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 ...
Researchers identify promising prostate cancer drug target
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they described as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell growth. The researchers said the growth-stimulating molecule called p110beta ...
Erectile dysfunction may be a feature of normal aging in men
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »Erectile dysfunction may be "normal" with age, while urinary or bowel function doesn't necessarily decline with age, according to a Dutch study. Using data from more than 3,800 participants in the European Randomized Study on Screening for Prostate Cancer, a research ...
Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate related | No Comments »The standard screening test for prostate cancer may not be accurate for obese men, leaving them more vulnerable to the disease, and surgery is less likely to be effective for them, a new pair of studies found. The study, published online ...
New Gene Combination May Cause Deadly Prostate Cancer
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate related | No Comments »Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have found that the partnering of two genes could be responsible for up to 600 British men developing a drug resistant and potentially deadly form of prostate cancer each year. The international study, published ...
New treatment for advanced prostate cancer developed
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate related | No Comments »During a recent study Professor Wayne Tilley and Dr Lisa Butler of the University's Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories have developed a combination of existing prostate cancer drugs with new drugs at lower doses can be an effective treatment ...
NIDDK publishes strategic plan for research into benign prostate
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | No Comments »The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has published for the first time, a strategic plan for research into benign prostate disease, based on the latest scientific knowledge. ...
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 ...