With cancer screenings, 'more is not always better'
USA Today
•Last year, the task force said men over age 75 shouldn't be screened for prostate cancer, noting that men this age are more likely to die of
something else ...
Prostate cancer survivorship: prevention and treatment of the adverse
effects ...
UroToday
More than one-third of the estimated 2 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ...
Mushroom 'shrinks cancer tumours by 75 per cent'
Daily Mail
The Maitake mushroom, which grows up to eight inches in diameter, could help
combat bladder and prostate cancer which kill 15000 British people
every year. .
Sentinelle Medical and Siemens AG Collaborating on Solutions for ...
PR Newswire (press release)
According to the American Cancer Society, Prostate cancer will
affect close to 200000 men and cause 27000 deaths this year (2009) in the
US. ...
New Technology Tackles Prostate Cancer
WABI
by Adrienne Bennett · Nov 30th 2009 · See more Local News Prostate cancer is the most common kind of cancer with men. There are many different
treatments to ...
Management of obstructive uropathy patients with advanced prostate cancer - a ...
UroToday
The optimal management of malignant ureteral obstruction in prostate
cancer patients remains under debate and there exist no evidence-based
recommendations ...
Editorial - Short-term outcomes of the prospective multicentre 'Prostate ...
UroToday
... Active surveillance (AS) with delayed intervention has taken hold
as a strategy to minimize the possibility of overtreatment for prostate
cancer (CaP). .
Degarelix Controls Advanced Prostate Cancer Better Than Leuprolide:
Presented ...
DG News
"gnrh analogues are the standard treatment at this time for
androgen-deprivation therapy [for prostate cancer]," noted
coinvestigator Fritz H. Schröder, MD, ...
New Fact Sheets Help Survivors Manage Symptoms After Prostate Cancer
The Michigan News
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry Lansing – Because men
with prostate cancer often have troubling symptoms that continue
after treatment ...
Is statin use associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness? -
Abstract
UroToday
The long-term disease-specific outcomes and the underlying link between
statins and prostate cancer require further investigation.
ProUroCare Medical device monitors prostate cancer
Minneapolis Star Tribune
prourocare Medical Inc. is trying to get FDA approval for a device that
monitors prostate cancer through 3D images. By THOMAS LEE, Star
Tribune prourocare ...
Goal: Ensure cancer screenings don't do more harm than good
fwdailynews.com
In fact, I have previously discussed in this column the concerns regarding prostate cancer screening possibly causing more harm than good by
detecting and .
Potential Drug for Prostate Cancer
Gerson Lehrman Group
There has been a lot of clinical interest by physicians in prescribing this
medication to prevent or treat Prostate Cancer. The Prostate Specific Antigen .
Cancer Vaccines: Investing Opportunities Beyond Dendreon
OneMedPlace (blog)
Dendreon follows a similar approach for prostate cancer as it
prepares to become a commercial-stage company with a pending FDA decision
for Provenge ...
Attention is needed on prostate cancer cases
The News Journal
Every year in Delaware about as many men die of prostate cancer as
women die of breast cancer. The number of those newly diagnosed is
also nearly the same
Exercise & Prostate Cancer Risk
Men's News Daily
Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer that occurs
in men, and the second most common cause of cancer death in men. In
2009, an estimated 192000 ...
Common Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked to Advanced Prostate Cancer
American Journal of Hemotology and
Oncology
Researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the risk of
aggressive prostate cancer and a common sexually transmitted
infection.
Former Ridgefielder writes book on prostate cancer
Ridgefield Press
Former Ridgefielder John Hallenborg has a message for middle aged men: Get
tested for prostate cancer. In his new book, “Life, Sex, and Prostate Cancer ...
Activity of ketoconazole after taxane-based chemotherapy in castration ...
UroToday
... prostate cancer (CRPC) previously treated with
chemotherapy, as persistent androgens appear to play a role in the
development and maintenance of CRPC. .
Induced Chromosomal Proximity and Gene Fusions in Prostate Cancer
Science Magazine (subscription)
By studying human prostate cancer cells with fluorescence in situ
hybridization, we show that androgen signaling induces proximity of the
TMPRSS2 and ERG ...
