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Archive for May, 2008

Cancer Hope in a Seed

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »

Australian researchers have discovered that eating sunflower seeds could be the best way to fight prostate cancer. They found that a tiny protein in sunflower seeds may stops prostate cancer tumours spreading to the bone. As well as blocking enzymes responsible for ...

Doctors May Spot Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | No Comments »

A Spanish study has found a way to tell which suspicious prostate lesions are likely to develop into cancer. The conclusions show a link between high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HG-PIN) lesions and the PTOV1 gene. The more PTOV1 the lesion expresses, ...

Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »

Two recent studies have undermined the idea that prostate cancer can be treated successfully just by blocking the activity of a protein called insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). Stimulated by old studies showing an association between high levels of the protein and prostate ...