AUA: Dutasteride Works Against
Prostate Cancer
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today CHICAGO, April 29 --
Prostate cancer incidence decreased by 23% in high-risk men treated with
dutasteride ...
Prostate cancer patients on ADT may be at high risk for skeletal
...
Ortho SuperSite - Thorofare,NJ,USA
GTx Inc. announced this week that in a Phase III clinical trial of advanced
prostate cancer patients being treated with androgen deprivation
therapy (ADT), ...
Prostrate
cancer vaccine improves survival
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By Thomas H. Maugh II A controversial prostate cancer vaccine that
previously has been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration improves
survival of ...
Breast
Cancer and
Prostate Cancer and the Role of Anti-perspirants
EmpowHer - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... which we then have no means of excreting, paving the way for the
development of hormone dependent cancers like breast cancer and
prostate cancer. ...
Consider Heart and Bones With Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Androgen-deprivation therapy for men
with prostate cancer carries significant risk for cardiovascular and
...
SELECT further confirmed: Vitamin E, selenium, soy did not prevent
...
HemOncToday - Thorofare,NJ,USA
Vitamin E, selenium and soy did not prevent progression from high-grade
prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia to prostate cancer, according to
the results of ...
Prostate Cancer Vaccine Improves Survival
Medscape - USA
The study involved 512 men with minimally or asymptomatic metastatic
castrate-resistant prostate cancer who were randomized in a 2:1
fashion to sipuleucel-T ...
Some Diet Sodas May Ward Off Kidney Stones
Forbes - NY,USA
"There's really very little out there that has much activity against active
prostate cancer." Although the evidence is far from conclusive,
experts seemed ...
PSA Density Predicts Worse
Prostate Cancer Pathology
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
CHICAGO—PSA density (PSAD) predicts pathologic upstaging following radical
prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer, a study found. The finding
suggests that ...
Celebrex-Lipitor Combination Therapy: Alternative Option to Treat
...
American Journal of Hemotology and
Oncology - New York,NY,USA
Can combination therapy with Celebrex and Lipitor effectively treat patients
with early-stage prostate cancer? A new study at The Cancer
Institute of New ...
Prostate Cancer Therapy Hard on Bones, Heart
Cancerpage.com - Marietta,GA,USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who receive hormone deprivation therapy for
prostate cancer are at increased risk of fractures and
cardiovascular-related ...
AUA 2009 -
Prostate Cancer: Basic Research - Loss of Epithelial
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
CHICAGO, IL, USA (UroToday.com) - Neuropeptides such as gastrin-releasing
peptide (GRP) confer androgen-independent (AI) growth of LNCaP cells through
...
Prostate treatment could cause other problems
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
April 28, 2009 (WLS) -- Men who receive hormone deprivation therapy for
prostate cancer could have an increased risk of fractures and
cardiovascular-related ...
Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in study
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — An experimental treatment added four months to the lives of
men with advanced prostate cancer in a study that tested an entirely
new approach ...
Statins Alter
Prostate Cancer Patients' PSA Levels
Science Daily (press release) - USA
But a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital finds that statins
also can lower PSA levels in men with prostate cancer, potentially
altering the ...
Toremifene Can Reduce Fracture Incidence in Patients With
Prostate
...
DG News - USA
The study included 1389 men with prostate cancer from the United
States and Mexico who were randomised to receive either toremifene 80 mg or
a placebo for ...
Dendreon Plunge Baffles CEO as
Cancer Drug Said to Prolong Life
Bloomberg - USA
Thirty-three minutes later, the company released results on its treatment
for prostate cancer that Chief Officer Mitchell Gold said on CNBC
were successful. ...
Glaxo drug cuts risk of
prostate cancer
Reuters - USA
L) drug Avodart reduces the risk of prostate cancer, results of a
large clinical study showed on Monday. The finding is a boost for the
British group's ...
Vit. E, Selenium, Soy Doesn't Stop
Prostate Cancer
Natural Products Marketplace -
Phoenix,Arizona,USA
Researchers studied 303 men with HGPIN, which is a precursor to invasive
prostate cancer. The combination treatment of vitamin E, selenium and
soy was ...
Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat
New York Times - United States
Likewise, while a diet high in red meat was linked to an increased risk of
prostate cancer in the large Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer
Prevention Trial, ...
Prostate cancer risk lower with long-term use of statins, study says
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
... statin drugs for more than 15 years had a lower risk of
developing prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction than those who
didn't take the drug. ...
Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and
...
EurekAlert (press release) -
Washington,DC,USA
Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone
levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side
effects compared ...
First Ever Prospective Fracture Study in
Prostate Cancer Patients
...
Business Wire (press release) - San
Francisco,CA,USA
An analysis of placebo group subjects from the clinical trial demonstrates
the risk of fracture for men with prostate cancer on ADT. ...
Avodart,
Prostate Drug, Found to Reduce
Cancer Risk
New York Times - United States
By REUTERS Avodart, a drug from GlaxoSmithKline, reduces the risk of
prostate cancer, results of a large clinical study showed on Monday.
...
Doctors issue advice on
prostate cancer screening
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Use of the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test for
detecting prostate cancer has been dogged by controversy for years.
...
Bone density linked to
prostate cancer
United Press International - USA
CHICAGO, April 27 (UPI) -- Men with denser bones may be more likely to
develop prostate cancer, US researchers suggest. Johns Hopkins
researchers said ...
PSA tests require judgment calls
NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
The test has become a staple for men, as it assesses the possibility of
prostate cancer. Why is such a widely used test now considered by some a
useless ...
Heart, Bone Problems May Follow
Prostate Cancer Treatment
Forbes - NY,USA
MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Though proven effective, treating
prostate cancer with the testosterone-lowering treatment known as
androgen .
Common gene variant linked to development of
prostate cancer
News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia
Researchers have described how a common genetic variation may be involved in
the development of prostate cancer. The variant occurs in a gene
known to be ...
Varian Medical Systems to Exhibit Full Spectrum of
Prostate Cancer
...
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
"Varian offers state-of-the-art technology for all five of the commonly-used
radiotherapy approaches to treating prostate cancer," said Calvin
Huntzinger ...
Advanced
prostate cancer drug is now available
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
Degarelix is an FDA-approved gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor
antagonist that binds immediately and reversibly to pituitary GnRH
receptors. ..
Pomegranates 'could prevent
prostate cancer'
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
Prostate cancer could soon be added to the exhaustive list of health
risks reduced by the much celebrated super-food pomegranate, scientists have
claimed. ...
Cholesterol Drugs May Protect
Prostate, Sex Potency, Study Says
Bloomberg - USA
By Marilyn Chase April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Cholesterol drugs taken to prevent
heart attacks may also lower the risk of prostate cancer and
impotence in aging ...
Doctors urge baseline test for
prostate cancer
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com -
Portland,OR,USA
An influential American doctors group is backing off its call for annual
tests after age 50 to screen for prostate cancer. "Many men do not
need yearly ...
Vitamin E, selenium and soy in combination does not prevent
...
EurekAlert (press release) -
Washington,DC,USA
All participants had HGPIN, a precursor to invasive prostate cancer,
as confirmed by a central pathology review in at least one of two biopsies
within 18 ...
New active surveillance parameters allow for more individualized
...
EurekAlert (press release) -
Washington,DC,USA
Active surveillance can offer prostate cancer patients the benefit of
an individualized approach based on reclassification of the risk of disease
...
Statins link to healthy
prostate
BBC News - UK
One study found statins were linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer,
and enlargement of the organ, which can cause urinary problems. ...
FDA Approves
Prostate Cancer Drug
ADVANCE for LPNs - King of
Prussia,PA,USA
Degarelix, a new drug for treatment of prostate cancer, the
second-leading cause of death among men in the US, has gained FDA approval.
Cholesterol drugs may cut risk of
prostate cancer
Reuters - USA
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may protect
men against prostate cancer and other urological complaints, as well
as reducing ...
Benefits of
prostate cancer screenings remain unclear, according
...
