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Nitroglycerin may be able to delay the progression of prostate cancer
According to a group of researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, a very low dose of nitroglycerin may be able to delay the progression of prostate cancer in men with a rising PSA after standard first-line treatment with radiotherapy or surgery. Treatment of prostate cancer using a very low dose...
Effect of androgen deprivation therapy on body composition in men with prostate cancer
Use of androgen deprivation therapy is associated with changes in body composition including increased fat and decreased lean mass. Limited information exists regarding the rate and extent of these changes. A recent study at Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, evaluated the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the...
Prostate cancer diagnosis may affect man’s mind
According to a new study published online February 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, being diagnosed with prostate cancer may increase a man’s risk of suicide or cardiovascular death, especially right after diagnosis. According to the study, the elevated suicide risk was apparent before prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing...
Daily fat intake and risk for prostate cancer
A research team at University of Nottingham Medical School, UK, has published data from a population-based, case-control study with 512 patients under 60 years of age and 838 controls, conducted in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2004. Collected data suggest that daily fat intake is significantly associated with risk for...
Prostate Cancer Detection: Estimating The Screening Benefit
The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) has demonstrated that screening has the potential for reducing mortality from prostate cancer (PC). In contrast, The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) trial showed no difference in PC mortality after comparing the number of men who died from PC in...
China study: PSA screening is effective for early detection of prostate cancer
As previous studies have suggested that implementation of PSA screening in China is of crucial importance, a recent study at Nanjing Medical University, China, compared clinical and pathological characteristics of screen-detected and clinically diagnosed prostate cancers and evaluated the effectiveness of PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer in...
Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
Recordati announces that it has been granted Marketing Authorization by the European Commission for the medicinal products Urorec® and Silodyx™ 4 mg, 8 mg, hard capsules, intended for treatment of the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Following national post-authorization procedures, as relevant, product launch could take place...
Hybrigenics, a bio-pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development of new cancer treatments and specialized in protein interactions, announced that it has received the official scientific advice from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) on Hybrigenics' clinical development plan for inecalcitol in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients......
Immediate Risk Of Suicide And Cardiovascular Death After A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer may increase a man's risk of suicide or cardiovascular death, especially right after diagnosis, according to a new study published online February 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. To study the risks men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States face,...
Loss Of Gene Function Makes Prostate Cancer Cells More Aggressive
Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Certain prostate cancer cells can be held in check by the DAB2IP gene......
UroToday.com - Biomarkers may facilitate predictions of disease progression and predictions of patients' response to specific treatments. Consequently, a vast amount of research is performed that is aimed at the identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic factors......
'Prostatic Evasive Anterior Tumours': The Role Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Scanner Helps Pinpoint Prostate Tumors
Researchers say a new imaging technique shows promise at helping doctors pinpoint where in the prostate a tumor is located....
Gene May Pinpoint Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers say the discovery may help doctors decide whether a patient should receive prostate cancer treatment at an early stage....
Most Overactive Bladder Patients Go Untreated
Only about one-fourth of patients with overactive bladder (OAB) receive medical treatment, a new study has found....
The Decade in Medical Advances
Experts choose 10 of the top medical advances of the past decade, including human genome mapping, stem cell research, targeted cancer therapies, anti-smoking laws, and new HIV treatments....
Stress From Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Can Be Fatal
A Swedish study has found that the stress of a prostate cancer diagnosis contributes to an increased risk of heart problems and even suicide....
Prostate Cancer Treatment May Up Heart Risks
Prostate cancer patients who are treated with androgen deprivation therapy have a higher risk of having diabetes, heart attacks, and other cardiovascular problems than men who have not undergone this hormone therapy....
About.com Prostate Cancer
Darth Vader Recovering After Prostate Cancer Treatment
David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, recently announced that he has completed radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The English actor was treated at a London hospital after undergoing a screening PSA test at the suggestion of a friend. He is now telling...
Study Finds Where You're Treated May Determine Your Treatment
A new study, just published in the journal Cancer, has found that men treated for prostate cancer in private hospitals were more than two and a half times more likely to be treated with radiation therapy than with surgery for their prostate cancer. On the other hand, men treated at county...
President of University of Minnesota Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Bob Bruininks, President of the University of Minnesota, has announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Mr. Bruininks stated that his cancer was detected at a very early stage and that he had elected to go ahead with surgery to remove the prostate. He has no plans to step down...
