Prostate cancer vaccine gains FDA approval
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted approval to Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine aimed at preventing the spread of prostate cancer in men with an advanced form of the disease. Provenge appears to extend survival in men with ...
Too little time spent discussing emotional and sexual impact of prostate cancer
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Healthcare professionals need to consider the impact of prostate cancer on the 'whole man' rather than focusing on cancer treatment in isolation, according to results from an international survey of prostate cancer patients and their partners. The results of this survey ...
Prostate cancer vaccine may get FDA approval
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Experts say the anticipated approval this week of a therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could be a milestone against the disease and cancer in general. The vaccine, called Provenge, appears to extend survival in men ...
New techniques for prostate cancer diagnosis reduce its mortality by 31%
Monday, April 26th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis | No Comments »During the 25th European Association of Urology Congress, experts in different fields evaluated the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The most interesting conclusion reached is that new diagnostic techniques can reduce the disease’s mortality rate by 31%, a veritable achievement ...
Risk of prostate cancer increases with the number of affected family members
Sunday, April 25th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Prostate cancer is a complicated condition, and researchers are working hard to understand its causes. For a long time now doctors have known that prostate cancer "runs in the family". Several studies have identified prostate cancer family history as an ...
Men from deprived areas less likely to be treated for prostate cancer
Saturday, April 24th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »Researchers at the University of Cambridge suggests men living in deprived areas are far less likely to be treated with the most common types of radical treatment for prostate cancer than those in more affluent places. The researchers found that either ...
New data about radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) provided today advice and recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for what is covered by Medicare and Medicaid, based on scientific evidence. Today's meeting focused on the risks, benefits ...
Cold, dry weather associated to increased risk of prostate cancer
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A research team from Idaho State University, USA, aimed to study the correlation between various weather parameters and the incidence of prostate cancer Researchers found that colder weather, and low rainfall, were strongly correlated with prostate cancer. Although they can't say ...
Man’s estrogen level increases risk of prostate cancer
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A new study at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center suggetss that a high level of one type of estrogen in a man's body might increase his risk of developing prostate cancer. That surprising conclusion from a new study which also ...
New hormone treatment may fight resistant prostate cancer
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »It was demonstrated that prostate tumors need testosterone to grow. By consequence, one treatment involves castration to combat the body's processing of testosterone, possibly with additional drug treatment. The problem is that there are castration-resistant prostate cancer forms. Though the treatment ...