You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Prostate Cancer news Prostate Cancer news Researchers find new biomarker for fatal prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 14 09 New research findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin may help provide some direction for men diagnosed with prostate cancer about whether… Botox relieves BPH symptoms • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 11 09 For men suffering the discomforts of an enlarged prostate, injections of Botox into the prostate may bring relief for up to 30 months, doctors in Italy report. Dr. Giuseppe Brisinda of Catholic University… Test monitors prostate cancer chemotherapy effects • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 11 09 A test that looks for tumor cells in the blood may make doctors better able to check whether chemotherapy is helping a prostate cancer patient, researchers reported on Tuesday. The CellSearch… Artificial Light at Night: Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 03 09 A new study at the University of Haifa discovered: Worldwide, countries with the highest levels of artificial light at night also have the highest rates of prostate… Artificial Light at Night: Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 03 09 A new study at the University of Haifa discovered: Worldwide, countries with the highest levels of artificial light at night also have the highest rates of prostate… Overweight men risk prostate cancer recurrence • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 02 09 Being overweight or obese increases a man’s risk of prostate cancer recurrence after radical surgery for prostate cancer, research shows. “Obesity is not only a risk factor for known medical conditions,… New Lab Evidence Suggests Preventive Effect of Herbal Supplement in Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 12 09 DHEA is a natural circulating hormone and the body’s production of it decreases with age. Men take DHEA as an over-the-counter supplement because it has… Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 03 09 The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers… Family history of prostate cancer does not affect some treatment outcomes • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 03 09 In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated… Low-Income Men More Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancers • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 16 08 Low-income men are more likely to present with advanced prostate cancers, most likely because they don’t receive screening services shown to reduce the diagnosis of later-stage… Neither Vitamin C or E Associated With Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer, or Other Cancers • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 10 08 In a major cancer prevention study, long-term supplementation with vitamin E or C did not reduce the risk of prostate or other… Prostate cancer spurs new nerves • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 01 08 Prostate cancer – and perhaps other cancers – promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from… Researchers Identify Novel Approach For Suppressing Prostate Cancer Development • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 25 08 Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models.… Men Who Take Aspirin Have Significantly Lower PSA Levels • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 17 08 The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.… Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 16 08 Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common male cancers in the Western world. Currently, early detection of PCa depends on an abnormal digital rectal examination and an… Prostate Health: More Than Just Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 30 08 Prostate cancer isn’t the only condition of which to be aware this Prostate Health Month, according to expert urologists from the American Urological Association. One extremely common non-cancerous condition, particularly… Age alone should not be used to determine whether to treat prostate cancer with hormones • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 24 08 Concerns regarding the association of hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer with cardiovascular disease in some older men may lead doctors… New Web site Helps Doctors and Prostate Cancer Patients Make Better Treatment Choices • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 23 08 Doctors have created a free online computer tool, the CaP Calculator, that provides cancer specialists access to the latest prostate cancer research and helps… Radiation added to hormone therapy increases survival for men with prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 22 08 For men with locally advanced prostate cancer the addition of radiation treatment to anti-androgen hormone therapy reduces the risk of dying of prostate cancer by… Prostate Cancer Genes Behave Like Those in Embryo • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 17 08 Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding… Common painkillers lower levels of prostate cancer biomarker • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 08 08 Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man’s PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk… Height linked to risk of prostate cancer development and progression • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 03 08 A man’s height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say British researchers who… Scientists Find Second Site for Prostate Cancer Gene • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 01 08 Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues who are studying a prostate cancer gene called HNF1B have found a second independent site within the HNF1B gene… Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study • Prostate Cancer news • Aug 23 08 Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study. “Given the epidemic… Why a common treatment for prostate cancer ultimately fails • Prostate Cancer news • Aug 21 08 Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. 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