Prostate Health News

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Brachytherapy Reduced Death Rates in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, Analysis Finds

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Prostate Cancer Study Proves Drug Delays Disease Progression

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Major Genetic Mutation Associated With Hereditary Prostate Cancer Risk Discovered

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Getting Cancer Cells to Swallow Poison
• Headphone Music Eases Anxiety During Prostate Biopsies

Posted January 7, 2012:

• Mass Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn't Reduce Deaths, Study Suggests

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Proton Therapy Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Future Prostate Cancer Treatments Might Be Guided by Math

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Scientists Identify Treatable Weakness in Lethal Form of Prostate Cancer

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Contraceptive Pill Associated With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Worldwide, Study Finds

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer's Food Supply

Posted November 1, 2011:

• More Radionuclide Therapy Is Better for Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Suggests

Posted October 31, 2011:

• New Findings Could Lower Risk of Suicide in Men With Prostate Cancer

Posted October 25, 2011:

• You Are What You Eat: Low Fat Diet With Fish Oil Slows Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells, Study Suggests

Posted October 21, 2011:

• PSA Test Valuable in Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
• Trio of Studies Support Use of PET/CT Scans as Prostate Cancer Staging Tool

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Age a Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Same Gene Has Opposite Effects in Prostate, Breast Cancers, Researchers Discover

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Study Shows Increased Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements

Posted October 5, 2011:

• More Aggressive Treatment Not Necessary for Men With a Family History of Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
• Researchers Improve Accuracy of IMRT Delivery in Post-Prostatectomy Patients
• New Tool Helps Identify Prostate Cancer Patients With Highest Risk of Death
• Fox Chase Gleason Scores Better Predict Prostate Cancer's Recurrence After Radiation, Study Finds

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Modeling Cancer Using Ecological Principles

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Gene May Be Good Target for Tough-to-Kill Prostate Cancer Cells

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
• Researchers Map Genome of Advanced, Lethal Prostate Cancers and Discover 'Hypermutation'
• Shorter Radiation Course for Prostate Cancer Is Effective in Long-Term Follow-Up

Posted September 25, 2011:

• Abiraterone Acetate Improves Fatigue in Prostate Cancer Patients, Finds International Clinical Trial

Posted September 24, 2011:

• New Bone-Targeting Drug Delays Onset of Metastases in Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Finds

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Cancer Treatment: First Phase III Trial of an Alpha-Pharmaceutical Shows Promising Results
• Two New Cost-Effective Ways to Predict Prostate Cancer

Posted September 22, 2011:

• New System Finds Prostate Cancer Spread Earlier Than Conventional Imaging
• Rise Found in Prostate Biopsy Complications and High Post-Procedure Hospitalization Rate

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Genetic Differences May Cause Higher Rates of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men

Posted September 19, 2011:

• New Combination Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Posted September 16, 2011:

• Genetics May Explain Why Calcium Increases Risk for Prostate Cancer

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Five Inherited Genetic Variants Linked to the Most Lethal Prostate Cancers

Posted August 15, 2011:

• New Prostate Cancer Screening Test Shows Promise for Diagnosis

Posted August 12, 2011:

• New Treatment Option for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Men Have Overly Optimistic Expectations About Recovery from Prostate Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
• Cancer Biomarker -- Detectable by Blood Test -- Could Improve Prostate Cancer Detection

Posted August 3, 2011:

• New Urine Test Shows Prostate Cancer Risk; Test for Gene Fusion Can Assist in the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Posted July 26, 2011:

• Hormone Therapy May Be Hazardous for Men With Heart Conditions, Study Suggests

Posted July 25, 2011:

• New Pathway to Potential Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Posted July 13, 2011:

• Short-Term Hormone Therapy Plus Radiation Therapy Increases Survival for Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
• PSA Test for Men Could Get a Second Life for Breast Cancer in Women

Posted July 12, 2011:

• Updating Family History of Cancer Associated With Need for Earlier or More Intense Cancer Screening, Study Finds
• Seven in One Blow: Scientists Discover DNA Regions Influencing Prostate Cancer Risk

Posted June 21, 2011:

• Smoking May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence, Death

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