Watchful waiting not distressing for most prostate patients
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 Posted in watchful waiting | No Comments »New research at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands shows "watchful waiting" for disease progression won't make men with slow-growing prostate cancer more anxious or distressed, especially if they're in relatively good health otherwise and not too anxious to ...
Categories of prostate cancer risks
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Prostate cancer is the most common diagnosed cancer in men. It is a fact tha death rates from this cancer have decreased since 1995, but some risk factors can still raise your chances of getting the disease. Evaluating all risks, experts ...
Canadian researchers may soon come with novel way of trteating prostate cancer
Monday, March 29th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »According to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada, Canadian researchers may soon come out with a breakthrough in treating cancer. This novel way of treating cancer will be through the use of viruses, called oncolytic viruses, which will actively ...
Prostate cancer-specific mortality of elderly men with high-risk of disease
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | 1 Comment »A recent study at the University of Texas involving more than 700 elderly patients with high-risk prostate cancer suggests that aggressive combination therapy for such men is associated with a reduced risk for prostate cancer-specific mortality. The authors conclude that elderly ...
Female hormones possible treatment prostate cancer
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »New research at Monash University in Victoria suggests deadly therapy-resistant prostate cancer could be overcome with a treatment based on female hormones. The new findings indicate that biological pathways involving oestrogen can be used to combat prostate cancer. Oestrogen binds to ...
Is cryotherapy for prostate cancer ready for prime time ?
Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in prostate cryotherapy | No Comments »Undoubtedly, prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer treatment saves lives. However, there are growing concerns regarding overtreatment. There has also been a shift toward less invasive approaches to prostate cancer, including cryotherapy. Cryotherapy has undergone considerable change. For ...
New therapy turning chemo back on for prostate cancer patients
Thursday, March 25th, 2010 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »According to Dr. Rakesh Singal, medical oncologist at the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, the problem with chemo is that many patients do not respond to chemotherapy in the first place, and the patients that do respond stop responding ...
Experimental drug shows promise for prostate cancer
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »A company-led study found that an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease. The real benefit was modest - an ...
HIFU in the management of prostate cancer
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in hifu | No Comments »HIFU is commonly used in conjunction with transurethral resection of the prostate in order to reduce prostate gland size and facilitate effective tissue destruction. To destroy the tissue, HIFU works in two ways, known as thermal and mechanical effects. According to ...
Another “strike” against saturation biopsies?
Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »A recent objective of s study at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, was to investigate the potential of saturation biopsy as a method to identify patients who were suitable candidates for focal therapy. And it is likely that the advocates for focal ...