Medill Reports - Chicago,IL,USA
by Mary Squillace Prior to the Bulls' final home game, nearly 260 men took
advantage of free prostate cancer screenings at the United Center.
EDAP to Present
Prostate Cancer Data At American Urological
...
GlobeNewsWire (press release) - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
3-Year Biochemical Failure-Free Rate Following HIFU for Localized
Prostate Cancer: Prospective Cohort Single Center Study of 265 Patients
will be presented ...
AACR 2009: Genetic Variant Associated With Aggressive
Prostate Cancer
Medscape - USA
April 21, 2009 (Denver, Colorado) — One of the biggest issues in prostate
cancer is differentiating between men who have aggressive tumors that
could be
Stress Management Before Surgery Helps Men with
Prostate Cancer
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum,ID,USA
An estimated one in six men in the United States will be diagnosed with
prostate cancer over the course of his lifetime. Options for the
management of ...
Prostate Cancer Recurrence Linked to Agent Orange Exposure
Medscape - USA
Dr. Terris advises clinicians to be proactive with Vietnam veterans with
regard to prostate cancer. "I encourage fellow clinicians to screen
Vietnam ...
Omega-3s - Fish Oils, Flaxseed Oil and
Prostate Cancer - What do
...
Natural News.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Just how good are fish oils, flaxseed oils and other omega-3s
at preventing prostate cancer? According to the experts quoted below,
...
What Is a Protein Shake?
Wall Street Journal - USA
Q. Thanks for your excellent articles on prostate cancer (March 31
and April 7). I wonder if bombarding the prostate with 50 or more
biopsies might cause ...
Potential genetic
prostate cancer variation found
AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Scientists have linked a common genetic variation to the
development of prostate cancer, according to a study published
Monday. ...
Putting Knowledge to Work – The Genetics of
Cancer
Newswise (press release) - USA
Association of UGT2B17, UGT2B7 and UGT2B28 Gene Copy Number with Prostate
Cancer Risk Researchers found no association between UGT2B17 and the
risk of ...
Dendreon Starts Trial of
Cancer Pill
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Dendreon, the Seattle company developing an immune-stimulating therapy for
prostate cancer, said today it has started a clinical trial of a
cancer drug made ...
'Smart Bomb' Drug Delivery May Increase Effectiveness
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2009) — Researchers may have found a way to combine
imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate
cancer
Designer T cells reduced PSA in metastatic
prostate cancer
HemOncToday - Thorofare,NJ,USA
“The PSA, which is our tumor marker for prostate cancer, went down
50% in one patient and 75% in the second patient,” Junghans said. ...
Agent Orange Exposure Increases Veterans' Risk Of Aggressive
...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — Veterans exposed to Agent Orange are at
increased risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer,
researchers report. ...
Vitamin D Analog Safe in
Prostate Cancer
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
Once prostate cancer reaches the hormone-refractory stage, prognosis
is poor, with treatment options limited to chemotherapy with docetaxel and a
median ...
Cancer Prevention: Diet, Lifestyle and Beyond
Newswise (press release) - USA
Estimation of Absolute Risk for Prostate Cancer Using SNPS and Family
History A combination of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and family
history may ...
Health Matters
Wall Street Journal - USA
About 185000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the
US Experts say most of them have such slow-growing tumors that they would
likely die
Foods to beat
prostate cancer
Log Cabin Democrat - Conway,AR,USA
In the last few years, a different cancer has touched my family -
prostate cancer. So I've already had my husband get checked for it, even
if he is young ..
Tagging
cancer by the zip code
Charleston Post Courier -
Charleston,SC,USA
When it came to prostate cancer, 109 men were diagnosed, 27 more than
expected. And more than twice as many men, 27, died from the disease than
the 12 ...
Agent Orange exposure increases veterans' risk of aggressive
...
Insciences Organisation -
Basel,Switzerland
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange are at increased risk of aggressive
recurrence of prostate cancer, researchers report. A study of 1495
veterans who ...
