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Blood test

Mar 14, 2010 8:42am

THE creator of the blood test used to detect prostate cancer has admitted it has become a ''hugely expensive public health disaster'' and should be abandoned....

Coming between you and your doctor

Mar 14, 2010 3:53am

The lights must dim around Google's data-storage centers every time someone does a search for 'government bureaucrat coming between you and your doctor.' Foes of the Democrats' health-reform proposals have been chanting this on the hour for a year -- with a surge after Democrats put money for 'comparative effectiveness...

Prostate Cancer Treatment Expert Dr. David Samadi, MD Speaks Out

Mar 13, 2010 9:05pm

The recommendations call for healthy men with no risk factors for prostate cancer to commence screening at the age of 50....

Doubts grows over prostrate cancer test

Mar 13, 2010 1:00pm

Washington - The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate after its discoverer said it had become a "hugely expensive public health disaster." In a commentary in The New York Times, Richard Ablin of the University of Arizona said the screening...

Green tea - " a cancer-fighting drink?

Mar 13, 2010 4:38am

"Men who drink lots of green tea could cut their chances of getting prostate cancer by half," reported the Daily Express today....

Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Grange-over-Sands

Mar 12, 2010 8:16pm

The exact causes of prostate cancer are not yet known, however studies show that there are several factors likely to increase your risk....

PSA Test Reduces Prostate Cancer Deaths By 40%

Mar 12, 2010 4:04pm

When it comes to the documented 40 percent effectiveness of PSA testing in preventing death from prostate cancer, neither the American Cancer Society nor the discoverer of the PSA protein, Richard Ablin, are telling the public the complete story....

Avastin Fails Clinical Trial for Prostate Cancer

Mar 12, 2010 11:48am

Roche Holding , the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, said Friday that its cancer drug Avastin did not help men with late-stage prostate cancer live longer in a clinical trial, another setback as the company tries to extend use of the blockbuster drug into new areas....

Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating

Mar 12, 2010 7:38am

In this Oct. 3, 2007, file photo released by the University of Wisconsin Medical School shows a virtual colonoscopy, a 3-D image that was computer-generated from a series of X-rays taken by a CT scanner....

Abbott Seeks FDA Approval of a New Six-Month 45-mg Formulation of...

Mar 12, 2010 3:06am

Palliative treatment helps to relieve symptoms associated with advanced prostate cancer....

EDAP Receives Japanese Approval for Sonolith I-Sys

Mar 11, 2010 10:40pm

EDAP TMS SA , the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that the Japanese Administration has granted marketing approval of its newly designed, high-end Sonolith I-Sys lithotripsy device....

Cancer survivors, doctors support continued PSA testing for men

Mar 11, 2010 2:39pm

While the American Cancer Society has cast doubt on the importance of annual prostate exams, cancer survivors are challenging the organization's stance and say the tests do save lives....

Theragenics CorporationA Announces Annual Meeting Date

Mar 11, 2010 6:38am

Theragenics Corporation A , a medical device company serving the surgical products and prostate cancer treatment markets, today announced its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta , 181 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30303....

Facts about Colorectral Cancer

Mar 10, 2010 10:38pm

Colorectal Cancer - cancer of the colon and rectum - is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for both men and women combined....

Researchers find first inherited prostate cancer genetic mutation in African-American men

Mar 10, 2010 2:26pm

Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk...

Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk

Mar 10, 2010 9:57am

This study "provides good evidence that prostate cancer is likely a smoking-related tumour," Dr....

Tame virus offers hope of cancer treatment

Mar 10, 2010 5:26am

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the search for new treatments for the cancer which kills nearly 1,000 men in Scotland every year....

Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care

Mar 10, 2010 1:11am

The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows....

Millennium Announces First Clinical Data For Tak-700 Prostate Molecule At Asco Gu

Mar 9, 2010 8:59pm

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced the presentation of safety, pharmacokinetic and efficacy data from the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating TAK-700 in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer ....