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MRI Can Be Predictor of Post-Treatment Prostate Cancer Spread  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help predict the risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients who are

Oxford BioMedica Shares Rise on Cancer Study Results (Update1)  -  25 Mar 2008
BloombergResults of the mid-stage study of TroVax in prostate cancer were presented at the 6th International Symposium on Targeted Anticancer Therapies in Bethesda,

Gene-Diet Link May Shield Some Men From Prostate Cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Online - International News Network,ISLAMABAD: Men with a common gene variation may be able to reduce their prostate cancer risk simply by altering their diet to include more antioxidants,

Baylor to host prostate cancer benefit on April 30 with special ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Pegasus News,..."Our goal with the EveryMan dinner is to educate the public about the benefits of early detection of prostate cancer," said Rowland K. Robinson,

Quality of Life Following Treatment for Prostate Cancer Reported  -  25 Mar 2008
Cancer Consultants,Researchers from several US medical institutions have reported quality of life and satisfaction with treatment among prostate cancer survivors.

This Apoptopic Drugs in Oncology Report Focuses Specifically on ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),...addition of â€œTriple Analysis: The Drug Target Atlas of Apoptopic Drugs in Oncology and Special Focus on Breast and Prostate Cancerâ€? to their offering.

Review of supplement use among US cancer patients  -  25 Mar 2008
News-Medical.net,Prostate cancer patients are among the lowest users of supplements. A total of 32 studies published between 1999 and 2006 met the criteria for review of

GPs referring too few men after PSA tests  -  25 Mar 2008
Pulse,The programmesâ€™ GP advisors are to look again at the prostate cancer risk management programme guidance, after the researchers said there was an â€˜urgent

The HRT patch being linked to breast cancer - in men  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,..."This case should remind clinicians that men receiving testosterone therapy should be warned of the risk of not only prostate cancer but also breast cancer.

GTX Shares Rise on Analyst Outlook  -  25 Mar 2008
Houston Chronicle,The drug is being studied as a treatment for side effects from prostate cancer therapy now as a preventive drug for prostate cancer.

With BC-NY--Charity-Taxes.  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsday,..._ The trend continued with the addition of the Gift for Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Fund in 2001, the Prostate Cancer Research Fund in 2005 and the World

Nettles hopeful after prostate cancer diagnosis  -  Mar 23, 2008
Newsday,Former Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles recently was diagnosed with prostate cancer, shortly after younger brother Jim was found to have the same disease

Top cancer researcher comes to UCA campus  -  Mar 24, 2008
Log Cabin Democrat,..."The top forms of new cancer cases each year are prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. Each year cancer kills over half a million Americans.

Top 10 Reasons To Have Sex Tonight  -  Mar 24, 2008
CBS News,Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20-something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life, Australian researchers reported in the British

Quilters are fighting prostate cancer  -  Mar 22, 2008
Milford Daily News,When asked what their follow-up would be, member Tammy Davis quipped "boxer shorts for prostate cancer." "We laughed about it for a year and wondered if you

Survivor sheds light on cancer treatment  -  Mar 23, 2008
NECN,...(NECN) - According to a new study out today in the New England Journal of medicine, men with prostate cancer face difficult decisions regarding treatment,

Prostate-Cancer Treatment Questioned  -  Mar 19, 2008
Wall Street JournalBy KEITH J. WINSTEIN Hormone therapy, an aggressive treatment for prostate cancer, may be overused, a new study suggests. Treatment used to reduce the size

Prostate cancer therapy varies in quality of life, study finds  -  Mar 19, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Researchers weighed side effects linked to the three main prostate cancer treatments in the first study designed to tell doctors and patients how each

Patient and Spousal Satisfaction After Prostate Cancer Treatment ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)19, 2008) â€” Men with prostate cancer and their partners face difficult decisions regarding treatment, and accurate information regarding expected outcomes

Study Details Effects of Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Associated PressATLANTA (AP) â€” One of the first large quality-of-life studies on today's prostate cancer treatments suggests that for some men, it's a matter of picking

Prostate Cancer Tests Botched Up in Wales, Recheck Ordered  -  Mar 22, 2008
TamilStar.com,Wales in the UK is reporting hundreds of botched up prostate cancer tests. Those given all clear might have to go through biopsy again.

Quality of Life an Issue in Prostate Cancer Treatment  -  Mar 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Quality-of-life issues should be weighed carefully when prostate cancer patients are considering

Choosing a Prostate Cancer Therapy Just Got Easier  -  Mar 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Many men must cringe when choosing among prostate cancer treatments. I know I do, at least, when reading about the various options available to cut out,

Nettles diagnosed with prostate cancer  -  Mar 22, 2008
MLB.comWhen Graig Nettles learned he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, one of the first telephone calls he made was to former Yankees manager Joe Torre.

Study may help men decide between 3 treatments for prostate cancer  -  Mar 19, 2008
USA TodayBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAY A study about the side effects of prostate cancer therapy could help men select the best way to fight their disease, doctors say.