Latent class cluster analysis to understand heterogeneity in prostate
cancer ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Men with prostate cancer are often challenged to choose between
conservative management and a range of available treatment options each
carrying varying ...
Vaccine implant destroys cancer tumours in mice
CTV.ca
Earlier this year, researchers in the US released the results of a study on
an experimental vaccine that helps to fight prostate cancer. ...
Hormone may elevate PSA levels
American Medical News
He estimates that 17% of diagnosed prostate cancer proves fatal.
Schwartz urged physicians to consider the way PTH influences a man's PSA
levels ...
Pesticide levels in blood associated with prostate cancer.
Environmental Health News
Associations of serum concentrations of organochlorine (oc) pesticides with
breast cancer and prostate cancer in US adults. ...
Unilateral prostate cancer cannot be accurately predicted in low-risk
patients ...
UroToday
Hemiablative therapy (HAT) is increasing in popularity for treatment of
patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). The validity of this
therapeutic ...
Killing the Cancer
7Online WSVN-TV
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men.
Unfortunately, the cure often has unpleasant side effects. That is until
now, 7's Richard Lemus tells us .
5 Questionable Health Screening Tests
LiveScience.com
PSA testing: A PSA blood test looks for prostate-specific antigen, a
protein produced by the prostate gland. High levels are associated
with prostate cancer ...
American Cancer Society helping local patients on a national scale
State Gazette
A new group of drugs may break the genetic chains that make people more
susceptible to breast, ovarian and prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society ...
Latent class cluster analysis to understand heterogeneity in prostate
cancer ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Men with prostate cancer are often challenged to choose between
conservative management and a range of available treatment options each
carrying varying ...
Activity of ketoconazole after taxane-based chemotherapy in castration ...
UroToday
... prostate cancer (CRPC) previously treated with
chemotherapy, as persistent androgens appear to play a role in the
development and maintenance of CRPC. ...
Induced Chromosomal Proximity and Gene Fusions in Prostate Cancer
Science Magazine (subscription)
By studying human prostate cancer cells with fluorescence in situ
hybridization, we show that androgen signaling induces proximity of the
TMPRSS2 and ERG ...
Vaccine implant destroys cancer tumours in mice
CTV.ca
Earlier this year, researchers in the US released the results of a study on
an experimental vaccine that helps to fight prostate cancer. ...
Hormone may elevate PSA levels
American Medical News
He estimates that 17% of diagnosed prostate cancer proves fatal.
Schwartz urged physicians to consider the way PTH influences a man's PSA
levels ...
New generation of prostate cancer therapy offered at UC Davis
Daily Democrat
In the fight against prostate cancer, accuracy is key to effective
treatment. Especially when radiation therapy is used to kill tumor cells, ...
Common Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked to Advanced Prostate Cancer
American Journal of Hemotology and
Oncology
Researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the risk of
aggressive prostate cancer and a common sexually transmitted
infection. ...
Report: 31 claims filed against Philly VA hospital
Philadelphia Inquirer
... veterans and their spouses have filed 31 claims seeking $58
million in damages over botched prostate cancer care at the
Philadelphia VA Medical Center. ...
Reportlinker Adds Prostate Cancer Therapeutics - a Global Market
Perspective
PR Newswire (press release)
25 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research
report is available in its catalogue: Growth in prostate cancer therapies can be ..
Prostate Cancer Therapeutics - A Global Market Perspective
PR-inside.com (press release)
""Growth in prostate cancer therapies can be attributed to the
increase in number of prostate cancer incidences in men aged more
than 60 years. ...
Under the Radar Healthcare Stocks: Protox, Pressure BioSciences, Unilife
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Lead drugs in clinical development include PRX302 for the treatment of
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH or enlarged prostate) and localized prostate cancer ...
Pesticide levels in blood associated with prostate cancer.
Environmental Health News
Associations of serum concentrations of organochlorine (oc) pesticides with
breast cancer and prostate cancer in US adults. ..
Coexistence of pernicious anemia and prostate cancer - 'an experiment
of ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
IntroductionThis report presents the clinical and laboratory course of a
patient with prostate cancer and severe vitamin B12 deficiency
undergoing watchful ..
Unilateral prostate cancer cannot be accurately predicted in low-risk
patients ...