Bench to Bedside: What's on the Horizon
Newswise (press release) - USA
Phase I Trial of Anti-PSMA Designer T Cells in Prostate Cancer
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and the Roger Williams
Medical Center in
Hot Peppers Make
Prostate Cancer Cells Die and Taste Buds Come to Life
Natural News.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
One that has received much recent attention is the ability of capsaicin to
make prostate cancer cells commit suicide. In 2006, a team of
researchers from ...
Prostate Cancer and FDA Politics
Wall Street Journal - USA
Last week brought hopeful news for prostate cancer patients, with the
biotech company Dendreon announcing that its cancer treatment
Provenge improved ...
Integrative medicine: Mushrooms, green tea and breast
cancer
Stamford Times - Stamford,CT,USA
By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden Hundreds of studies have looked
at the potential of mushrooms to prevent and treat cancer, and green
tea is ...
Vitamin D and
Prostate Cancer
Natural Products Industry Insider -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
The authors examined whether vitamin D concentrations were associated with
prostate cancer risk in a case-control study nested within the
European ...
Study Comparing Large, Small Geographic Areas Suggests Modifiable
...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Researchers used the Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program, which
included data on 124218 breast cancer and 120615 prostate cancer
patients from 1985 to 2002 ...
Prostate cancer drug gives new hope
eFitnessNow - Venice,California,USA
A new vaccine produced by Dendreon Corp. of Seattle seems to improve
survival rates in men with otherwise untreatable metastatic prostate
cancer. ...
Vaccine fights
prostate cancer after it develops
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
(NBC) - A new vaccine awaiting FDA approval may allow men with advanced
prostate cancer to live longer. The vaccine is called Provenge and is
given to a ...
New Drug Targets Advanced
Prostate Cancer
WebMD - USA
By Miranda Hitti April 9, 2009 -- Scientists are developing a new drug to
slow advanced prostate cancer that resists other androgen hormone
treatment
The EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire for Patients with
Prostate
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
The EORTC Quality of Life (QL) Group has developed a questionnaire, the
EORTC QLQ-PR25, for evaluating QL in prostate cancer. The aim of this
study is to ...
Brown seaweed a source of relief for some with
prostate cancer
Sun newspapers - Port Charlotte,FL,USA
ENGLEWOOD -- Members of a local prostate cancer support group quietly
have been harvesting their own seaweed from area beaches for relief from one
of the ...
Drug for Advanced
Prostate Cancer Shows Promise
Drug Discovery & Development -
Rockaway,NJ,USA
The drug has also been shown to shrink prostate cancer lesions seen
on imaging studies. The Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer
Institute is ...
Autopsy Study Links
Prostate Cancer to Single Rogue Cell
AScribe (press release) - USA
Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began
in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. ...
Daily News: Omega-3 Could Fight Advanced
Prostate Cancer
Nurse.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
The April issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research reports men
could get protection from advanced prostate cancer from omega-3 fatty
acids
Dendreon Says
Cancer Drug Extends Life
Wall Street Journal - USA
There, they cause the body's immune system to mount an attack by seeking out
cells that have the prostate cancer protein. "Assuming there are no
flaws in ...
Longer Hormone Therapy May Improve Outcomes in Advanced
Prostate
Cancerpage.com - Marietta,GA,USA
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Androgen suppression of locally
advanced prostate cancer appears to be more successful when treatment
is ...
Hair-growing drug reduces risk of
prostate cancer
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Ed Yeates MURRAY -- A popular hair-growing drug may become a routine
daily pill men can take to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. ...
Prostate cancer vaccine said to 'significantly' prolong survival
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
A controversial prostate cancer vaccine produced by Dendreon Corp. of
Seattle "significantly" improves survival of patients, the company said
Tuesday ...
PREVIEW-Glaxo hopes for boost from
prostate cancer study
Reuters - USA
... than initially hoped but the world's second-biggest drugmaker
could get a significant boost if a prostate cancer study hits
expectations this month. ...
Lifelong Health: Studies say PSA tests don't reduce number of
...
Bend Weekly - Bend,OR,USA
by Dr. David Lipschitz Though the debate over screening for prostate
cancer has been brewing for years, new information further questions the
role of the ...
