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Anti-malaria mutation may up prostate tumor risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 04 05
People of African descent often carry a genetic mutation that protects them against Malaria. Unfortunately, researchers have found, the mutation may contribute to the…
Prostate radiotherapy raises risk of rectal cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 01 05
Men who undergo radiation therapy for Prostate cancer have an increased risk of developing rectal cancer, researchers report.
“While the…
Hormonal drug aids prostate cancer survival: study
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 01 05
Prostate cancer patients treated with the hormonal drug Zoladex immediately after radiation therapy live longer than men who are not prescribed…
Social factors affect prostate cancer therapy
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 29 05
Being married increases the likelihood that a man will choose prostate surgery or radiation therapy rather than “watchful waiting” in the event of a…
Obesity may hasten prostate cancer diagnosis
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 25 05
Perhaps because of increased interaction with healthcare providers, overweight and obese men are more likely than their normal weight counterparts to be diagnosed with…
Testosterone suppression speedily reversed
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 23 05
Men with more advanced prostate cancer often undergo treatment to reduce levels of testosterone, which drives tumor growth. Now, a new study…
High cholesterol drives prostate cancer - study
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 17 05
High blood cholesterol can make prostate tumors grow faster, researchers said on Thursday in another study linking high-fat diets with Prostate cancer.
The tests…
Men get prostate screen, balk at colon cancer test
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 07 05
Men apparently find it quite acceptable to get a PSA test to screen for Prostate cancer, but don’t go along so readily…
Scientists find marker for early testicular cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 03 05
Danish scientists said on Thursday they had discovered a new method that could help to detect very early signs of Testicular cancer.
They…
High levels of vitamin E cut prostate cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 02 05
High blood levels of the major vitamin E components, alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, seem to cut the risk of prostate cancer by about 50 percent…
Prostate cancer hormone therapy may affect mind
• Cancer: Prostate • Mar 01 05
Men with more advanced prostate cancer often undergo treatment to reduce levels of testosterone, which drives tumor growth. Now, a new study shows…
Carotenoids may ward off prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 24 05
Dietary lycopene and other carotenoids may protect against prostate cancer, Australian and Chinese researchers report. This is the first time such findings have been…
Prostate cancer vaccine helps patients live longer
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 17 05
A prostate cancer “vaccine” made by Dendreon Corp. can help patients with severe, advanced disease live a little bit longer, U.S. researchers reported…
New prostate cancer treatment promising
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 17 05
Doctors are reporting their first success at improving survival in men with advanced prostate cancer by using a treatment that trains the immune system…
Mortality not higher for most with prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 11 05
The mortality rates for most men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States are no higher than those in the general population, a…
Supplement may slow marker of prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 04 05
A mix of dietary supplements including antioxidants and plant-based estrogens may slow the rise of a biomarker for prostate cancer progression in some men,…
Radiation seeds may be enough for prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 26 05
Implanting tiny radioactive “seeds” in the prostate, a treatment called brachytherapy, may be all that is needed to combat low-risk forms of prostate cancer,…
Plastic component boosts prostate cancer cells
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 20 05
An estrogen-like chemical widely used in the production of plastic food containers called bisphenol A (BPA) can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer…
Impotence from prostate radiation may be avoidable
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 19 05
Radiation therapy is effective for prostate cancer, but up to 90 percent of men will develop impotence after the treatment. New research indicates that…
Prostate cancer treatment poses bone risk - study
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 13 05
An increasingly popular prostate cancer treatment also makes bones brittle and may be responsible for over 3,000 fractures each year in the United States,…
Red wine may reduce prostate cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 07 05
The results of a new study add to accumulating evidence that consumption of red wine may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in middle-aged…
Men still worry after ‘all clear’ prostate biopsy
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 30 04
Men who undergo a prostate biopsy because they’ve had a suspicious screening test result and then are given the good news that the biopsy…
“Watchful waiting” OK for some prostate cancers
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 28 04
New research shows that it’s possible to identify men with slowly progressive or latent prostate cancer, reflected by prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels that…
PSA after prostate surgery not always ominous
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 27 04
Men with prostate cancer who undergo removal of the prostate (i.e., radical prostatectomy) hope to see their PSA fall to zero, but sometimes it…
Men with prostate cancer can stick to low-fat diet
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 22 04
After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, men are capable of adhering to a low-fat diet for at least a year if they receive good…