- 'Muscle' Protein Drives Prostate Cancer By : Prostate News
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have for the first time implicated the muscle protein myosin VI in the development of prostate cancer and its spread. - 10 Commonly Asked Prostate Cancer Questions By : Donald Saunders
Nearly a quarter of a million men in the United States alone will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and for many this will generate a host of questions. Here we look at the 10 most commonly asked prostate cancer questions. - 10 Secrets to Becoming the Happiest Guy or Gal in the Block! By : Richard Bousseau
This article is about tips on how to maintain a positive wellness. How to feel and look good. How to avoid depression and loneliness. How to avoid breast and prostate cancer. - 3 Simple But Highly Effective Steps To Avoiding Prostate Cancer By : Tim Gorman
Prostate cancer isn't something to mess around with, but by adapting a health diet incorporated with an exercise routine used in conjunction with a regular health examination the odds of staying cancer free are higher and should you be diagnosed with prostate cancer you stand a much better chance of beating the disease. - A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Can Save Your Life By : Abigail Franks
If you experience certain symptoms like frequent night urination, blood in your urine or semen - A Surreal Experience By : Steve Thayer
Anybody that hasn't had a physical with a blood test to check for prostate cancer is playing Russian roulette with their life. Nobody wants to hear potentially bad news, but it is better than the alternative of dying. Get checked out! - Abdul Qadeer Khan In Good Health After Prostate Cancer Surgery By : Prostate News
Abdul Qadeer Khan, 70, is in 'excellent health' after satisfactorily recovering from prostate cancer surgery, says the Pakistani military. Khan, who was a key player in helping Pakistan become a nuclear power, also confessed to leaking nuclear weapons technology to Iran, Libya and North Korea. Khan was operated-on on September 16 this year. - Ablatherm-HIFU Launches RPP Service At First Site In Portugal By : Medical News
EDAP TMS S.A. (Nasdaq: EDAP) the global leader in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment of prostate cancer announces the launch of Ablatherm-HIFU services at Hospital Privado da Boavista, Porto, Portugal, the first HIFU treatment center in Portugal. Boavista Hospital will be using the Ablatherm-HIFU device under EDAP's innovative fixed installation Revenue-Per-Procedure (RPP) model. - Adding Radiation Therapy For Treatment Of Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Beneficial By : Prostate News
Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation therapy after removal of the prostate gland reduces the risk of disease recurrence, but does not appear to significantly improve the length of survival, according to a study in the November 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on men's health. - African-Americans With Prostate Cancer More Likely To Have Family History Of Prostate, Breast Cancer By : Prostate News
African-American men with prostate cancer were more likely to report a family history of prostate cancer and breast cancer among siblings than men who did not have prostate cancer, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. - All About Milking the Prostate By : Joseph Ducat
If you are concerned that you may contract prostate cancer in the future, you might want to seek out preventative treatments that can lower your risk of getting it. Let us take a look at one of these possible preventative treatments: prostate milking. - Altering Fatty Acid Levels In Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate, UCLA Study Shows By : Medical News
UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and decrease the amount of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates and PSA levels. - Alternative Prostate Cancer Treatment By : Milos Pesic
Many men are opting for what is called Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) Treatments. This includes supplementation, the use of herbs, therapies, yoga, massage, etc. An alternative prostate cancer treatment available to an individual is taken on immediately in complementing existing doctors' prescriptions, or entirely to make full use of, in lieu of conventional treatments. - An Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment Option By : Abbie Frank
If you've been told that you have prostate cancer, then you've probably had The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test, been physically checked and probably have already had a biopsy performed. Once all this has established your condition, your cancer is then assigned a score. - An Inside Look at Prostate Cancer Cures In The Various Forms Of Treatments Available As Therapy By : Tim Gorman
Radiation, hormone therapy, radical prostatecomy, chemotherapy, and cryotherapy, which seeks to destroy cancer cells by freezing them, are amongst the most common treatments for prostate cancer, and the closet modern medicine has come to finding prostate cancer cures. - An Introduction To Minimally Invasive BPH Treatment By : Donald Saunders
