Radiotherapy After Prostatectomy Increased PFS in pT3 Prostate Cancer
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in prostate related, radiation therapy | No Comments »According to data from a randomized trial, radiotherapy given after radical prostatectomy increased biochemical PFS by 18% after five years among men with pT3 disease. These results support data from two previously published studies: the EORTC trial 229111 and a ...
UAMS Doctor Performs First-of-its-Kind Surgery
Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Medical history has been made at a Little Rock teaching hospital. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon Rabii Madi, M.D. has become the first in the nation to perform a double robotic surgery. Dr. Madi removed a patient’s cancerous kidney ...
Prostate history has no effect on outcome
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »A family history of prostate cancer has no impact on treatment outcomes of patients treated with brachytherapy, or seed implants, a U.S. researcher said. Lead author Dr. Christopher A. Peters of Northeast Radiation Oncology Center in Dunmore, Pa., who completed the ...
The impact of statin therapy on PSA levels
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »A scientific team has reported data from a longitudinal study of 1,214 men receiving statin treatment with drugs like simvastatin or atorvastatin (Lipitor) between 1990 and 2006. All patients were free of prostate cancer, had never had prostate surgery, had never ...
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Also Lower PSA, but Whether They Cut Cancer Risk is Still Not Known
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »According to researchers in the Duke Prostate Center and the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the popular cholesterol-busting drugs -- statins -- appear to lower men's prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values along with their cholesterol levels. But whether the drugs prevent ...
The benefits of exercise for prostate cancer patients
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Men with prostate cancer appear to have less fatigue after participating in a resistance training program. In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, 155 men who were scheduled to receive androgen deprivation therapy for at least three months ...
Watson Wins U.S. Approval for New Prostate Treatment (Update1) for New Prostate Treatment (Update1)
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. won U.S. approval to sell a prostate enlargement treatment as the drugmaker expands beyond manufacturing generic medicines. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the once-a-day pill Rapaflo, Watson said today in a statement on PR NewsWire. The drug ...
September - prostate cancer awareness month
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »During this important month and throughout the year, the AUA can provide information, statistics and expert commentary on subjects related to prostate health. The AUA can assist in developing related story topics on prostate health, such as: -- New risk factors ...
Prostate cancer genes behave like those in embryo
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Genes activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding could help scientists investigate how to manipulate the genetic program to ...
Women Secret Weapon in Prostate Cancer Fight
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate cancer prevention, prostate related | No Comments »The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada is putting a call out to women to help get more men to the doctor this year for their annual physical. According to a survey results released Sept. 9 show that approximately half of ...