UroToday
Hemiablative therapy (HAT) is increasing in popularity for treatment of
patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa). The validity of this
therapeutic ...
"Wild" 'Staches Help Fight Cancer
CBS News
They certainly won't help a team win the Stanley Cup, but the Minnesota Wild
hope they might do something better - raise awareness of prostate cancer. ...
icad Announces Schedule of Events and Featured Image Analysis Solutions for ...
Earthtimes (press release)
Modeled on the Breast Cancer MRI Working Group, this group fosters
dialogue between academia, leading physicians, prostate cancer advocacy groups and ...
Medical Minute 11-24: Prostate Cancer: Surveillance or Surgery?
WCTV
Doctor Mark Soloway has a message he wants every man with prostate cancer to hear. "We are finding these cancers smaller and smaller, and we know for
sure ...
Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
EmpowHer (blog)
Add to that the long-simmering debate on the value of PSA testing for prostate cancer and the fact that both the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the ...
HIFU Urologist Makes Strides in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Online PR News (press release)
“Right now is a very exciting time as technology is becoming a major factor
in determining how a patient deals with prostate cancer. ...
Killing the Cancer
7Online WSVN-TV
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men.
Unfortunately, the cure often has unpleasant side effects. That is until
now, 7's Richard Lemus tells us .
5 Questionable Health Screening Tests
LiveScience.com
PSA testing: A PSA blood test looks for prostate-specific antigen, a
protein produced by the prostate gland. High levels are associated
with prostate cancer ...
Let science trump politics
HeraldNet
That happened with screening for colon and cervical cancers, but not with
breast and prostate cancer. Statistics show mammograms prevent one
death from ...
See all stories on this topic Purple raises funds for cancer cause across Hampshire
Portsmouth News
... per cent surviving one year and three per cent surviving five
years – compared with 80 per cent for breast cancer and 70 per cent
for prostate cancer. ...
Tokai eyes novel weapon to battle prostate cancer
Boston Business Journal
Tokai Pharmaceuticals has begun a clinical trial for a new prostate
cancer drug candidate after quietly raising cash over the past two
years, including $22 ...
Former NIH director: ObamaCare an attack on patient choice
Hot Air (blog)
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests help catch prostate cancer early. The American Urological Association wants men screened with the test
beginning at ...
Medicine trumps politics
Baltimore Sun
Similar debates have been raging for decades about screening tests for
breast and other kinds of cancer (notably, prostate cancer and, just last week, ...
Editorial: Heal thyself
Philadelphia Inquirer
Problems in treating nearly 100 veterans with prostate cancer began
with the earliest cases, in 2002, The Inquirer has reported. But seven years
later, ...
Drug's Ability to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Confirmed
Renal and Urology News
BERLIN—Regardless of clinical parameters affecting prostate cancer risk (PCa), men who took the dual 5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride for two
to four ...
Smoking Increases Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer
Renal and Urology News
Recent cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new report. Sheila Weinmann, phd, of the
Center for
Scientists Find Prostate Cancer Biopsies Often Not Needed
Natural News.com (registration)
(NaturalNews) This may well be remembered as the year medical "facts" about prostate cancer were shown to be riddled with wrong assumptions and
downright ..
Glaxo temporarily withdraws Avodart cancer filing
Reuters
L) temporarily withdrew its application to US regulators for a new use of
its Avodart drug in preventing prostate cancer because of a technical
problem with ...
GlaxoSmithKline Withdraws Avodart US New Drug Application >GSK
Wall Street Journal
... its US supplemental new drug application, or sNDA for Adodart for prostate cancer risk reduction among men at increased risk of
developing the disease. ...
Handy way to beat cancer
Sydney Morning Herald
The more men ejaculate between the ages of 20 and 50, the less likely they
are to develop prostate cancer later in life, says Professor Graham
Giles, ...
At what age do cancer tests offer more risk than benefit?
American Medical News
Cancer screenings, whether they are colonoscopies, mammograms, tests
for prostate cancer or cervical cancer, are recommended
because of their potential for ...
How cancer screening can do harm
NorthJersey.com
Many doctors are backing off the prostate specific antigen, or PSA,
test to screen for prostate cancer now that two influential studies
published this year .
