Tuesday, November 24, 2009

prostate cancer

Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best

Study finds treatment raises death risk in those who also have heart disease more >>

Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Leads to poor prognosis in both blacks and whites after surgery, study finds more >>

Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young

Advances in treatment, prevention and detection behind progress, study finds more >>

New Bone-Building Drug Promising Against Prostate Cancer

Monoclonal antibody denosumab counters effects of hormone therapy, study finds more >>

Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases

But no reduced death risk in patients with localized disease, research shows more >>

Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk

Canadian study links regular alcohol consumption to six cancers more >>

Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well

But study didn't determine value of any treatment vs. watchful waiting more >>

Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy

Little anxiety noted in survey of men who opt out of aggressive treatment more >>

Bayer to Change Health Claims for One-a-Day Men’s Vitamins

Selenium will no longer be touted as a nutrient that promotes prostate health. more >>

Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Adding radiation and hormone treatment to brachytherapy improves survival, study shows more >>

Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Consumption also appears to undercut effect of cancer-prevention drug more >>

Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought

Finasteride does not cause more aggressive cancer, study contends more >>

Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part

Disparity remains when treatment, socioeconomic factors are the same, study finds more >>

Chad Mirkin: Standing Tall in a Nanoparticle Universe

Chad Mirkin's nanotechnology could muster impossibly small bits of stuff to fight numerous ailments. more >>

New Cancer Drug Fights Tumors in Those With BRCA Mutations

Olaparib prevents malignant cells from repairing themselves, researchers say more >>

Health Buzz: Dramatic Prostate Cancer Findings and Other Health News

Why doctors take issue with Obama's reforms; using vitamins and supplements to manage chronic diseases. more >>

Promising Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Experimental drug beat back inoperable cancer in two patients, study claims more >>

Painkillers May Be Good for the Prostate

Yet medical experts stress that men shouldn't take them with just this in mind more >>

Green Tea Component May Slow Prostate Cancer

Men in small study took capsules equivalent to brewed beverage more >>

New Prostate Cancer Biomarker Discovered

Finding also might apply in other types of cancer, researcher says more >>

Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook

European and U.S. studies find similar results more >>

Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health

Treatment, too, affects quality of life, studies show more >>

Gene Test Helps Detect Prostate Cancer

New screen boosts accuracy of standard PSA test, study shows more >>

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

Report finds 19.2% drop among men, 11.4% among women in past 15 years more >>

Advanced Prostate Cancer Deadlier in Younger Men

Patients under 44 were three times more likely to die, study finds more >>

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