Cryosurgery recognized as primary treatment option for prostate cancer
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in prostate cryotherapy | No Comments »Following years of innovation and intensive research, a research team of Binghamton University (BU) working with Cell Preservation Services, Inc., Owego, NY, has broken extraordinary new ground in the recognition of cryosurgery as a primary treatment option for prostate cancer. ...
Members of the urology community push for standards of training on the use of robotic surgical equipment
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Robotic surgery is used in about 85 percent of all radical prostatectomies in the United States. Mistakes in the delicate procedure can lead to incontinence and impotence. According to a Reuters report issued yesterday, some members of the urology community have ...
Optimizing prostate cancer detection
Friday, September 18th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »A study at University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands compared prostate cancer detection rates achieved using an 8 and 12-core biopsy protocol in a clinical population to determine the significance of additional transition zone sampling on repeat biopsy. The study found that ...
Report found particle beam radiation therapy better than traditional radiation in prostate cancer treatment
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »According to a new comparative effectiveness report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, particle beam radiation therapy, a technology used to treat prostate cancer (and other several types of cancer), is considered by some clinicians to be ...
A real-time prostate cancer detection technique
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »A new research at The Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, suggests a novel real-time cancer detection technique by using needle insertion forces in conjunction with patient-specific criteria during percutaneous interventions. This new technique is presented by authors in ...
New report on the prostate cancer drug pipeline
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Prostate Cancer Therapy Area Pipeline Report" report to their offering. Life Science Analytics, Prostate Cancer Therapy Area Pipeline Report contains detailed information on the prostate cancer drug pipeline. This report provides insight ...
Men and healthcare professionals need a proactive approach to prostate cancer
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »According to statistics, prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in European men with more than 300,000 men being diagnosed every year. Therefore, society needs to commit to changing the way the disease is viewed. This is ...
Nutrition and lifestyle can help prevent prostate cancer
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | No Comments »What can you do? A number of very important scientific studies has shown us that one can take 10 steps to a healthy prostate. 1. Decrease the amount of dietary fat. 2. Eat more fish. 3. Eat less meat and high-fat dairy. 4. Eat ...
Adulthood body size associated with prostate cancer risk
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A scientific team at the University of Hawai has reported that body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these life periods, may influence a man's risk for prostate cancer. This risk varies among different ethnic groups. Study ...
Recipes to halt prostate cancer by dieting
Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »A cookbook of recipes designed to keep prostate cancer at bay has been recently compiled by experts. Written by dieticians and nutritionists from Surrey University, it contains 50 pages of advice on different food groups, followed by dozens of recipes, ...