Sociodemographics predictors of prostate cancer: risk and category of disease at diagnosis
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »A study published rcently suggests that, in the USA, there may be sociodemographic predictors of prostate cancer risk category at presentation — as assessed by serum PSA level, cancer grade, and tumor stage. The study suggests that unique sociodemographic variables are associated ...
Castrate resistant prostate cancer: New therapeutic approaches
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »Recent studies indicate that tumour cells can develop an ability to synthesise enzymes to produce their own androgens for androgen receptor (AR) activation after castration. CRPC tumours are not uniformly hormone resistant and may remain sensitive to therapies directed against the ...
Soy, diet, and prostate cancer prevention
Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | No Comments »Some studies have suggested that eating soy-based foods may reduce your risk for prostate cancer. Based on a systematic literature review, a recent study identified 15 epidemiologic publications on soy consumption and 9 on isoflavones in association with prostate cancer risk. ...
Higher incidence of prostate cancer among older men with a history of HIV
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A recent study has reported data suggesting the possibility that there is a higher incidence of prostate cancer among older men with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The authors are extremely careful to note that their finding could ...
Delaying prostate cancer treatment is a safe option for some patients if carefully monitored say researchers
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »New research from Canada and the US suggests that for certain prostate cancer patients, delaying treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy is a safe option as long as they are carefully monitored through "active surveillance" of biomarkers and biopsy ...
Mushroom helps combat prostate cancer cells
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »In their quest to find new ways to fight cancer, researchers are increasingly turning to nature. They’re discovering that many of the vegetables we regularly consume in our diet —notably mushrooms—are potent cancer killers. A new study in the journal ...
Early results favorable for 5-day radiation treatment of early stage prostate cancer
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Radiation therapy is an effective way to treat localized prostate cancer. Proven successful treatments include brachytherapy (seed implants) where radiation sources are placed directly into the prostate and external beam radiation therapy where doctors give small daily doses of radiation ...
Selected men with low-risk prostate cancer have good clinical outcomes without immediate treatment
Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in watchful waiting | No Comments »A multi-center study of prostate cancer patients appearing in today's Journal of Urology recommends that for some men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, opting not to initially receive treatment can be safe if they are closely monitored. The study addresses an ...
Prostate study backs drinking guidelines
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A new study that pooled the results of 35 research papers has backed the alcohol consumption guidelines announced by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) earlier this month. It concludes men who drink two standard drinks a day, or ...
Adjuvant radiation therapy helps men with lymph node-positive prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »A research team conducted a retrospective analysis of data from 250 consecutive patients with pathologic lymph node invasion treated at a tertiary academic medical center between 1988 and 2003. All patients received adjuvant treatment as specificed by the treating physician. Researchers ...