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Retail Spices Recalled in Salmonella Scare
Title: Retail Spices Recalled in Salmonella ScareCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/12/2010 11:08:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 11:08:28 AM...
Online Dating as Honest as Real Life
Title: Online Dating as Honest as Real LifeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 10:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010...
Mind Reading Moves Closer to Reality
Title: Mind Reading Moves Closer to RealityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010...
Pre-Season Test Spots Baseball Pitchers at Risk of Injury
Title: Pre-Season Test Spots Baseball Pitchers at Risk of InjuryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010...
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Occasional High Blood Pressure Risky, Too?
Title: Occasional High Blood Pressure Risky, Too?Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/12/2010 11:16:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 11:16:29 AM...
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DASH Diet Variation May Help Lower Blood Pressure
Clinicians might want to consider prescribing a diet that includes lower-potassium fruits and vegetables, with close monitoring of serum potassium, parathyroid hormone, and phosphorus....
Glycemic Control in Diabetic ESRD Patients
The expected benefits of tight glycemic control in the presence of advanced kidney disease need to be weighed against the risk involved....
Chemo May Improve Survival in Men with Advanced PCa on ADT
SAN FRANCISCO—Chemotherapy is associated with a significantly decreased risk of death from prostate cancer (PCa) among elderly men with Stage IV prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), new findings suggest....
Live Kidney Donation Does Not Shorten Survival
Within 12 months of surgery, their death rate was similar to that of healthy controls, study finds....
PSM Linked to Obesity in Men with Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO—Obesity is associated with higher positive surgical margin (PSM) rates after robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), a study found....
Death After Prostatectomy Seldom Due to Prostate Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO—Cumulative mortality from prostate cancer 15 years after radical prostatectomy is six times lower than death from other causes, according to study findings presented here at the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Among men older than 65 years at the time of surgery, cumulative 15-year mortality is 10 times lower....
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK
Shopping for care in the prostate cancer “treatment bazaar”
A recent article (and an associated editorial) in the Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated how visits to specialists and primary care physicians (PCPs) by men with localized prostate cancer are related to treatment choice. The Archives article is available in full on line, and is worth a read for relatively newly diagnosed patients....
One primary care physican blasts the ACS
In a commentary in Forbes, Dr. Marc Siegel, an associate professor of medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center, writes that “the American Cancer Society completely missed the boat when … they suggested not screening a patient until the age of 50 and de-emphasized the use of the...
Avastin does NOT extend survival of patients with HRPC
The pharmaceutical company Roche announced this morning that the combination of bevacizumab (Avastin) with docetaxel and prednisone does not extend the overall survival of men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) compared to docetaxel + prednisone alone. While this will obviously be a disappointment to men with advanced, progressive disease who have...
And now … “the key to hormone-resistant prostate tumors”
According to a new report from HealthDay, “scientists” have made yet another discovery in a mouse model that “may someday save men’s lives,” which may well be true, but is hardly “the key” promised in the article’s headline! This report is based on a letter to the editor by Ammirante et...
Watch the Congressional hearing on prostate cancer
Last Thursday (March 4), the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer and related issues. The entire hearing can now be viewed on line on the C-Span web site. This was the first Congressional hearing on prostate cancer for a...
Richard Ablin on PSA screening for prostate cancer
Well an OpEd in the New York Times today is going to upset a lot of men (and maybe a lot of women too) … but then as the man who initially identified prostate specific antigen, Dr. Ablin is certainly entitled to express his opinion. To read his OpEd, you should just...
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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
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
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
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?
"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
The exact causes of prostate cancer are not yet known, however studies show that there are several factors likely to increase your risk....
Living with Prostate Cancer
NCCN Gives “Active Surveillance” for Prostate Cancer a Shot in the Arm
The NCCN, or National Comprehensive Cancer Network (nccn.org, *not* nccn.com) is a consortium of nearly 20 of the top cancer hospitals in the country. Each year the NCCN issues “practice guidelines” for doctors relating to specific cancers, and these are taken very seriously by medical professionals and others. (Note that doctors are not obligated to...
Robotic Surgery “Mill” Grinds On, Despite Lack of Proof
[I am giving you a preview of a very important article by the New York Times chief science writer, Gina Kolata, which will appear in tomorrow's paper. I hope this will add to my "street cred", as I've been saying these same things for years now (just search "robot" on this...
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Cancer Treatments: Let the Buyer Beware, Says NYT Article
Unfortunately, I can’t comment on this very important article at the moment. But I will say that prostate cancer patients in particular aresubjected to hype with regard to laparoscopic surgery, especially robotic. Similarly, unfounded claims have been made about radiation, especially proton beam therapy and “cyberknife”. ———————————————————————————————————————————- Forty Years’ War: Cancer Center Ads Use...
Vaccine for Advanced Prostate Cancer May Win FDA Approval in a Matter of Months
Provenge, a vaccine that has been shown to prolong life in men with advanced, castrate-resistant prostate cancer, may be approved for distribution by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a matter of months. This is because the biotechnology company that has done the Phase III clinical trials, Dendreon, submitted...
