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Loss of Gene Function Makes Prostate Cancer Cells More Aggressive
Prostate cancer cells are
more likely to spread to
other parts of the body if a
specific gene quits
functioning normally,
according to new research. ... > full story
Gender-Biased Heart Damage
A man's male hormones may
ward off heart damage by
helping vessels around the
heart regenerate, suggest
Australian researchers. ... > full story
New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response To HIV And Prostate Cancer
Researchers have developed
synthetic molecules capable
of enhancing the body's
immune response to HIV and
HIV-infected cells, as well
... > full story
Key To How 'Triggering Event' In Cancer Occurs: Researchers Link Hormone To Creation Of Gene Fusion In Prostate Cancer
Researchers have discovered
what leads to two genes
fusing together, a
phenomenon that has been
shown to cause prostate
... > full story
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New Approach to Treating Breast and Prostate Cancers
February 9, 2010 — In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, researchers are zeroing in on a workhorse protein called RSK. When activated, RSK is involved in ... > full story -
Enhancing Arrest of Cell Growth to Treat Cancer in Mice
February 9, 2010 — New research has identified a new type of cellular senescence (i.e., irreversible arrest of cell growth) and determined a way to enhance it to suppress prostate tumor development and growth in mice. ... > full story -
Lower Detection of Prostate Cancer With PSA Screening in US Than in a European Randomized Trial
February 8, 2010 — Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the US than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new ... > full story -
Using Nitroglycerin to Treat Prostate Cancer Shows Potential to Halt Disease
February 5, 2010 — Treatment of prostate cancer using a very low dose of nitroglycerin may slow and even halt the progression of the disease without the severe side effects of current treatments, researchers have ... > full story -
Immediate Risk of Suicide and Cardiovascular Death After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
February 2, 2010 — Being diagnosed with prostate cancer may increase a man's risk of suicide or cardiovascular death, especially right after diagnosis, according to a new ... > full story -
Biochemical Profile May Help Diagnose, Determine Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
February 1, 2010 — Magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- which analyzes the biochemistry rather than the structure of tissues -- may someday be able both to pinpoint the precise location of prostate cancer and to ... > full story -
Vaccine Approach Extends Life of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients
January 26, 2010 — In a newly published clinical trial, patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received a vaccine of harmless poxviruses engineered to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells lived ... > full story -
Prostate Cancer Is Treated Differently at County Vs. Private Hospitals, Study Confirms
January 25, 2010 — Researchers have found that prostate cancer treatments varied significantly between county hospitals and private providers. Patients treated in county hospitals are more likely to undergo surgery ... > full story -
Race, Obesity Affect Outcomes Among Diabetics Following Prostatectomy
January 14, 2010 — Obese white men who have both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following radical prostatectomy than do men without diabetes who undergo the same procedure, according to ... > full story -
Genetic Variant Associated With Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
January 12, 2010 — Researchers have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer, proving the concept that genetic information may one day be used in combination with other factors to ... > full story
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