Common Prostate cancer treatment may be less risky than thought
Thursday, December 8th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Just over a year ago the FDA warned that commonly used hormone-blocking treatments may increase the risk for fatal heart attacks in prostate cancer patients, but a new analysis finds these fears to be unfounded for most men.The review, which ...
FDA accepts Adamis IND for APC-100 to treat prostate cancer
Friday, June 10th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB: ADMP) announced today that the FDA has accepted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for APC-100 to treat prostate cancer (PCa). APC-100 is an orally available drug and has demonstrated multiple activities in various model systems. Some activities ...
Newer type of radiation for prostate cancer reduces side effects
Saturday, October 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A new British review of existing research suggests that while a newer type of radiation for the treatment of prostate cancer does not help patients live longer compared to an older type - at least when similar doses are given ...
The genetics of prostate cancer risk
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »According to an article in today’s (29 June) Wall Street Journal, scientists may soon be able to answer the agonizing question facing men with prostate cancer whether a specific individual actually needs early and aggressive treatment for his cancer or can simply ...
Watchful Waiting often best strategy for slow-progressing prostate cancer
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »According to a large-scale study from Sweden, for patients with prostate cancer that has a low risk of development, watchful waiting, also known as "active surveillance," may be a suitable treatment option, . The issue of how (or whether) to treat ...
What prostate treatment is best for quality of life?
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »According to a new study, despite the popularity of robot-assisted procedures for prostate cancer, when it comes to men's long-term quality of life, patients with earlier stage cancers generally fare better with non-surgical approaches than with surgery. Prostate patients with earlier ...
PSA test reduces prostate cancer deaths by 40%
Saturday, March 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »According to Skip Lockwood, CEO of ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, The American Cancer Society is a 'false prophet' when it comes to telling the truth about the effectiveness of the PSA test." Dr. William J. Catalona of ...
Research suggest therapy choice is influenced by physicians’ preferences
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »New research shows that the kind of treatment received by prostate cancer patients often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care. U.S. researchers evaluated data on more than 85,000 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and olde. All of them ...
New evaluation of patients eligible for active surveillance protocols
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A recent study at CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, has compared the pathological findings and prostate specific antigen outcome after radical prostatectomy in men eligible for active surveillance according to 3 biopsy inclusion criteria. The team has added to the data ...
Proliferation of minimally invasive surgery vs open radical prostatectomy
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Over the past seven to eight years there has been noted a proliferation of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques for the treatment of urologic malignancies. This evolution is no better demonstrated than the radical prostatectomy surgery</a for patients with prostate ...