There are a number of minimally invasive surgical techniques used in BPH treatment today and this article provides a brief outline of the choices available to patients. - An Introduction To Surgical BPH Treatment By : Donald Saunders
For many men suffering from an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), surgery is the treatment of choice and this article looks at the three main forms of surgery in use today. - Are Black Men Really At More Risk From Prostate Cancer Than White Men? By : Donald Saunders
It has been well established statistically that African Americans are two and a half times more likely to die from prostate cancer that white Americans. However, until now the reason for this has not been at all well known and a recent study had produced some perhaps surprising results. - Aspirin, Other NSAIDs, May Prevent Or Delay Enlarged Prostate, Mayo Clinic Finds By : Prostate News
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen may prevent or delay benign prostatic hyperplasia, an enlarged prostate which can cause urinary symptoms in men as they age such as frequent urination, trouble starting urination, awakening frequently at night to urinate, weak urine stream and an urgent need to urinate. Details will be published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. - Awareness About Your Prostate Health By : Shane Woods
Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases known to man. Besides, if a doctor tells you that you have cancer, you would definitely feel depressed and frustrated. It is a fact that many people have died from cancer. Being the second-largest killer in the United States, you should always be aware of your health. - Botox As A Form Of Enlarged Prostate Medicine? By : Donald Saunders
Although many people will be familiar with the use of Botox as a cosmetic treatment for the removal of lines, especially on the face, it will probably comes a quite a surprise to find that it is now being suggested as a treatment for an enlarged prostate. - Cancer Patient Receives First Proton Therapy Treatment At University Of Florida Proton Therapy By : Medical News
A Cocoa Beach man with prostate cancer today (Aug. 14) became the first patient to undergo treatment at the new University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, the first time the most advanced form of radiation therapy available has been offered in the Southeast. - Cancer, Patient, and Statistics By : Dharmbir Sharma
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
Benjamin Disraeli
You open a book on cancer and it would more likely than not start with numbers: So many thousand were diagnosed with the disease in such a period and so many died. - Cancer, Patient, and Statistics (Part 2) By : Dharmbir Sharma
How long a prostate cancer survivor lives depends on a multitude of factors. It does not necessarily reflect the success of the treatment. To that extent the survival rates, whether for five or ten years are meaningless for an individual. When and how a person will die is beyond anyone to know. - Cancer-O Lord! By : Louise Smith
It's an awful word! No one wants to hear the doctor say "you have cancer" but it happens every day. Don't give up. There is HOPE! - Causes of Prostate Cancer By : Adrian Jones
Background to the functioning of the prostate gland and the common causes of prostate cancer. The prostate is a gland found only in men, which lies just below the bladder. The tube through which urine flows from the bladder when you pass water goes first through the prostate gland then out through the penis. - Cellgate Commences Phase II Clinical Trial Of Anticancer Compound CGC-11047 For Prostate Cancer By : Prostate News
Cellgate Inc., a company developing novel anti-proliferative drugs to combat cancers and other disease, today announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of its lead compound, CGC-11047. CGC-11047 is a polyamine analog designed to halt cell growth and induce apoptosis. - Chicago Prostate Cancer Center First in World to Reach 100 Patient Implants Using Cesium-131™ By : Cancer News
Chicago Prostate Cancer Center (CPCC) reached a major milestone in prostate brachytherapy (radioactive seed implantation) October 4, 2006, becoming the world’s first cancer center to treat 100 patients using Cesium-131™, a powerful new medical isotope developed and manufactured by IsoRay Medical, Inc. - Cleveland BioLabs Initiates Phase II Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Trial For Curaxin CBLC102 By : Prostate News
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBLI)(BSE: CFB), announced today the initiation of its Phase II efficacy study for Curaxin CBLC102 in advanced, hormone-refractory (androgen independent) prostate cancer at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University Hospital. - Closing in on a Prostate Cancer Gene By : Aaron Hall
Susceptibility Locus Identified
For the first time, researchers have found direct evidence that an inherited change can lead to prostate cancer. With about 340,000 new cases diagnosed each year, this disease is the most common cancer in men and is responsible for some 40,000 deaths annually. African-American men suffer the world's highest incidence and death rate for this cancer. Results of the study were published in the November 22, 1996, issue of Science [274, 1371-74). - Common Forms Of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prescribed (feb 2007) By : Adrian Jones