Mammograms and new breast-cancer guidelines
Seattle Times
In fact, tests for prostate cancer also recently came under new
guidelines because of false positives and the finding that many of the cancer cases that had ...
Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer
Men's News Daily
A new research study, just published in the journal Cancer, evaluated
the effects of genistein on hypermethylated human prostate cancer cells.
Mammograms, Pap Smears And the PSA: How Other Screening Tests Measure Up
Newsweek
The National Cancer Institute reports that “only 25 to 35 percent of
men who have a biopsy due to an elevated PSA level actually have prostate
cancer. ...
Fierce debate raging over new cancer test guidelines
Washington Post
That task force and others had begun backing off recommendations that men
routinely undergo PSA testing for prostate cancer. That rethinking
was based on a ...
Paying for what does not work remains popular
ZDNet (blog)
If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer and told it has a low
Gleason score, you may be told to do nothing — watchful waiting, it's
called. ..
A Pill a Day to Keep Cancer Away?
New York Times
Your article says that finasteride decreases the risk of prostate cancer but that this advance is being ignored by patients. In this case, the
patient may ...
NRC weighs sanctions against VA in prostate cancer treatment errors
GovExec.com
The findings resulted from a special inspection NRC conducted at the medical
center after a physicist there determined a prostate cancer patient
had
Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little
Experience
PhysOrg.com
(physorg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in ...
Secretary Pulls Cover Off the Work of Government Medical Panel
PR Newswire (press release)
ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer has long criticized this
panel, known as the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), for being
out of touch ...
Institute Is Awarded DoD Grant For Prostate Cancer Drug Research
Renal and Urology News
The US Department of Defense/Prostate Cancer Research Program (DoD/PCRP)
has awarded a $1.55 million grant to SRI International, a nonprofit research .
Fractures Increase Mortality Risk In Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT
Renal and Urology News
BERLIN—Men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who begin androgen
deprivation therapy (ADT) with vertebral fractures at baseline have shorter
survival time ...
Data Support ELRP for Localized Prostate Cancer
Renal and Urology News
Extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (ELRP) is safe and
effective for treating localized prostate cancer, data suggest. ...
Physical Activity May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
Cancer Consultants
The current study evaluated the effect of lifetime physical activity on the
incidence of prostate cancer. The study cohort included 45887 men
aged 45-79
Benefits of Cancer Screening Overestimated by the Public
American Journal of Hemotology and
Oncology
People overestimate the life-saving benefits of breast and prostate
cancer screening, according to study published in the Journal of the
National Cancer
Federal agency blasts Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Philadelphia Inquirer
The 16-page "inspection report" noted that after the VA determined it had
given incorrect radiation doses to 98 out of 114 prostate cancer patients treated ...Drug
'helps cancer cells'
Mirror.co.uk
Another study found breast and prostate cancer victims had fewer
relapses. Dr Patrick Singleton, of the University of Chicago, said it may
help new blood ...
MU research shows promising results in treating prostate cancer
Columbia Missourian
Prostate cancer is second to lung cancer as the most deadly cancer in men. The American Cancer Society estimates that 192280
men are diagnosed with prostate ..
Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer growth
Reuters
And two recent studies in Ireland found that breast and prostate cancer patients who got regional rather than general anesthesia were less likely to
have ...
Major Advances in Clinical Cancer Research in 2009: A Report From
ASCO
Medscape
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has minimal effect on
reducing prostate cancer mortality. The results from 2 large
screening trials suggest that ...
Vitamin D Emerges as Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Cuts PSA Levels
by Half
Natural News.com (registration)
(naturalnews) Treatment with vitamin D supplements may slow the progress of prostate cancer, according to a study published in the journal BJU
International ...
The Breast Brouhaha
New York Times
Somewhere between the reports that Pap smears and tests for prostate
cancer aren't all they were cracked up to be and the news that a high
fiber diet ...
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Presents Interim Prostate Cancer Data From
Early ...
CNNMoney.com (press release)
"Prostate cancer is known to be hypoxic. Several years ago we
furthered the support for the rationale of using TH-302 to treat prostate
cancer when TH-302
American Cancer Society admits mammograms and cancer screenings are over-hyped
Natural News.com (registration)
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) cancer screenings are
considered by many to be ineffective in identifying legitimate cancers and
in reducing prostate cancer
Men can slash risk of highly lethal prostate cancer naturally
Natural News.com (registration)
(naturalnews) As naturalnews previously reported, low level prostate
cancer is often over-diagnosed, over-treated and non-lethal ..
