Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best
Health - August 25, 2009
Study finds treatment raises death risk in those who also have heart disease
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Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Health - August 21, 2009
Leads to poor prognosis in both blacks and whites after surgery, study finds
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Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Health - August 13, 2009
Advances in treatment, prevention and detection behind progress, study finds
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New Bone-Building Drug Promising Against Prostate Cancer
Health - August 11, 2009
Monoclonal antibody denosumab counters effects of hormone therapy, study finds
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Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases
Health - August 11, 2009
But no reduced death risk in patients with localized disease, research shows
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Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Health - August 7, 2009
Canadian study links regular alcohol consumption to six cancers
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Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well
Health - July 27, 2009
But study didn't determine value of any treatment vs. watchful waiting
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Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy
Health - July 27, 2009
Little anxiety noted in survey of men who opt out of aggressive treatment
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Bayer to Change Health Claims for One-a-Day Men’s Vitamins
By
Katherine Hobson
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On Fitness - July 16, 2009
Selenium will no longer be touted as a nutrient that promotes prostate health.
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Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Health - July 13, 2009
Adding radiation and hormone treatment to brachytherapy improves survival, study shows
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Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Health - July 13, 2009
Consumption also appears to undercut effect of cancer-prevention drug
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Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Health - July 8, 2009
Finasteride does not cause more aggressive cancer, study contends
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Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part
Health - July 7, 2009
Disparity remains when treatment, socioeconomic factors are the same, study finds
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Chad Mirkin: Standing Tall in a Nanoparticle Universe
By
Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 30, 2009
Chad Mirkin's nanotechnology could muster impossibly small bits of stuff to fight numerous ailments.
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New Cancer Drug Fights Tumors in Those With BRCA Mutations
Health - June 24, 2009
Olaparib prevents malignant cells from repairing themselves, researchers say
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Health Buzz: Dramatic Prostate Cancer Findings and Other Health News
Health - June 23, 2009
Why doctors take issue with Obama's reforms; using vitamins and supplements to manage chronic diseases.
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Promising Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Health - June 22, 2009
Experimental drug beat back inoperable cancer in two patients, study claims
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Painkillers May Be Good for the Prostate
Health - June 20, 2009
Yet medical experts stress that men shouldn't take them with just this in mind
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Green Tea Component May Slow Prostate Cancer
Health - June 19, 2009
Men in small study took capsules equivalent to brewed beverage
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New Prostate Cancer Biomarker Discovered
Health - June 18, 2009
Finding also might apply in other types of cancer, researcher says
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Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
Health - June 10, 2009
European and U.S. studies find similar results
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Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Health - June 9, 2009
Treatment, too, affects quality of life, studies show
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Gene Test Helps Detect Prostate Cancer
Health - May 31, 2009
New screen boosts accuracy of standard PSA test, study shows
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U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
Health - May 27, 2009
Report finds 19.2% drop among men, 11.4% among women in past 15 years
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Deadlier in Younger Men
Health - May 22, 2009
Patients under 44 were three times more likely to die, study finds
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