When a patient is first diagnosed with prostate cancer and has had all the relevant tests to check the extent of the disease he will normally have an appointment with his doctor to discuss what is best. - Complete Guidelines to Prostate Cancer Alternative Treatments By : Tim Gorman
Prostate cancer alternative treatments is defined as a group of unique approaches to cancer treatment not considered to be a conventional prostate cancer therapy, and is used in place of conventional cancer treatments. - Cytogen Announces Positive Phase 1 Clinical Trial Results For QUADRAMET(R) Combination Study By : Prostate News
Cytogen Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTO) today announced results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of QUADRAMET(R) (samarium Sm-153 lexidronam injection) in combination with hormonal therapy and external beam radiation therapy in high-risk, clinically non-metastatic prostate cancer patients. - Deciding on the Best Treatment Option for Early Prostate Cancer By : Carol Kornmehl
The ideal management of early stage prostate cancer depends on the wishes of the patient. With several options available, making the "correct" decision can be daunting. The various choices are explained. - Dendreon Announces New Data Analyses Presented At Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat By : Prostate News
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced that Eric J. Small, M.D., professor of medicine and urology at the University of California, San Francisco presented new exploratory analyses of the Phase 3 Study (D9901) that further support the results observed with the Company's investigational active cellular immunotherapy PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T) in men with advanced androgen- independent (hormone refractory) prostate cancer. - Dendreon Announces New Data Analysis Presented At Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium By : Prostate News
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced the presentation of data from an exploratory analysis of Phase 3 Studies (D9901 and D9902A) that showed a prolonged survival benefit for patients initially treated with PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T) who then went on to receive docetaxel chemotherapy after disease progression. PROVENGE is the Company's lead investigational active cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. - Dendreon Announces Preliminary Results From PROTECT (P-11) Study By : Prostate News
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced preliminary results from its ongoing PROTECT (P-11) clinical trial for PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T) in patients with non- metastatic androgen-dependent (hormone sensitive) prostate cancer. - Diet Changes And Stress Management Training Effective In Slowing Or Halting The Spread Of Prostate By : Prostate News
Statistics say that one out of six American men will develop prostate cancer and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. In a recent study published in SAGE publication's Integrative Cancer Therapies, Dr. Gordon A. Saxe and colleagues at the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego found that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training. - Disadvantages of Chemotherapy in Treating Prostate Cancer By : D. Valerian
Chemotherapy is a treatment based on action of several agents such as: Mitoxantrone, Vinorelbine, Docetaxel, Estramustine or others. Basically, chemotherapy agents kill cancer cells that are actively multiplying. - Do You Recognize The 6 Prostate Cancer Symptoms? By : Michael Cage
You can't take prostate cancer symptoms lightly. It can ruin your life if you continue to ignore it. Discover the 6 early warning signs of prostate cancer before it's too late. - Early Diagnosis Reduces Death Rate for Prostate Cancer By : Riley Hendersen
The American Cancer Society recommends that men at high risk for prostate cancer be tested beginning at age 45. African Americans and those who have a close relative who was diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 65 are considered to be at high risk for prostate cancer. - Early Prostate Cancers: Study Drug Holds Promise As Alternative To Castration By : Prostate News
For those unwilling to undergo chemical castration however, results of an international study led by a Medical College of Wisconsin researcher show promise for an oral drug as an alternative. The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. - Early Symptoms Of Prostate Cancer By : Adrian Jones
The key early symptoms of prostate cancer are outlined here, together with details of how this particular form of cancer spreads if treatment is not undertaken. - Early Symptoms Prostate Cancer: The Debate on Whether Diagnostic Testing Is Advisable at This Stage By : Trevor Mulholland
Early symptoms prostate cancer are very rare. If the condition is at its earliest stage, chances are, there wouldn't be any sign at all. - Enlarged Prostate Medication - How About The Humble Aspirin? By : Donald Saunders
It has been well known for some time now that regular low dose aspirin can be beneficial in the treatment of certain forms of heart disease and it seems that the humble aspirin might now also provide a solution for the enlarged prostate. - Enlarged Prostate Symptoms: How to Tell When a Man Has BPH By : Trevor Mulholland