BEWARE OF INEXPERIENCED PROSTATE CANCER SURGEONS
[From physorg.com. All emphasis, e.g., boldface or italic typeface, is mine.] “Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience” November 19, 2009 (PhysOrg.com) — A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely...
Prostate Cancer Advocacy and Action
American Cancer Society Updates Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines.
Here is the latest American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines press release. Please leave comments about these guidelines, by clicking to comment here Update Reaffirms the Importance of Shared Decision-Making ATLANTA –March 3, 2010 – Newly updated prostate cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society reaffirm the recommendation that men should discuss the uncertainties,...
Malecare Testimony at Congressional Prostate Cancer Hearing
To: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Re: “Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and Treatment” March 4, 2010 We wish to thank the Committee for allowing us to present four important issues, on behalf of the thousands of men, their loved ones and their families, whom Malecare serves. Founded in 1998,...
Radiation Accidents–Tell Us Your Story
Regulators and researchers can only guess how often radiotherapy accidents occur. With no single agency overseeing medical radiation, there is no central clearinghouse of cases. Accidents are chronically underreported, records show, and some states do not require that they be reported at all. In June, The Times reported that a Philadelphia...
Least Costly Alternative and Medicare
Irene Hayes, was denied payment of treatment prescribed by her physician and sued in federal court. Medicare had decided to only pay for the Least Costly Alternative (LCA), a treatment that her physician thought inadequate. As explained in the appellate court’s decision, under that policy, Medicare provides reimbursement for treatments...
Raising Prostate & Testicular Cancer Awareness on Facebook
Some fun is going on,which is also raising awareness of Prostate Cancer. Just write “briefs” , “boxers,” “jocks,” or “commando” in your status. Just the word, nothing else. It will be cool to see if this will spread Prostate cancer awareness. How long will it be, when people wonder why all...
AUA says prostate cancer screening is individual choice..
The American Urological Association (AUA)’s updated Prostate-Specific Antigen Best Practice Statement first at the annual meeting of the AUA in April, has been published in the November issue of the Journal of Urology. The statement includes the controversial guidance that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should be offered to men starting at the age...
ScienceDaily: Prostate Cancer News
Prostate cancer treatment choices vary based on type of specialist consulted
Men who visit a radiation oncologist appear more likely to receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer, whereas men who consult with a urologist with or without a medical oncologist are treated more frequently with hormone therapy, watchful waiting or a radical prostatectomy, according to a new study....
Testosterone deficiency affects male cancer survivors' quality of life
A new study has found that many male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy have an impaired quality of life and reduced energy levels....
Do men with early prostate cancer commit suicide more frequently?
The introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screening tool for early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in the beginning of the 1990s drastically increased the detection of PCa. The risk of suicide is increased among cancer patients including men with PCa. To assess the risk of suicide among...
Better prognosis markers for prostate cancer found
Measuring levels of the active form of the protein EGFR in the tumor and its vicinity can provide a more reliable prognosis for individuals with prostate cancer, according to new research....
Prostate cancer is treated differently at county vs. Private hospitals, study confirms
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 while patients treated in private facilities tend to receive radiation or hormone therapy....
A man's male hormones may ward off heart damage by helping vessels around the heart regenerate, suggest Australian researchers....
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Comparative effectiveness of prostate cancer surgical treatments
A recent study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, compared laparoscopic prostatectomy with or without robotic assistance vs open radical prostatectomy in terms of postoperative outcomes and subsequent cancer directed therapy. Researchers investigated men 66 years old or older with localized prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy from 2003 to...
PSA test reduces prostate cancer deaths by 40%
According to Skip Lockwood, CEO of ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, The American Cancer Society is a ‘false prophet’ when it comes to telling the truth about the effectiveness of the PSA test.” Dr. William J. Catalona of Northwestern University, one of the nation’s leading experts on prostate...
Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk
Pooled data from 24 studies involving 21,600 men with the disease indicates that cigarette smoking may increase a man’s risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer. This study provides good evidence that prostate cancer is likely a smoking-related tumour. However, researchers call for additional sudies that quantifies how the number of packs and...
Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment
According to study results, Canadian researchers have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus. The respiratory, enteric, orphan virus (commonly known as reovirus) is a non-attenuated, environmental virus that has shown oncolytic potential against many types of cancer, specifically lymphoid, ovarian,...
Research suggest therapy choice is influenced by physicians’ preferences
New research shows that the kind of treatment received by prostate cancer patients often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient’s care. U.S. researchers evaluated data on more than 85,000 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and olde. All of them were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1994 and 2002. Of...
Prostate cancer-specific survival 30 years after radical prostatectomy
A recent report at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, performed an evaluation on 30-year cancer control and survival outcomes after radical prostatectomy in a single center series of patients treated during a 43-year period. The authors conclude that, in this series of radical prostatectomy patients, followed over a total period...
Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
Researchers Develop Tool To Help Study Prostate Cancer
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer. Using the model, they found that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to survive, which could aid in...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) of a new six-month 45-mg formulation of Lupron® Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension) for use in the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Palliative treatment helps to relieve symptoms associated...
New preliminary data from a pilot study in the Netherlands indicates that imaging tools may help address the most challenging clinical dilemma of prostate cancer care as identified by the hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its expert witnesses last week: to treat or not treat,...
First Inherited Prostate Cancer Genetic Mutation Found In African-American Men
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...
Reovirus May Be A Novel Approach To Prostate Cancer Treatment
Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research......
Millennium Announces First Clinical Data For TAK-700 Prostate Molecule At ASCO GU
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 (mCRPC)......
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Scientists Find Key to Hormone-Resistant Prostate Tumors
Experts say this discovery could lead to new medications that delay secondary tumors by two or three years....
Supplements May Hurt Prostate Cancer Patients
A study in Michigan found that two types of supplements did not inhibit the growth of cancer cells, but they did appear to stunt the growth of healthy prostate cells....
Prostate Surgery Outcome May Be About Surgeon's Experience
One urologist says that patients believe the newest treatments for prostate cancer are always best, but it may be the surgeon's experience that matters most....
Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks
Researchers have identified a mutation in a small number of black American men with a family history of prostate cancer....
New Medication May Aid Late-Stage Prostate Patients
A Phase 3 trail on the drug abiraterone has found it may benefit patients with late-stage prostate cancer....
Statins May Help Prostate Cancer Patients
Duke University Medical Center scientists have found that cholesterol-lowering statins may slow the progression of prostate cancer by significantly reducing prostate tumor inflammation....
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American Cancer Society Changes Its Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has recently changed its prostate cancer screening recommendations. The new recommendations basically boil down to this: men should receive more information about both the benefits and risks of undergoing screening for prostate cancer. Specifically, starting at the age of 50, all men should be given information...
Injectable Virus Shown to Kill Prostate Cancer Cells
A common virus called reovirus that is normally nearly harmless has recently been showed to be effective in killing prostate cancer cells. A group of doctors at the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Canada have recently released data from their study of the cancer-killing effects of this virus. In their study, reovirus...
Study Finds Link Between Cigartette Smoking and Prostate Cancer
A new study has found evidence linking cigarette smoking with increased risk of both developing and dying of prostate cancer. The study pooled the data from 24 previous studies and then analyzed the results to detect the association. Once pooled, the study had information on over 21,000 men. This...
Tiny Cancer Diagnosis Kit With Huge Potential in the Works
A researcher at the University of Missouri has recently been awarded a 5-year, $400,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his work to develop a tiny sensor that could potentially instantly detect the presence of cancer cells. Jae Kwon, who is an engineer by training, has developed...
New Study Finds Similar Outcomes for Open and Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery
A new study that looked at the outcomes for over 5200 men treated for prostate cancer with either open or laparoscopic prostatectomy has found that the two techniques are very comparable in terms of complications. Researchers reviewed the cases of men who had clinically localized prostate cancer and were under the...
More Cancer for Pro Basketball Coach George Karl
George Karl, the 58-year old head coach of the NBA's Denver Nuggets professional basketball team, has announced that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. He was previously treated for prostate cancer in 2005 and had been in good health until this most recent diagnosis. More Cancer for Pro Basketball Coach George...
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Mar 4, American Cancer Society Issues New Prostate Cancer Screening Guideline
Highlights of the new American Cancer Society (ACS) Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (Update 2010), which appears in the online edition of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, include: Asymptomatic men (men who do not have any symptoms of prostate cancer) who have at least a 10-year life...
Mar 1, Another Study Suggests Success of Statins
Studies have shown that inflammation is associated with advanced prostate cancer. A recent study by Banez et al, which was published in the February 16 online edition of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, suggests that statins (which are commonly prescribed for reducing high cholesterol) may have a potential role...
Feb 18, Nitroglycerin for Prostate Cancer
Medical News Today is reporting on results of a very small clinical study that suggests that a very low dose of nitroglycerin may slow and even halt the progression of prostate cancer. Twenty-nine men with rising PSA levels following prostate surgery or radiation were treated with a low-dose, slow-release nitroglycerin skin...
Feb 9, Sexual Bother is Big for Men Following Prostate Cancer Surgery
"Sexual bother" increases after radical prostatectomy, even in men who can have "good" erections after their surgery, according to a recent study by Nelson et al, which was published in the January issue (Part 1) of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. This sexual bother includes shame, embarrassment, and a...
Feb 4, Soy Bread for Prostate Cancer
Health News Digest reports that Ohio State cancer researchers and food scientists have baked a new soy bread that they hope will help fight prostate cancer. Dozens of men have been enrolled in a study, which is being conducted at Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute....
Jan 30, Study: Sexual Decline Following Radiation Therapy
A man's sexual function following external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer declines in the first two years, but then stabilizes, according to a small study by Siglin, et al, which was published in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. The study followed...
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