Chemo-radiation before prostate removal may prevent cancer recurrence
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in prostate chemotherapy, radiation therapy | No Comments »Experts agree that in men with aggressive prostate cancer, standard therapies such as radiation or surgery often fail to eliminate the cancer completely at the site of treatment. When these cancers recur, they are often fatal Recently, researchers in the Oregon ...
New Proof that Chemotherapy Promotes Cancer
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »The same chemotherapy that cures a patient’s prostate cancer may increase that patient’s chances of developing cancer later in life in tissue adjacent to the original cancer, new research by the Buck Institute for Age Research indicates. Cells shut down and ...
What is the current status of second-line chemotherapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer?
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »Patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who show progression of disease after first-line chemotherapy with docetaxel have few proven treatment options. Mitoxantrone plus prednisone is frequently used in this setting. The retrospective analysis by Berthold et al. of mitoxantrone after ...
From chemotherapy to exercise therapy
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy, prostate related | No Comments »The standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise. New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer and slows ...
Freezing sperm and eggs gives young prostate cancer patients a hope
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate chemotherapy, prostatectomy, radiation therapy | No Comments »When a man hears the diagnosis prostate cancer, surgery needed, he is crushed that the treatment would destroy his ability to have more children. Statistics show a growing number of young cancer patients freezing sperm and eggs in case surgery, chemotherapy ...
New chemo drug effective in treating prostate cancer
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »A research team at the Oregon Health and Science University have found a new chemotherapy drug, called Sagopilone, that may help treat prostate cancer. This is a new class of drug that inhibits growth and the spread of malignant cell, similar to ...
Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »Although most cancer survivors polled in a recent survey said they had been fearful of undergoing chemotherapy, most also said the treatments were much less trying than they had expected. In fact, 94 percent said they would advise others to undergo ...
Effective Chemotherapeutic Agents Used in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in the United States. Although most are diagnosed at earlier stages of disease, a significant number of patients will eventually progress to metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) and will receive chemotherapy. A recent ...
Prostate Cancer Patients May Have a Break in Chemotherapy
Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »A study at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute concluded that some men with advanced prostate cancer can safely take a break from chemotherapy. this new finding is a big hope for prostate cancer patients because the drug can cause ...