Enlarged prostate symptoms rarely manifest before the age of 40. For some men, symptoms might not even occur at all. - Enlarged Prostate – The Cause Remains A Mystery By : Donald Saunders
Each day a huge number of men (something in the region of 13,000 in the US alone) call to see their doctor with a variety of problems associated with urination and come away having been told that they are suffering from an enlarged prostate. - Everything You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer Medications By : Tim Gorman
Prostate cancer medications working in conjunction with hormonal therapy serve as an aggressive treatment against the progression of prostate cancer. - Experimental RNA-based Drug Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Effectively And Safely By : Medical News
Acting as a genetic Trojan horse, an experimental RNA-based drug -- the first of its kind -- tricks its way into prostate cancer cells and then springs into action to destroy them, while leaving normal cells unarmed. - Facts and Alternatives Regarding Treatments for Prostate Cancer By : Groshan Fabiola
Patients who suffer from prostate cancer have many alternatives to treat their affection but they should know all the opinions and investigate therapies before they choose the treatment that suits them. - Faulty Gene Linked To Prostate Cancer Risk By : Prostate News
Missing sections of a gene, which programmes the manufacture of a chemical to alert the body to DNA damage, almost doubles the risk of prostate cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Medical Genetics. - Focus Surgery, Inc. Receives FDA Approval For A Phase III Clinical Study Using HIFU By : Medical News
Focus Surgery, Inc. the developer of the Sonablate(R) 500, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Sonablate(R) 500 a provisional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE), which will allow the device to be used in a multicenter clinical study to collect safety and efficacy data for final FDA approval. The clinical study will use High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of low risk, localized (T1c/T2a) prostate cancer with the Sonablate(R) 500. - Free Yourself From Worry - Get Checked For Prostate Cancer Now By : Helen Hecker
About 80 percent of men who reach the age of 80 have prostate cancer. About one man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only one man in 34 will die of the disease. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages and is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over 75 years old. - From A Nurse - Choosing Conventional Or Natural Treatments For Prostate Cancer By : Helen Hecker
About 80 percent of men who reach the age of 80 have prostate cancer. Men have traditionally been less likely to seek medical attention than women, especially for minor problems which often serve as warning signs for more serious underlying illness. In most men, prostate cancer grows very slowly: most men will never know they have the condition. - From A Nurse - Choosing The Best Prostate Cancer Treatment Options For You By : Helen Hecker
The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. Cancer that grows in the prostate gland is called prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S. - Gene Therapy Study Takes Aim At Prostate Cancer By : Prostate News
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) are hoping a new gene therapy that takes a gene called RTVP-1 directly into the prostate tumor will prove effective in preventing recurrence of the disease. - Get In The G.a.m.e. (get All Men Educated About Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials) Program Helps Men By : Stacey Moore
A nationwide campaign has been launched by the National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) called "Get in the G.A.M.E.-Get All Men Educated about Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials" to help men with prostate cancer understand that clinical trials may be an important option to consider. - Gleason Level of Prostate Cancer By : Milos Pesic
During the event of a prostate biopsy and the confirmed presence of a prostate cancer, the Gleason Score is judged based on the appearance of the prostate cancer cells under the microscope. A Gleason score is therefore awarded with the higher the Gleason level of the prostate, the severity of the malignancy of the cancer cells. - Helpful Information About The Prostate And Prostate Cancer - From A Nurse By : Helen Hecker
If you have prostate cancer, are concerned about getting it, or if you're looking out for the health of someone you love, this article can help. Early prostate cancer is confined to the prostate gland itself; most of the patients with this type of cancer can live for years without any problems. At an advanced age, the risks of surgery for prostate cancer or other more radical treatments may actually be worse than the disease. - High Intensity Focused Ultrasound May Help Treat Prostate Cancer By : Valerian D.
For prostate cancer sufferers high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) might be a new hope. - His Doctor's Dilemma By : Robert Gay, Sr.
