You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Prostate Cancer news Prostate Cancer news Many prostate cancers caught by screening won’t kill • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 04 09 The number of prostate cancers diagnosed in UK men each year would jump from 30,000 to 160,000 if the country introduced population-wide screening for the disease, new research shows.… PSA value at 2 years post-treatment can predict long-term survival in prostate cancer patients • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 02 09 Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam… Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 09 09 Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer - including aggressive, fast-growing tumors, a new study finds. Researchers found that among 190 men… New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy is Not Always Necessary • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 06 09 Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by… Red, processed meats linked to prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 05 09 Men who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than those who limit such foods, a large study… Does race, income predict prostate cancer outcome? • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 04 09 A patient’s socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a… Shorter radiation course as effective as standard therapy for prostate cancer recurrence • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 03 09 A shorter, five-week course of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer sessions, known as hypofractionation, appears to be just as effective… Shorter radiation course stops cancer growth in high-risk prostate cancer patients • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 03 09 Hypofractionated radiation treatment, a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy, is significantly more effective… Cholesterol and cancer: Answers and some new questions • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 03 09 A pair of studies in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, lay to rest the decades-long concern that lower total cholesterol may lead to cancer, and in fact lower cholesterol… New Bcl-2 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Cell Death in Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 26 09 In trying to better predict a patient’s response to chemotherapy for cancer treatment, a team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and… Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus may not be associated with human prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 16 09 The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence… Pros and cons with “easier” prostate cancer surgery • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 13 09 More and more men with prostate cancer who opt to have the organ surgically removed are choosing less invasive keyhole “prostatectomy” over the more traditional open or “radical” prostatectomy.… Clinicians Map Group at High Risk for Aggressive, ‘Hidden’ Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 08 09 Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) can now answer the question that baffles many clinicians - why do some men with elevated prostate specific antigen… Men often not told of prostate cancer risks: study • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 29 09 Doctors do not involve men enough in discussions about whether to undergo screening for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. They said while many doctors agree that… Swiss study finds income affects prostate cancer patients’ survival • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 28 09 Prostate cancer patients of low socioeconomic status are more likely to die than patients with higher incomes. That is the finding of a new study from Swiss researchers… Few Side Effects from Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 28 09 Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Few Side Effects from Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications… Study looks at using the immune system to reduce prostate cancer risk • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 23 09 Immune therapies have been explored as a way to treat cancer after it develops. But a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive… ARRA Funds Research to Improve Prostate Cancer Identification • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 22 09 Rutgers University and two collaborators have received a $3.4 million research grant to develop tools aimed at improving the identification of prostate cancer using MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging.… Stem Cells Found in Prostate May Be Involved in Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 10 09 A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study by researchers… Researchers find prostate cancer stem cell • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 10 09 Researchers have found a stem cell, a kind of master cell, that may cause at least some types of prostate cancer. Their findings are only experimental - the stem cells were… STD confirmed to be associated with increased risk of prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 10 09 Researchers confirmed previous findings that the sexual transmitted infection known as Trichomonas vaginalis is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in a study published… New type of adult stem cells found in the prostate may be involved in prostate cancer development • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 10 09 A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer,… Virus might be one cause of prostate cancer-study • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 08 09 A virus known to cause leukemia and tumors in animals can be found in some prostate tumors and might be one cause of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on… Men who stay trim less apt to get prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 02 09 Men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to their youthful… Prostate cancer screening: More harm than good? • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 01 09 Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers… Page 10 of 21 pages « First < 8 9 10 11 12 > Last » << Back to main