New study reveals the power of pomegranate juice
Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »According to research that was presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association, pomegranate juice may slow the process of prostate cancer in post-cancer patients. The researchers found that men who had underwent treatment for localized prostate ...
Prostate cancer are being diagnosed earlier today
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Researchers from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and ...
Early prostate cancer may not always benefit from treatment with hormones
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »A new research findings appear to essentially change the risk-benefit profile when doctors will decide which treatment suits which patient. The study conclusion suggests that men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and who also have underlying heart disease ...
Role of LHRH antagonists in prostate cancer treatment
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »For patients with advanced prostate cancer, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists have provided successful androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for some 25 years. However, the benefits of LHRH agonists are limited in that these agents are agonists, not antagonists. The search ...
Hormone therapy ups death risk for prostate cancer patients with heart disease
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in hormone therapy, prostate cancer risks, radiation therapy, watchful waiting | No Comments »According to a study published in the August 26 issue of JAMA, men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an ...
External beam radiotherapy an option for prostate cancer patients on anticoagulation
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Since prostate cancer patients, especially elderly men, often also have cardiovascular diseases that require anticoagulation therapy, it is not uncommon for these patients to be on anticoagulants, such as Coumadin and Plavix. External beam radiotherapy is one of the standard treatment ...
Costs analysis of brachytherapy and radical retropubic prostatectomy therapies
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in prostatectomy, radiation therapy | No Comments »A research study at Department of Public Health, University of Turin, Italy aimed to perform a comparative costs analysis of brachytherapy (BT) and radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for clinically localized prostate cancer and to shed light on the difficulties of ...
High insulin associated to prostate cancer risk
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A research team at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., examined the relationship of the level of serum insulin and glucose, as well as surrogate indices of insulin resistance, to the development of prostate cancer. The study showed that elevated ...
Use of metabolic therapies in prostate cancer treatment
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Metabolic therapies advocates claim that, among other diseases, cancer is caused by an accumulation of toxins that disrupt the immune system and cell metabolism. By consequence, the removal of these toxins through bowel purging and a healthy diet, allows the ...
New targeted therapy to stop bone loss in prostate cancer patients
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »According to a study supported at Massachusetts General Hospital with funding from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), twice-yearly intravenous infusion with denosumab, a new targeted therapy to stop bone loss, increased bone density and prevented spinal fractures in men receiving ...