Internet research lead to a better understanding of the limitations of options presented by the doctor. This resulted in a fortuitous discovery that paved the way to a more desirable option - Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer By : Milos Pesic
Hormone treatment for prostate cancer involves the process of either inhibiting testosterone from being used by body, or by decreasing the body's production of testosterone. Either way, hormone therapy - as it is called – will be able to block testosterone from getting into the prostate cancer cells. - How a Prostate Cancer Test Can Save Your Life By : Abbie Frank
If you're a men over 50, you should consider a yearly Prostate cancer PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test. It's a simple a blood test that can help doctors catch the very early cases of prostate cancer. This is a great way to protect yourself from this potentially deadly disease that afflicts men in their later years. - How Effective Are Herbal Remedies As Natural Cures for Prostate Cancer? By : Trevor Mulholland
According to some medical societies, natural cures for prostate cancer are not accurately termed since these natural procedures and materials cannot really cure cancer but are mostly used to improve the quality of life of cancer patients. - How Far Has Science Come in Understanding the Causes of Prostate Cancer? By : Trevor Mulholland
The study of prostate cancer has come a long way since its identification in 1853. Information concerning diagnostic methods, treatment options and even the pathophysiological characteristics of this condition.... - How I Survived Prostate Cancer By : James Culp
As one who survived prostate cancer incurred back in the 80s, I can say that it was because of a simple habit that I'm alive today. - How Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer Works By : Dean Iggo
Most cancers are treated medically with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Currently, there isn’t a good chemotherapy option for prostate cancer in the early stages, which leaves surgery or radiation treatment for prostate cancer. - How To Check For Prostate Cancer Using The PSA Test By : Donald Saunders
There are a number of different ways to test for the presence of prostate cancer but one of the simplest tests for alerting your doctor to the possibility of a developing problem is the prostate specific antigen test, or PSA test. - How To Have Great Prostate Health By : Khim Lyn Lim
This article provides some practical tips on how to have great prostate health. These tips require you to make some changes to your lifestyle and may well save your life! - How To Prevent Prostate Cancer Or Reduce Your Prostate Cancer Risk By : Donald Saunders
Many thousands of men die each year from prostate cancer and yet the number of deaths could be substantially reduced with just a few simple preventative measures. - Important Facts About Prostate Cancer By : Helen Hecker
In most men, prostate cancer grows very slowly: most men will never know they have this condition. Men have traditionally been less likely to seek medical attention than women, especially for minor problems, which often serve as warning signs for more serious underlying illness. The prostate is a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system; it wraps around the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine out of the body. - Important Facts And Factors Regarding Prostate Cancer Survival Rates By : Tim Gorman
There are many factors involved in whether or not you will get prostate cancer and, if you are diagnosed, what your prostate cancer survival rate might be. It may not be a pleasant thing to talk about, but here are some facts: - Important Information Dealing With Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer By : Tim Gorman
Once a prostate tumor is present in the body, certain male hormones help to promote its growth. So hormone treatment can be used to block the production of those male hormones, resulting in either stalling the growth of the cancer or even shrinking the existing cancer. This method can be very effective for keeping the cancer under control for an extended period of time. - Important Information On What Is Considered The Best Treatment For Prostate Cancer By : Tim Gorman
Have you recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer? If so, you need to sit down and discuss all the possible treatment options with your doctor. Some treatments may not be appropriate for you, so it's important to determine which options are most suitable. - Important Information That Every Man Should Know About Prostate Cancer By : Tim Gorman
Prostate cancer is a disease that only affects men, as the prostate gland is only found in men. It's located below the bladder, just in front of the rectum, and is about the size of a walnut. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder, and it passes through the prostate gland. - Important Testing Procedures For Prostate Cancer That You Should Know About By : Tim Gorman
When you mention prostate cancer, many men start to panic. The reality is, though, that prostate cancer is very similar to other cancers, in that the earlier you find it, the better your chance of successful treatment. - Increased Risk Of Diabetes And Heart Disease From Prostate Cancer Treatment By : Prostate News
A treatment mainstay for prostate cancer puts men at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large observational study published in the Sept. 20 Journal of Clinical Oncology. - Increased Use Of Expensive Prostate Cancer Treatment Raises Concerns By : Prostate News
The New York Times on Friday examined how the increased use of a prostate cancer treatment called intensity modulated radiation therapy, for which physicians receive large reimbursements from health insurers, has raised concerns that IMRT might "be emerging as yet another example of the way financial incentives can influence medical decisions in this nation's for-profit health care economy. - Is Sex Possible After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis? By : Sarah Hutts
If you are diagnosed with any form of prostate disease, you will experience some type of erectile dysfunction, even if it is a surgical procedure using the nerve sparing technique...... - Largest Genome-Wide Study Of Prostate Cancer In African American Men Published By Researchers By : Prostate News
Researchers from 14 institutions across the country today announced the results of the first genome-wide linkage study of prostate cancer in African Americans. Using genetic markers, researchers identified several regions of the human genome that likely contain genes that, when altered, increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. - Largest PSA Bounce Study Eases Worry Of Prostate Cancer Returning By : Prostate News
