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Scientists Identify Treatable Weakness in Lethal Form of Prostate Cancer
November 17, 2011 A recent report suggests that a new treatment may be on the horizon for neuroendocrine prostate cancers, the most lethal subtype of this ... > full story -
Contraceptive Pill Associated With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Worldwide, Study Finds
November 14, 2011 Use of the contraceptive pill is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer around the globe, new research ... > full story -
Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer's Food Supply
November 2, 2011 Researchers in Australia have discovered a potential future treatment for prostate cancer -- through starving the tumor cells of an essential nutrient they need to grow rapidly. Their work, with ... > full story -
More Radionuclide Therapy Is Better for Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
November 1, 2011 For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with 188Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new ... > full story -
New Findings Could Lower Risk of Suicide in Men With Prostate Cancer
October 31, 2011 Men with prostate cancer are twice as likely to commit suicide, but a method where they put intrusive thoughts into words may reduce this risk, reveals research from ... > full story -
You Are What You Eat: Low Fat Diet With Fish Oil Slows Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells, Study Suggests
October 25, 2011 A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human ... > full story -
PSA Test Valuable in Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
October 21, 2011 The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a new ... > full story -
Trio of Studies Support Use of PET/CT Scans as Prostate Cancer Staging Tool
October 21, 2011 Recent studies have suggested that C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography scans can be utilized as a staging and potentially therapeutic tool in prostate ... > full story -
Age a Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Finds
October 19, 2011 Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a new ... > full story -
Same Gene Has Opposite Effects in Prostate, Breast Cancers, Researchers Discover
October 17, 2011 Researchers have discovered that a gene -- known as an androgen receptor (AR) -- is found in both prostate and breast cancers yet has opposite effects on these diseases. In prostate cancer, the AR ... > full story
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