Sometimes, healthcare “rationing” makes sense
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The argument is similar to the one recently surrounding men's screening for prostate cancer. Several studies have suggested that complications
from false .
Test helps determine prostate cancer treatment
KGO-TV
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Area researchers are using a new test to help
determine whether a patient should be treated for prostate cancer.
Cancer Screening is Essentially Useless; Experts Finally Begin
Questioning ...
Natural News.com (registration)
But the comments could just as easily apply to supporters of the American
Urological Association's ad campaign urging prostate cancer screening, ...
Watchful waiting for prostate cancer is safe: study
CTV.ca
Taking a watch and wait approach to prostate cancer, rather than
attempting to remove the cancer, is a safe approach and doesn't lead
to more deaths, ...
Screening For Prostate Cancer 300 Times More Sensitive Than Current
Tests
DOTmed.com (press release)
Results from an early study of the test, initially designed for prostate
cancer but which may apply to other conditions, including heart attacks, .
EDAP Appoints Top US Urologist to Lead FDA HIFU Clinical Trial
CNNMoney.com (press release)
"For the carefully selected patient with low-risk organ-confined prostate
cancer, the concept of reliable, non-invasive ablation is powerful. ...
Health Buzz: Bill Aims to Help States Pay Medicaid Costs and Other Health
News
U.S. News & World Report
If you do develop a serious form of prostate cancer that requires
aggressive treatment, your PSA levels prior to treatment will help your
medical team ...
Cancer prevention drugs, supplements, and a false dichotomy
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Yet the few medicines proved to deter cancer are widely ignored. Take prostate cancer, the second-most commonly diagnosed cancer in
the United States, ...
Hollis-Eden Presents New Interim Data From Prostate Cancer Phase I/II
Clinical ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The interim results of the Phase I/II study, which is being conducted with
participating member sites of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
Consortium ...
Poniard Pharmaceuticals Announces Pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR Trial of Picoplatin
in ...
PR Newswire (press release)
... with colorectal cancer, in a Phase 2 clinical trial in
patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, and in a Phase 1
cardiac safety assessment. .
Cancer Prevention
Next Big Future (blog)
In June 2003, the PCPT was stopped early because of a clear finding that
finasteride reduced the incidence of prostate cancer. ...
Comparison of prostate cancer tumor volume and percent cancer in prediction of ...
UroToday
We therefore evaluated and compared tumor volume and percent cancer as independent predictors of biochemical recurrence and prostate cancer specific death ..
High-dose Mixed Proton and Photon Radiotherapy May Improve Treatment of ...
Cancer Consultants
[1] Phase II trials and some randomized trials have suggested that
increasing the dose of radiation results in better control of localized prostate cancer. ...
French Authorities Approve Six-Month Formulation of Debiopharm and Ipsen's ...
Genetic Engineering News (press
release)
It is sanctioned in various markets including the US for the treatment of
advanced prostate cancer as well as for indications in endometriosis,
Bicarbonate of Soda Used to Cure Stage Four Prostate Cancer
Natural News.com (registration)
He used baking soda and molasses as the driving force to recover from
aggressive stage 4 prostate cancer, which had even metastasized into
his bone matter! ...
The PSA Test: 7 Reasons It Still Matters
U.S. News & World Report
You might expect that the surgical specialists at the center of prostate
cancer treatment would have reined in their PSA testing, but they
haven't. ...
Less invasive prostate surgery may have drawbacks
American Journal of Hemotology and
Oncology
Investigators reviewed data from patients who underwent prostate cancer surgery from 2003 through 2007. Of those, 1938 patients had MIRP and 6899
patients ...
Finasteride and the Risk of Prostate Cancer
Medpie.com (blog)
But some follow up studies and commentary were available, and the picture is
not somewhat more nuanced: the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial
demonstrated ..
Drugs to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken
New York Times
Articles in this series examine the struggle to defeat cancer. Take prostate cancer, the second-most commonly diagnosed cancer in
the United States, ...
