Knowing about prostate cancer can do more harm than good
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »New research shows the risks outweigh the benefits when it comes to screening some older men for prostate cancer. Doctors screen men using what's called a PSA test. It checks the men's levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). If the PSA is high, ...
GTx-prostate cancer drug induces medical castration
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in hormone therapy | No Comments »The GTx Inc said on Tuesday that higher doses of an experimental prostate cancer drug being developed by the company were shown in an early-stage trial to induce temporary medical castration in healthy volunteers. This finding is very important as ...
Prostate cancer research for patients is at a defining moment
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer | No Comments »With $3 billion spent on the over-treatment of prostate cancer each year, new discoveries are prompting the prostate cancer community to Advance on Washington the week of September 13 - 18. This initiative calls for renewed commitments to finding answers ...
Tracking system reduces risks from prostate cancer radiation treatments
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Calypso Medical Technologies Inc. created a real-time tracking system for prostate radiation therapy that is now being used in 100 medical centers across the U.S., 10 of which are in Southern California. Once diagnosed with prostate cancer, patients have two choices: ...
Tomatoes could protect men against prostate cancer
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »A new research at the University of Naples says tomatoes could protect men against prostate cancer. Scientists suggest that a daily serving of tomatoes could protect against prostate cancer and slow the growth of a tumour in an existing sufferer. The ...
Watchful waiting may be the right option to treat prostate cancer
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Posted in watchful waiting | No Comments »For most men 80 and older the chances are very good to have some prostate cancer cells. But decisions on what treatment to choose or even whether to treat depend on the individual and his cancer. That means that some ...
Researchers suggest men to record PSA results for prostate cancer risk determination
Friday, September 10th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have debated in their recent reports the usefulness of the PSA test, but men should not write off this exam. They advise men to keep a record of their prostate specific ...
Robot improves cancer prostate patient’s outcomes
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Today, in addition to hysterectomy and prostatectomy, the robots can be used to perform prostate cancer treatments, The robot has three arms that can hold different surgical instruments as well as a fourth arm, which holds a small video camera capable ...
The metabolic syndrome and the risk of prostate cancer
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment panel III (NCEP) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions of the MetS, a new study at Uppsala University Hospital investigated associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and prostate cancer development. The research team ...
Proton radiation is sold on new therapy
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 Posted in radiation therapy | No Comments »Protons are charged particles that are more precise in their delivery. Experts from the University of Oklahoma's Cancer Institute said proton beam therapy is another good tool in the arsenal against cancer, producing "superior results" by limiting the radiation dose ...