Tissue-Freezing Technique Effective Against Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Washington Post,But the method remains controversial, and is currently the least-used method for treating prostate cancer in the United States.

Quality of Life After Prostate Treatment  -  Mar 23, 2008
Ivanhoe,...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Changes in quality of life play a more significant role in how prostate cancer patients and their partners rate post treatment

Cancer patients warned of test mistakes  -  Mar 20, 2008
ic Wales,Keith Cass, who has stage four prostate cancer and has just launched a campaign to improve support for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, said,

Hundreds face cancer tests checks  -  Mar 20, 2008
BBC News,Hundreds of men from across Carmarthenshire face an anxious wait after it was revealed mistakes were made in prostate cancer tests.

Red Sock Campaign to aid prostate cancer sufferers  -  Mar 16, 2008
ic Wales,A RETIRED businessman is to launch a campaign to improve support for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Keith Cass, who has stage four prostate cancer,

Is There Connection Between Dairy and Prostate Cancer?  -  Mar 21, 2008
13WHAM-TV,In two recent studies, health experts looked at men, dairy, and a possible connection to prostate cancer. In these studies, both published in the American

Prostate cancer stats show big differences  -  Mar 21, 2008
This Is Hertfordshire,Men in Lewisham are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer than in Southwark and Bermondsey. The figures from the Government's Office for

Size matters in prostate cancer treatment  -  Mar 21, 2008
United Press InternationalBOSTON, March 21 (UPI) -- Men with prostate cancer should consider prostate size and if the patient has urinary symptoms before choosing a treatment,

''Smart'' Drug Targets Experimental Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 21, 2008
Cancerpage.com,Free doxorubicin and the albumin bound-doxorubicin precursor drug both markedly reduced the growth of prostate cancer implants in the mice.

Study Compares Three Different Prostate Cancer Treatments  -  Mar 21, 2008
Chatter Shmatter,A new study that has been published may make it easier for men diagnosed with prostate cancer to decide which form of treatment they want to persue.

Bostwick Laboratories  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nashville Business Journal,We focus on diagnosis of cancer of urologic organs (prostate, urinary bladder, kidney, and testis) with a special interest in Prostate Cancer.

More awareness needed to prevent prostate cancer  -  Mar 16, 2008
Hindu,Mumbai (PTI): With Indian men more prone to an aggressive form of prostate cancer, there is a need for greater awareness about it and annual checking for

Dietary Risk Factors Associated with Incidence of Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newswise (press release)Newswise â€” June Chan from UCSF presented on Nutritional Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer. In a population migration study, low-risk CaP populations moving to

Soy Compound May Halt Spread Of Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 14, 2008
Science Daily (press release)14, 2008) â€” A compound found in soybeans almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer in mice, according to a study published in the

Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Report outcomes related to treatment of prostate cancer. Determine factors that exacerbated outcomes related to treatment of prostate cancer.

A One-Step Homogeneous Immunoassay For Cancer Biomarker Detection ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),A well known example is the test of PSA (prostate specific antigen) level for prostate cancer detection. A total PSA level of 4 ng/mL is generally

Radical Prostatectomy for Incidental (Stage T1a-T1b) Prostate ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
UroToday,Controversies exist about the most appropriate management for patients with incidental prostate cancer after surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Prostate Cancer: Most men suffer diminished quality of life after ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
What Doctors Don't Tell You,Most men suffer some deterioration in their quality of life after treatment for prostate cancer, a new study has discovered. Post-operative problems range

COURT ACTION OVER CANCER TEST BLUNDER  -  Mar 22, 2008
South Wales Evening Post,Patients are considering legal action against the NHS following a warning from health bosses that the results of prostate cancer checks for hundreds of men

'Bird Dog group' has nose for fundraising  -  Mar 21, 2008
Globe and Mail,When Frank Sojonky was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer a couple of years ago at Edmonton's Cross Cancer Institute, he asked his oncologist how he

Report: Graig Nettles battling cancer  -  Mar 22, 2008
SBR Forum,Nettles, 63, told the newspaper that his brother, Jim, also has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. A six-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner,

Jackie Chan | Science Education Centre | Rush Hour | Father ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
entertainment.oneindia.in,The actor joined Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday to officially open the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the Australian National University.

Steps toward reducing prostate cancer risk  -  Mar 19, 2008
News & Observer,By Suzanne Havala Hobbs, Correspondent Researchers have yet to make a definite link between diet and prostate cancer, but some sensible steps may lower

Vale Inco workers tackle cancer; Fundraising effort targets ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Sudbury Star,Vale Inco employees are getting together with the Canadian Cancer Society to raise money for prostate cancer research. The Vale Inco Shines event will see

Surgical Prospectives in High-Risk Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newswise (press release)Newswise â€” Dr. Benson from Columbia University discussed radical prostatectomy (RP) in the treatment of high-risk CaP. Risk assessment is critical and he

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