The faces of prostate cancer, you are not alone
Jackson Sun
Man to Man is an American Cancer Society support group. It is a forum
for men to learn about prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
options. ...
Falling Far Short of Reform
New York Times
Earlier this year, I used prostate cancer as an example of how our
fee-for-service medical system leads to higher costs and worse outcomes. ...
Red meat link to cancer
AsiaOne
The findings, reported in the American Journal Of Epidemiology, add to a
conflicting body of research on meat intake and prostate cancer risk. .
Low cholesterol may reduce risk for prostate cancer
Dr. Cutler
They said that although prostate cancer was diagnosed in a relatively
equal number of participants despite their cholesterol levels, only those
with levels ..
Routine evaluation of prostate size not as effective in cancer screening, Mayo ...
EurekAlert (press release)
However the study suggests that if a man's PSA level is rising quickly, a prostate biopsy is reasonable to determine if he has prostate cancer. ...
Are predictive models for cancer volume clinically useful in
localized ..
UroToday
To evaluate the correlation between preoperatively predicted and
pathologically measured prostate cancer volumes and to investigate
the clinical use of .
Study: Lowering cholesterol level reduces prostate cancer risk
KING5.com
They could also be reducing their chances of getting aggressive prostate
cancer. Dr. Jacques Ganem treats one of the most common cancers in men
worldwide: ...
Tokai Pushes Edge With Three-Pronged Attack on Prostate Cancer
Xconomy
Prostate cancer has been one of the hot fields for new biotech drug
development this year, and now Cambridge, MA-based Tokai Pharmaceuticals is
getting into ..
Standing up to cancer
New Haven Register (subscription)
A 2008 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences studied
outcomes in 30 men with prostate cancer who switched from a typical
American ...
High-Grade Prostate Cancer Less Likely in Men with Low Cholesterol
Renal and Urology News
Men with low cholesterol levels have a decreased risk of high-grade prostate cancer, a recently published study suggests. The study, which
included 5586 men ..
Expression of PGK1 by prostate cancer cells induces bone formation -
Abstract
UroToday
Prostate cancer (pca) is one of the solid tumors that metastasize to
the bone. Once there, the phenotype of the bone lesions is dependent upon
the balance .
Down The Pike: Immune Response Triggers For HIV And Prostate Cancer
Inventorspot
by Boomer Babe Image Credit: iStockphoto/Henrik Jonsson Attempts to trick
human immune systems into fighting HIV and prostate cancer cells have
had little ...
Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer
EmpowHer (blog)
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you
may be offered hormone therapy to treat it. Increasingly, hormone therapy is
the ..
Protect the Prostate with Pomegranates
Natural News.com (registration)
But for men looking to prevent prostate cancer through nutrition,
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more prostate-protective food than
the yummy pomegranate. ...
Blood vessels could predict how prostate cancer would behave
Newspost Online
Blood vessels in prostate cancer could act as predictor of how it
would behave, say researchers at The Ohio State University and the Harvard
School of ...
Moderate Exercise Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
dBTechno
Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a new study suggest that men who get moderate
exercise can actually reduce their overall risk of developing prostate
cancer. ...
Exercise Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk
Food Consumer
A new study suggests that men who get moderate amounts of exercise regularly
may reduce their risk of prostate cancer including the types of
aggressive, ...
Prostate cancer can be avoided with excercise
World News
By Mahua Ray Das New York: A recent study reports that if a man exercises
regularly, he may avoid prostate cancer. This doesn't mean one has to
hit the gym ...
Doctors say not all prostate cancer requires treatment
News 8 Austin
In fact, one report estimated about 25 percent of the men treated for prostate cancer do not benefit from the therapies. Many men are now
taking a more ...
Obesity, deitary fats affect prostate cancer risk
Food Consumer
Dietary habits and body mass index have been linked to prostate cancer risk. In the current study, López Fontana CM at Universidad Juan Agustín
Maza and ...
Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk
Reuters
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who regularly get moderate
exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer --
including ...
Aspirin May Prevent Prostate Cancer Recurrence
WebMD
Prostate cancer is very common among older men, the same people who
have cardiovascular risk factors and often require anticoagulants to prevent
a heart .
Minimally Invasive Vs. Open Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
Renal and Urology News
Men who undergo minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP) for prostate cancer have significantly shorter hospital stays and fewer
surgical ...
