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More Aggressive Treatment Not Necessary for Men With a Family History of Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
October 5, 2011 — There are three major factors that are used to evaluate the extent and aggressiveness of prostate cancer, help make treatment decisions, and estimate prognosis: the prostate specific antigen level, ... > full story -
Researchers Improve Accuracy of IMRT Delivery in Post-Prostatectomy Patients
October 5, 2011 — Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, as well as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this population. Many of these patients undergo surgical removal ... > full story -
New Tool Helps Identify Prostate Cancer Patients With Highest Risk of Death
October 5, 2011 — After a prostate cancer patient receives radiation treatment, his doctor carefully monitors the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in his blood. An increase in PSA, called biochemical ... > full story -
Fox Chase Gleason Scores Better Predict Prostate Cancer's Recurrence After Radiation, Study Finds
October 5, 2011 — In a new study, researchers have found that Gleason scores determined by pathologists at Fox Chase Cancer Center more accurately predict the risk of recurrence than Gleason scores from referring ... > full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Cancer Patients
October 3, 2011 — More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a new ... > full story -
Modeling Cancer Using Ecological Principles
October 3, 2011 — The invasion of a new species into an established ecosystem can be directly compared to the steps involved in cancer metastasis. New research uses the Tilman model of competition between invasive ... > full story -
Less Is More for Common Cancer Drug, Study Suggests
September 30, 2011 — Scientists have found that smaller, less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine given frequently to mice with human prostate cancer noticeably slowed tumor ... > full story -
Risk Factors for Cat Cancer Could Have Human Implications
September 28, 2011 — A recent, large-scale study on cat intestinal cancer has provided new insight into a common pet disease and its causes; the findings could ultimately benefit ... > full story -
Gene May Be Good Target for Tough-to-Kill Prostate Cancer Cells
September 28, 2011 — Scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells. They are focusing on the function of a gene called Polo-like kinase (Plk1), a critical ... > full story -
Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
September 26, 2011 — It's an ongoing debate: should men over a certain age be treated for prostate cancer? Should these patients be submitted to treatments that may result in significant side effects if they may not live ... > full story
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