Robot Assists In Prostate Removal Surgery
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »This year, prostate cancer is expected to claim the lives of at least 28,000 men. It's the second most common cancer in America after skin cancer, but it's also considered one of the most curable if caught early. Some of the ...
New, more precise prostate cancer therapy
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »A novel therapy for prostate cancer may offer patients a faster, more precise treatment with fewer side effects, Canadian clinicians said. Unlike surgical removal of the prostate, the treatment is minimally invasive and could be performed without a lengthy hospital say, ...
More prostate cancer but fewer deaths
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »A major study by researchers from the Cancer Council Australia has found that even though more men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer, fewer are dying from the disease. The study looked at the rates of prostate cancer and prostate-specific antigen ...
Women Secret Weapon in Prostate Cancer Fight
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate cancer prevention, prostate related | No Comments »The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada is putting a call out to women to help get more men to the doctor this year for their annual physical. According to a survey results released Sept. 9 show that approximately half of ...
Seminar on prostate cancer set for Saturday
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »On Saturday, September 13, 2008, ReGenesis Community Health Center will hold a Prostate Education Seminar for any man interested in gaining more knowledge about prostate cancer. The seminar will be held at ReGenesis Community Health Center located at 750 S. ...
The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of suggests women may be secret weapon for fighting prostate cancer
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada is putting a call out to women to help get more men to the doctor this year for their annual physical. Survey results released today show that half (50.1 per cent) of Canadian ...
Aspirin may hamper prostate cancer detection
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »Regular use of nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin and ibuprofen is likely to hamper the detection of prostate cancer. Researchers suspect that inflammation associated with prostate cancer may occur through a variety of mechanisms such as infection, hormonal changes, physical ...
Taller men more prone to prostate cancer risk
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Your tallness might be giving you an edge over others, but the 'leggy' factor may put men at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, according to British researchers. To reach the conclusion, the research team conducted their own study on ...
Study: excessive serum calcium linked to the risk of fatal prostate cancer
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A recent study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin supports the hypothesis that high serum calcium, or a factor strongly associated with it, such as high serum parathyroid hormone, increases the risk for fatal ...
A model that can predict systemic progression or death due to prostate cancer
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »Using the expression patterns of various genes, US researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota have created a model that can predict systemic progression or death due to prostate cancer in men with high-risk disease who have undergone radical ...