Prostate cancer patients who have a temporary rise in their prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after radiation therapy - called a PSA bounce - are not at an increased risk of their cancer coming back any more than those who don't have a temporary rise, according to the largest study of its kind presented November 8, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. - Living With Prostate Cancer By : Abbie Frank
The baby boomer population bubble has now reached 60 years old. This means that many of us are going to need to face illness and diseases that come with surviving six decades. Prostate cancer is one such disease that is expected to grow in number over the next few decades. - Long-Term Outcomes For Prostate Cancer Show IMRT Curative: 89 Percent Disease-free 8 Years Later By : Prostate News
Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high-dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) show that the majority of patients remain alive with no evidence of disease after an average follow-up period of eight years. - Low-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Face Overtreatment By : Prostate News
Many low-risk prostate cancer patients are being overtreated and might fare better if doctors monitored the cancer until treatment was necessary, a new study reports in the August 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. - Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Prostate SPORE Grant Renewed By : Prostate News
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center's Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for prostate cancer research has been renewed for an additional five years. SPORE grants are highly competitive awards given to institutions on the cutting edge of translational research in specific types of cancer. - Men With Prostate Cancer Avoid Radiation Due To Misconceptions By : Prostate News
Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. - Men's Health - Prostrate Cancer And Men By : Brown David
Men and women are alike, as they are human beings with a similar physical structure - More Accurate Detection Of Prostate Cancer By : Stacey Moore
According to a new Harris Interactive survey of 1,000 men, more than half expressed concern over the accuracy of current prostate cancer tests. - More Evidence That Green Tea Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk By : Jon Stout
Recently there has been more and more information to suggest that drinking green tea may reduce a man’s risk of getting prostate cancer. Studies both in laboratory animals and humans have shown that green tea is a powerful cancer preventer, of both prostate and other forms of cancer. - More Than Six Months Of Hormone Therapy Doesn't Help Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer By : Prostate News
Prostate cancer patients treated with either radiation or surgery who use hormone therapy for longer than six months do not survive any longer than patients who use the treatment for a shorter amount of time, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. - New Classification Better Identifies Prostate Cancer Patients To Benefit From Hormone Therapy By : Prostate News
A new classification system for evaluating men after radiation treatment for prostate cancer better determines which men may recur and thus may benefit from hormone therapy. The results of a study applying the new system were presented 8-Nov-2006 at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Philadelphia. - New Molecular Tests Can Predict the Return of Prostate Cancer By : Jason Alter
Aureon Laboratories is dedicated to improving patient healthcare and advancing medicine by commercializing predictive tests for cancer recurrence. Until now, it has been very difficult to identify which patients fall into a high-risk category and which do not. Prostate Px tests can help relieve anxiety and assist both patients and their physicians in selecting the most appropriate treatment options. - New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer Is Likely To Spread By : Prostate News
Prostate cancer researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute, supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, have found a new marker for identifying aggressive prostate cancers. - New Prostate Cancer Test Certified For Europe By : Prostate News
A new test for prostate cancer based on DiagnoCure's PCA3 gene, which researchers believe is a much more precise indicator of prostate cancer than current diagnostics, has received CE Mark certification for use in Europe. - New Treatments For Prostate Cancer By : Adrian Jones
Research is continuing to try and improve technology and techniques to allow radiotherapy to the prostate gland to be more effective and to have fewer side effects. - Newer Approach Urged In Screening For Aggressive Prostate Cancer By : Prostate News
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say that how fast the amount of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in a man's blood increases, or PSA velocity (PSAV), is an accurate gauge of tumor aggression and danger, even when PSA levels are so low as to not warrant a biopsy. - Nurse's Report - What You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer And Its Treatment By : Helen Hecker
Like other cancers, the cause of prostate cancer is not known; it appears to be more common in African American men and men with a family history of the disease. About one man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only one man in 34 will die of the disease. - Obesity Independently Impacts Prostate Cancer Screening By : Prostate News
When interpreting prostate cancer screening test results, physicians should consider the impact of a patient's body mass index, regardless of race, according to a new study. - Pharmion Corporation And GPC Biotech Announce Positive Results From The Satraplatin Pivotal Phase 3 By : Prostate News
Pharmion Corporation (Nasdaq: PHRM) and GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC; TecDAX index; Nasdaq: GPCB) today announced positive topline results for the double-blinded, randomized satraplatin Phase 3 registrational trial, the SPARC trial (Satraplatin and Prednisone Against Refractory Cancer). - Possible Side Effects Of Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer By : Adrain Adams
Despite the precautions taken to give the radiotherapy as accurately as possible there will always be some side effects associated with radiotherapy to the prostate gland even with “best treatment”.
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