Prostate cancer treatment ups hip fracture risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 20 04

A standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer is to suppress testosterone production by removal of the testes. Swedish researchers now report that men who…    

 

Estrogen patch helps men with prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 16 04

For men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, treatment with estrogen delivered by a skin patch not only has the desirable effect of lowering male…    

 

Osteoporosis overlooked in prostate cancer patients
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 14 04

Doctors generally do not take measures to prevent or treat osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass, in men with prostate cancer being treated…    

 

Abbott Introduces Prostate Cancer Tests For Both Architect
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 13 04

Free PSA And Total PSA Tests Measure Levels Of Prostate-Specific Antigen And Aid In The Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer And Other Prostate Diseases…    

 

Green tea may block prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Dec 02 04

Green tea contains chemicals called polyphenols that appear to slow the progression of prostate cancer, at least in mice, according to a report in…    

 

Prostate cancer treatment can affect thyroid
• Cancer: Prostate • Nov 26 04

Tiny “seeds” containing radioactive iodine are often implanted in the prostate gland to treat cancer. Now, findings from a case report indicate that these…    

 

Radiation After Prostate Surgery Prolongs Lives
• Cancer: Prostate • Nov 06 04

Among men who have undergone radical surgery for advanced prostate cancer, early radiation therapy improves long-term survival, according to a report from Italy.

Dr.…    

 

African-American men do well after prostatectomy
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 29 04

After undergoing prostate removal because of localized cancer, African-American men have better recovery of sexual and urinary function than do non-Hispanic white men, researchers…    

 

Testosterone Tied to Memory
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 28 04

Prostate cancer patients who were deprived of it forgot things faster than healthy men.

Men who are given testosterone-deprivation treatment for prostate cancer forget…    

 

Blocking gene opens avenues for treating prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 26 04

Cancer Research UK scientists in Oxford have found a new way to make prostate cancer succumb more readily to currently used treatments.

Prostate…    

 

New method may improve therapy prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 22 04

British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.

Researchers at the Weatherall Institute of…    

 

Prostate drug might cut cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 15 04

Men who take Avodart (dutasteride) to treat an enlarged prostate apparently have a reduced risk for developing prostate cancer, a new study indicates.

Avodart…    

 

Drugs prolong life in advanced prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 07 04

A drug used to treat advanced breast and lung cancers has been found to prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer whose…    

 

Prostate cancer treatment impairs sexual function
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 06 04

Over a 5-year period, men with localized prostate cancer showed a much sharper decline in sexual function and urinary control than did similar men…    

 

Low-income cancer patients are less informed
• Cancer: Prostate • Oct 04 04

Higher-income individuals with prostate cancer feel more informed about the disease and more satisfied with their treatment decisions than do their lower-income peers, new…    

 

Lycopene, vitamin E reduce prostate tumors in mice
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 30 04

Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found…    

 

Popular magazines lack cancer screening info
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 21 04

The top magazines in the U.S. typically shortchange readers when it comes to articles on prostate and colon cancer screening, according to researchers.

Their…    

 

Gene deletion tied to prostate cancer onset
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 16 04

Loss of a tumor suppresser gene called Rb may be the first step in the development of prostate cancer, according to findings from experiments…    

 

Problems persist after prostate cancer therapy
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 14 04

Urinary, bowel, and sexual problems arising from surgery or external radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer persist for at least five years, a new…    

 

Inventor of PSA cancer test says it’s overused
• Cancer: Prostate • Sep 10 04

For many men, a routine PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has become an annual ritual. Now the developer of the test…    

 

Obesity linked to worse prostate cancer outcome
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 30 04

Obese men who undergo surgery for prostate cancer are more likely than their non-obese peers to experience a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels,…    

 

Careful watching OK for some prostate cancers
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 19 04

Some men with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread may not need to undergo treatment, as long as a watchful eye is kept on their…    

 

High intake of linoleic acid may cut cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 19 04

In a study of middle-aged men, high intake of linoleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found in certain plants and vegetables, seemed to lower…    

 

Exercise may beat fatigue in prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 18 04

Staying active through moderate walking may help prevent fatigue in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a UK study shows.

Cancer patients commonly…    

 

Fatty acids show opposite effects on prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Aug 10 04

The fatty acids found in fish may slightly lower a man’s risk of prostate cancer, but another type of fatty acid found in a…    

 

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