Cancer and Diet: The Latest Numbers are In
Synapse - San Francisco,CA,USA
The number one diagnosed cancer in the US is prostate cancer
(142.4), followed by breast (117.7), lung (67.7) and colorectal (48.3)
cancers.
Antiandrogens Show Potential Against
Prostate Cancer MDV3100, a
...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
TUESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two compounds that bind to androgen
receptors in prostate cancer cells may hold promise as therapies for
advanced
Black-white
cancer mortality gap starts with incidence rates
American Medical News (subscription) -
USA
According to a study in the February 2008 Cancer, which analyzed
Medicare treatment data for colorectal, breast, lung and prostate cancer,
...
Dendreon says
prostate drug ‘significantly prolongs survival’
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Dendreon Corp. said the result of a study of its Provenge cancer drug
indicates it “significantly prolongs survival in men with advanced
prostate cancer. ...
Prostate Cancer Vaccine Meets Goal
WebMD - USA
By Miranda Hitti April 14, 2009 -- Provenge, an experimental treatment
vaccine for advanced prostate cancer, met researchers' goal in a key
trial needed for ...
Trial Drug May Slow Down Advanced
Prostate Cancer
TestCountry.com - San Diego,CA,USA
Trials are ongoing for an experimental drug that may be used for patients
with advanced prostate cancer. Initial results for the first trial
were reported ...
Where you live may effect
cancer survival
Reuters - USA
In support of their hypothesis, the study revealed that whites had
significantly higher survival rates of prostate and breast cancer
compared with blacks ...
Dendreon Reports Positive Results From Phase 3
Prostate Cancer
...
HealthKnowItAll - Cotuit,MA,USA
Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Early results from an experimental prostate
cancer drug made by Dendreon have proven very positive. Provenge is the
name of the ...
Dendreon
prostate cancer drug prolongs survival in trial
MarketWatch - USA
By David B. Wilkerson , , ) said Tuesday that its Provenge treatment
prolonged the survival of men who had advanced prostate cancer in a
Phase III trial of ...
Researchers Pinpoint Prognostic Markers for
Prostate Cancer
Genetic Engineering News (press
release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
Three proteins, eNOS, ERß, and HIF-2a, can serve as biomarkers for
aggressive prostate cancer, according to a research team from Regina
Elena Cancer ...
Drugs Effective in Treating Advanced
Prostate Cancer Two compounds
...
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Two compounds are effective in treating
advanced prostate cancer resistant to first-line treatments,
according to ...
Dendreon Reports Success Of
Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Wall Street Journal - USA
(DNDN) nearly tripled its value after reporting that its controversial
prostate cancer treatment Provenge successfully prolonged patient
survival, ...
Dendreon
cancer drug meets late-stage study goal
Forbes - NY,USA
Provenge is technically a cancer vaccine and treats prostate
cancer by stimulating the body's immune system and prompting it to fight
the condition. ...
Source: Urology Times
Modern Medicine - Woodcliff
Lake,NJ,USA
Bronx, NY—Results of a community-based case-control study show that men with
prostate cancer carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 founder mutations have an
increased ...
Cancer detection from a drop of blood
Daily Mail - Charleston -
Charleston,WV,USA
Early detection is the key to surviving cancer. Early detection
explains the 99% five-year survival rate for prostate cancer in the
USA and the 91% ...
Study Of Neighborhoods Points To Modifiable Factors, Not Race, In
...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
The study examined breast and prostate cancer survival rates at
different geographic levels, and the results suggest that there are
significant societal
Benefit of endocrine therapy plus radiotherapy outweigh QOL risks
...
HemOncToday - Thorofare,NJ,USA
Adding radiotherapy to endocrine treatment in men with locally advanced
prostate cancer increased urinary, bowel and sexual function symptoms,
according to ...
Facts to consider in
prostate cancer cases
Boston Globe - United States
I APPLAUD the Globe's April 2 editorial "Prostate cancer conundrum."
I was diagnosed with this disease at age 56 in 2001. I opted for treatment,
Gene Fusion Discovery May Lead to Improved
Prostate Cancer Test
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
The findings, reported in the April 1 issue of Cancer Research, may
lead to more accurate tests for prostate cancer. The gene fusion
biomarker is also a ...
