cancer. But this study also refutes past claims that the disease is more
prevalent ...
IGRT may better the result for obese prostate cancer patients
HealthJockey.com
This news may be of interest to prostate cancer patients. Moderately
to severely obese prostate cancer patients may have improved
treatment results when ...
Comparison of open and robot-assisted pelvic lymphadenectomy for .
UroToday
The lymph node yield obtained during robot-assisted pelvic lymphadenectomy
for prostate cancer is comparable to an open approach using a similar
template.
Research on 'night-eating syndrome' and prostate tumors
Boston Globe
Men diagnosed with early, low-risk prostate cancer face a choice
about treatment. Some tumors will not grow larger, but other tumors will
progress, ...
Excess Weight Gain May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer
HealthNews
For men, there is an increased incidence of colon cancer and,
according to a new study—prostate cancer, especially for white men
who gained excess weight in ...
U. researchers find viral link to prostrate cancer
Deseret News
By James Thalman The viral connection to several forms of cancer has
for the first time been found in prostate cancer, a discovery that
could lead to better ...
Researcher Sued Over Prostate Cancer Test
Science Magazine
A prominent prostate cancer researcher has been sued by a biotech
company for allegedly making false claims about a biomarker for detecting
prostate cancer, ...
Emerging drugs for prostate cancer - Abstract
UroToday
Prostate cancer mortality usually occurs as a result of castrate
resistant disease. Many approaches are currently being evaluated to improve
the treatment ...
Scans detect recurring prostate cancer
United Press International
4 (UPI) -- Italian researchers suggest using positron emission tomography
and computer tomography with choline to detect recurring prostate cancer
earlier. ..
The 'Watchful Wait' Approach To Prostate Cancer
NPR
6:00 pm ET Since the development of the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
test for prostate cancer, early detection and early treatment has
been the norm. ...
Middle-Age Weight Gain May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Ivanhoe
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Body mass and weight gain in middle age may influence
a man's risk for prostate cancer, but this risk varies among
different ethnic ...
Beat prostate cancer with nature's help
Examiner.com
A lot of factors come into play when you're up against prostate cancer—and
being familiar with the latest in prostate cancer research is the
best way to ...
Endo Pharmaceuticals Introduces VALSTAR(TM) (Valrubicin) To Fill ...
Reuters
... used to treat and manage pain, overactive bladder, prostate
cancer and the early onset of puberty in children, or central precocious
puberty (CPP). ..
PET/CT with choline improves detection of recurring prostate cancer
SmartBrief
Whole-body PET/CT scan using the imaging agent choline significantly
improved the detection of recurring prostate cancer compared with
other imaging methods ...
Studies tie weight gain to cancer in men and women
Examiner.com
In all, more than 5500 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. The
study team looked at the relationship between weight and prostate cancer
in a ...Seed
implants better for prostate cancer
United Press International
2 (UPI) -- Two studies say brachytherapy -- radiation seed implants -- is a
superior treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, officials at a
Chicago ...
Prostate Cancer Screening's Toll
Washington Post
One of the most controversial issues in men's health is whether a blood test
commonly used to screen for prostate cancer is being overused. ...
VIDEO: Excessive Weight Gain May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Insidermedicine
From Hawaii - According to a report published in the journal Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, men who gain excessive weight in
early adulthood ...
Weight gain linked to prostate cancer
ABC7Chicago.com
Findings show that young men who gain weight are more at risk of developing
prostate cancer when they get older. Also, Japanese men were at a
slightly lower ...
Age-specific physical activity and prostate cancer risk among ...
UroToday
The relation of physical activity across the lifespan to risk of prostate
cancer has not been thoroughly investigated, particularly among black
men. ...
IGRT may improve outcomes for obese prostate cancer patients
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
Moderately to severely obese prostate cancer patients may have
improved treatment outcomes when treated with image-guided radiation therapy
(IGRT) over ...
Obesity linked to advanced prostate cancer
Food Consumer
A new study suggests that excessive body weight may be a risk factor for
prostate cancer. The study in the September online issue of Cancer
Epidemiology, ... |