Pancreatic cancer
Kansas City Star
Unlike breast or prostate cancer, there are no early detection tests
available for pancreatic cancer. Funding is urgently needed to make
this happen. ...
New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response To HIV And Prostate
Cancer
Science Daily (press release)
Current treatment options for HIV and prostate cancer -- including
antiviral drugs, radiation and chemotherapy -- involve severe side effects
and are often .
OncoMethylome loses partner, refocuses business
Reuters
N) unit Veridex, would no longer develop or commercialise OncoMethylome's
urine prostate cancer test. OncoMethylome shares dropped as much as
7.1 percent to ...
Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome? No, New Study
Suggests
Science Daily (press release)
"This study offers an extremely important message for all patients with prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy," says Benjamin Movsas,
MD, ...
Red, Processed Meats Linked to Prostate Cancer
ABC News
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who eat a lot of red meat and processed
meats may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than those
who limit such ...
Featured Article THB UndercoverBeating Cancer: Does Early Detection
Help?
Total Health Breakthroughs
To avert just one death from breast cancer, doctors must screen 1000
women ages 50 and older for 10 years. The statistics are similar for prostate cancer.
Cancer Society Rethinking Screening, Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Today's TMJ4
By George Mallet MILWAUKEE - You've heard the message often: "get screened
for prostate cancer, early detection is the key." But that message is
evolving. ...
Cancer Center doctor agrees some cases can go untreated
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Prostate cancer patients may be receiving unnecessary treatment for
tumors that would have never progressed, a recent study conducted by John
Hopkins ...
Does prostate-specific antigen velocity help in early detection prostate cancer?
Genetic Engineering News (press
release)
It has been suggested that changes in PSA over time aid prostate cancer detection. It is argued that a rapidly rising PSA may indicate a greater
risk of ...
Blood vessels may predict prostate cancer
United Press International
The study of 572 men with localized prostate cancer was done in
collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The researchers
analyzed tumor ...
Proton Boost May Thwart Prostate Cancer's Return
WebMD
4, 2009 (Chicago) -- A boost of a highly targeted form of radiation therapy
may prevent prostate cancer from coming back, a study of nearly 400
men suggests
Chemo-radiation Before Prostate Removal May Prevent Cancer Recurrence
Science Daily (press release)
"In men with aggressive prostate cancer, standard therapies such as
radiation or surgery often fail to eliminate the cancer completely at
the site of ...
Lower Cholesterol May Prevent Prostate Cancer
WGNtv.com
CHICAGO - New studies show that men with healthy hearts may have a lower
chance of getting prostate cancer. A study done at John Hopkins
University found ...
Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist
Reuters
... there is a significantly increased preference for honesty among prostate cancer patients versus lung cancer patients (97 to 91
percent). ...
Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer Study
Health Jackal
Researchers and doctors once believed that cholesterol levels and the
development of prostate cancer were linked together when in actuality
the level of ...
Prostate Cancer: Surveillance or Surgery?
ABC7Chicago.com
November 4, 2009 -- According to the American Cancer Society, more
than 192000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year.
About 27000 will die. ...
Men with Low Cholesterol Levels at Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk
dBTechno
The researchers noted that although prostate cancer was diagnosed in
a relatively equal number of participants despite their cholesterol levels, ...
Faulty prostate cancer test alert
24 Medica
A faulty self-testing kit on sale in the UK for prostate cancer could
mean some given the all clear actually have cancer, a government
agency is warning. ...
Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Cancer
U.S. News & World Report
In addition, data on the more than 5500 men enrolled in the Prostate
Cancer Prevention Trial showed that those with cholesterol levels lower
than 200 had a ...
Blood Vessels Might Predict Prostate Cancer Behavior
Science Daily (press release)
3, 2009) — A diagnosis of prostate cancer raises the question for
patients and their physicians as to how the tumor will behave. ...
Long-term Outcomes Data Validates the Utility of PROSTASCINT in Guiding ...
Reuters
An abstract entitled "Long-term outcomes following IGRT for localized prostate cancer: dose escalation to SPECT/CT determined biologic target
volumes and ...
Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers
The Associated Press
Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line:
Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new
research ..