Drug drops PSA in men with
prostate cancer
United Press International - USA
NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- An experimental drug lowers prostate
specific antigen levels -- a marker for tumor growth -- in men with advanced
prostate cancer ...
New Drug Shows Promise In Treating Drug-resistant
Prostate Cancer
Science Daily (press release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2009) — A new therapy for metastatic prostate
cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving
patients whose ...
Blood in urine can indicate bladder
cancer
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
A prostate specific antigen test can indicate the presence of
prostate cancer. He consistently had a low resting heart rate, and his
blood pressure readings ...
Omega-3 EPA/DHA May Decrease Risk of Developing
Prostate Cancer
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
While there is no one, single cause of prostate cancer, there are
several factors that appear to increase the risk of developing it, including
diet. ...
Successful Early
Prostate Cancer Screening by Three-Dimensional
...
UroToday International Journal -
Berkeley,CA,USA
INTRODUCTION: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has been used
successfully for the early detection of prostate cancer, but it does
not localize the ...
PFC-Cancer
Link Disputed
WebMD - USA
During the study period, 713 cases of prostate cancer, 332 cases of
bladder cancer, 128 cases of pancreatic cancer, and 67 cases
of liver cancer were ...
Omega-3s May Protect Against
Prostate Cancer
Natural Products Industry Insider -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
The case-control study used 466 men diagnosed with aggressive prostate
cancer and 478 age- and ethnicity-matched controls. Researchers found
increasing
New Medications Show Promise in Treating Drug-Resistant
Prostate
...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute -
Chevy Chase,MD,USA
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable
promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become
resistant ...
Medivation
prostate drug shows promise-study
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - A prostate cancer drug that takes a
new approach to blocking tumor growth helped more than 40 percent of men
with advanced
Early trials are promising for new
prostate cancer drug
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
The journal Science is reporting positive results from early trials of a new
drug for advanced prostate cancer. See the report at http://www.sciencemag.org
...
Components of the Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of
Prostate Cancer
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
The metabolic syndrome has been suggested as a unifying link between a
"western" lifestyle and an increased prostate cancer risk. ...
Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost
Cancer Risk
Forbes - NY,USA
The researchers identified 713 people who were later diagnosed with
prostate cancer, 332 with bladder cancer, 128 with pancreatic
cancer, and 67 with liver ...
PFC-Cancer
Link Disputed
WebMD - USA
During the study period, 713 cases of prostate cancer, 332 cases of
bladder cancer, 128 cases of pancreatic cancer, and 67 cases
of liver cancer were ...
New
Prostate Cancer Drug May Hold Promise
Forbes - NY,USA
TUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug with a radically different
way of attacking prostate cancer has done well in an initial trial
and is ready ...
Perfluorinated Chemicals Not Associated with
Cancer in General
...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Within this cohort, the researchers identified 713 participants who were
later diagnosed with prostate cancer, 332 with bladder cancer,
128 with pancreatic ...
Stress Management Battles
Prostate Cancer Anxiety
Forbes - NY,USA
"We know that for men with early-stage prostate cancer, the time when
they are making treatment decisions is very stressful. A radical
prostatectomy is not ...
Advances in
cancer screening, treatments aid patients
American Veterinary Medical
Association - Schaumburg,IL,USA
The American Cancer Society estimated that 1.4 million new cases of
cancer would be diagnosed in 2008, led by prostate cancer in
men and breast cancer in ...
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS BILL THAT WILL BE LIFE
...
News Health Guru - New York,NY,USA
Since it’s the first sweeping cancer legislation in the US in over
thirty years, it’s little wonder that research groups like the Prostate
Cancer Foundation ...
Does PSA Testing for
Prostate Cancer Save Lives?
Men's News Daily - Guerneville,CA,USA
DOES PSA TESTING FOR PROSTATE CANCER SAVE LIVES? Prostate cancer
is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in men. Approximately
190000 new cases of ...
Your Health: Vitamin D may be better than Vitamin C for colds, flu
Bend Weekly - Bend,OR,USA
Findings from several small clinical trials suggest that vitamin D also may
thwart the progression of prostate cancer. In men diagnosed with the
disease, ...
Leading US-Based
Prostate Cancer Organizations Develop Joint
...
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON , April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The prostate cancer
education and advocacy community has come together to collaborate on and
develop a ...
Interviewed Experts Expect Taxotere to Increase Overall Survival
...
PR Newswire (press release) - New
York,NY,USA
The new report entitled Stage III Prostate Cancer: Oncologists Ready
for New Type of Therapy finds that a drug that improves five-year
disease-specific ...
Prostate Cancer Foundation Funds $1.0 Million in New Creativity
...
Business Wire (press release) - San
Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced
that it has funded ten Creativity Awards for advanced prostate cancer
research. ...
Supplements Offer No
Prostate Cancer Protection
Curetoday.com (press release) -
Dallas,TX,USA
“The results showed no benefit to taking either agent for any endpoint—prostate
cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, all cancers,
cardiovascular disease, ...
Positive Margins Do Not Predict
Prostate Cancer Mortality
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
ORLANDO—Positive surgical margins (PSM) in men who have undergoing radical
prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate cancer do not independently
predict ...
Individualizing
Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
ORLANDO—Dutch researchers say they have devised a personalized risk
calculator that may help determine a man's future risk of prostate cancer.
...
"Watchful waiting" safe for some
prostate cancers
Reuters - USA
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carefully selected men with
"low-risk" prostate cancer can safely delay treatment and opt instead
for active ...
ARAY: Positive Data re CyberKnife Radiosurgery for
Prostate Cancer
...
Trading Markets (press release) - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
Accuray Incorporated (ARAY) announced the publication of the results from a
prospective clinical study on CyberKnife radiosurgery for prostate cancer,
...
Nationwide screening 'could halve cases of
prostate cancer'
Daily Mail - UK
By Daniel Martin A nationwide prostate cancer screening programme
could slash cases of the disease by 54 per cent, a major study has shown.
Prostate Cancer Patients in US and Europe Receive Treatments Using
FOXBusiness - USA
The use of permanent seed implants for LDR brachytherapy for early stage
prostate cancer has increased in recent years. In this technique,
radioactive seeds
Prostate cancer screenings: a second opinion
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
And the older men get, the more likely it is that they have prostate
cancer. Autopsies of men in their 70s have found that about 80% of them
had the disease ...
Statin Use Reduces
Prostate Cancer Mortality
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
ORLANDO—Statin use is associated with a nearly two thirds reduced risk of
death from prostate cancer, a study found. The finding is based on a
study of 760 ...
FDA OKs late-stage Medivation
prostate cancer trial
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Medivation Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) will move forward with a pivotal Phase III
trial of its drug, MDV-3100, to treat a form of prostate cancer.
...
Prostate cancer conundrum
Boston Globe - United States
MORE MEN die from prostate cancer than from any other form of the
disease besides lung cancer. The development of a PSA blood test,
followed by biopsies for ...
IP6 is Highly Effective Alternative Treatment for
Cancer
Natural News.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Scientists had previously found that IP6 increased the activity of genes
that control proteins in human prostate cancer cells lacking
functional p53, ...
Prostate Cancer Surgery Outcome Not Linked to BMI
Renal and Urology News - New
York,NY,USA
Researchers have found that BMI does not predict adverse outcome in
prostate cancer patients following radical prostatectomy (RP).
C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6, and
Prostate Cancer Risk in Men
...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Inflammation is believed to play a role in prostate cancer (PCa)
etiology, but it is unclear whether inflammatory markers C-reactive protein
(CRP) and ...
Prostate cancer screening: What's a dude to do?
CNN - USA
Andrew Traver, second from left, credits prostate cancer screening
with saving his life. He got the disease at 44. Traver didn't have any
particular reason ...
Selenium, Vitamin E Don’t Prevent
Prostate Cancer
CancerWise - USA
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in
the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that more
than 180000 American men ...
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