GTx gets Complete Response Letter from FDA for Toremifene 80 mg NDA
Therapeutics Daily (press release)
(registration)
... trial demonstrating the safety and efficacy of toremifene citrate
80mg to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen
deprivation therapy .
Shorter Radiation Course as Effective as Standard Therapy For Prostate
Cancer ...
Reuters
The study involved 303 men with intermediate and high risk prostate
cancer who were randomized to receive hypofractionated IMRT for 26
treatments (five
Calypso Teams Up with Siemens
Seattle Post Intelligencer
... development agreement with Siemens Healthcare to jointly develop
products for radiation therapy of pancreas and lung cancer, as well
as prostate cancer.
Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers
The Associated Press
A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the
most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol
in a ...
UPDATE 1-FDA denies approval for GTx drug;seeks additional study
Reuters
O) said US health regulators did not approve its experimental drug to reduce
fractures in men with prostate cancer, citing clinical deficiencies, ...
Low cholesterol may shrink risk for high-grade prostate cancer
EurekAlert (press release)
Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to
develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the
disease with a
Quick Study: Chemotherapy fatigue, prostate cancer surgery
Washington Post
THE QUESTION Fatigue is a frequent complaint of people getting chemotherapy
for cancer. Might exercise change that? THIS STUDY involved 269
adults (average ...
Dendreon completes FDA submission for cancer drug
Seattle Times
The drug is aimed at treating prostate cancer. It works as a vaccine
to stimulate the body's immune system so it fights the cancer, but is
given as a ...
Hormone Therapy Can Help Some With Prostate Cancer
MSN Health & Fitness
One reason why the study was undertaken was a growing use of hormonal
therapy for men getting radiation treatment for prostate cancer,
explained Dr. Anthony ...
AUA WS 2009 - Active surveillance for prostate cancer I - Session
Highlights
UroToday
Dr. Kirk Keegan from UC Davis gave a presentation focusing on the financial
implications of AS for prostate cancer. The study was based upon a
theoretical
Dendreon files in US for prostate cancer vaccine
Reuters
O) has completed its US regulatory submission for its closely watched
experimental prostate cancer vaccine, the company said on Monday,
sending shares ...
American Cancer Society admits breast cancer screening and prostate screening ...
Examiner.com
The American Cancer Society desperately tried to save face, but
there's no doubt that the Society's self-serving screenings for breast and prostate cancer ...
Proton therapy is well-tolerated in prostate cancer patients
EurekAlert (press release)
Proton beam therapy can be safely delivered to men with prostate cancer and has minimal urinary and rectal side effects, according to a study
presented ...
Chemopreventive potential of curcumin in prostate cancer - Abstract
UroToday
In fact, it interferes with prostate cancer proliferation and
metastasis development through the down-regulation of androgen receptor and
epidermal growth ...
Association between plasma total cholesterol concentration and incident ...
UroToday
Statin drugs appear to protect against advanced and possibly high-grade prostate cancer, perhaps through cholesterol-lowering. ...
AUA WS 2009 - PSA velocity as a predictor of prostate cancer by
racial ...
UroToday
LAS VEGAS, NV, USA (UroToday.com) - In his presentation, Dr. George
Kallingal from Honolulu, HI presented on PSA velocity as a predictor of prostate cancer ...
Short-Term Hormone Therapy Plus Radiation Ups Survival For Medium-Risk ...
RedOrbit
Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during radiation treatment to
medium-risk prostate cancer patients increases their chance of living
longer, ...
American Cancer Society: Breast cancer screening and prostate cancer screening ...
Examiner.com
An article that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association
titled "Rethinking Screening for Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer,"
spilled the ...
Lung cancer awareness
Kansas City Star
People would be surprised to learn that lung cancer will kill nearly
twice as many women as breast cancer, and three times as many men as prostate cancer. ...
Exercise & Prostate Cancer Risk
Men's News Daily
Finally, this study's finding that exercise reduces prostate cancer risk may only be indirectly true, as other dietary or lifestyle factors that
are more ...
Topeka man turns bout with prostate cancer into opportunity to
educate others
FOX2now.com
(AP) — A Topeka man hasn't put away his running shoes since he found out he
had prostate cancer. Brad Rhoden has been fighting the cancer for five months ... |