Baseball Great Brooks Robinson Home After Surgery
Hall-of-Fame baseball player Brooks Robinson was released from the hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. The former Baltimore Orioles great underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer in 2009. According to Mr Robinson, his recent surgery was not related to his prostate cancer diagnosis and he expected to make a full recovery. Baseball...
Four Facts About Prostate Cancer in Black Men
Four Facts About Prostate Cancer in Black Men 1. Black men have significantly higher rates of prostate cancer. 2. Black men have lower rates of screening for prostate cancer. 3. Black men have, on average, more advanced and harder to cure prostate cancer at the time of diagnosis. 4. Black men have a higher...
Genetic Mutation May Predict Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina have found a genetic mutation that resulted in a 26% higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer. This new study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that men with the mutation were significantly more...
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When Counseling Costs, Response Dwindles
Title: When Counseling Costs, Response DwindlesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/3/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010...
Mealtime a Challenge for Some With Autism
Title: Mealtime a Challenge for Some With AutismCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/3/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010...
When Wii Goes Wrong: Video Game Injuries
Title: When Wii Goes Wrong: Video Game InjuriesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/4/2010 10:16:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010 10:16:54 AM...
Organ Transplant Drug Keeps Immune System in Check
Title: Organ Transplant Drug Keeps Immune System in CheckCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/3/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010...
Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes
Title: Very Obese People May Be Missing GenesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/3/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010...
Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse Asthma
Title: Herbal Remedy Users Have Worse AsthmaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/4/2010 10:24:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/4/2010 10:24:02 AM...
Latest articles from Renal and Urology News
Only Clinical Stage Predicts Positive Surgical Margins After RARP
Clinical stage is the only preoperative variable independently associated with positive surgical margins (PSMs) following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer, according to researchers....
Transplants Can Proceed Despite Substance Abuse
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Substance abuse by renal transplant recipients does not significantly affect graft and patient outcomes, according to new data presented at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium....
Obesity Need Not Rule Out Renal Transplants
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Elevated BMI in renal transplant recipients does not appear to impact early graft function and the risk of acute rejection, according to study findings presented here at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium....
Vaccine for Advanced Prostate Cancer Promising
Experimental immunotherapy prolonged survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant disease ....
HbA1c Recommended To Diagnose Diabetes
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) should be used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes, according to new recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA)....
Lead Exposure, Bladder Cancer May Be Linked
Lead exposure may be associated with the initiation and development of bladder cancer, according to a study conducted in Poland....
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK
Complication rates after TRUS-guided biopsies in Canada
A new report from another group of Canadian researchers has reported a twofold to fourfold increase in the rate of hospital admissions in Ontario within 30 days of the procedure for men receiving a transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS-guided) prostate biopsy between 1996 and 2005. This is probably not a finding that...
Nitroglycerin for the treatment of progressive prostate cancer?
According to a group of researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, a very low dose of nitroglycerin may be able to delay the progression of prostate cancer in men with a rising PSA after standard first-line treatment with radiotherapy or surgery. These data were originally presented in 2009 at the...
Prostate cancer news reports: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
In today’s (slightly belated) news reports, we comment on studies dealing with: A possible association between hypertension and later diagnosis of prostate cancer Appropriate selection of high-risk patients for RALP Optimization of the appropriate use of docetaxel + prednisone in treatment of CRPC Based on an analysis of data from 336,159 patients in a...
How prostate cancer diagnosis affects one’s mind
Courtland Milloy is an African-American journalist in Washington, DC. Recently, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Mr. Milloy is a columnist who has written — on and off — about prostate cancer over the years. His “take” had generally been that he didn’t “get” what all the fuss was about. Get...
New “science advisory” on ADT and cardiovascular risk
The American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Urology Association have come together to issue a joint “science advisory” on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and cardiovascular risk. The document has also been endorsed by the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The entire document is available on line, on...
Prostate cancer news reports: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Today’s news reports address: Daily fat intake and risk for prostate cancer Salvage RALP as a treatment for patients in biochemical relapse after first-line EBRT Phase II data on fenretinide as a possible treatment for HRPC Lophatananon et al. have published data from a population-based, case-control study with 512 cases and 838 controls, conducted...
Prostate Cancer News
Irish scientists develop DNA-based cancer vaccine
Ireland has a higher incidence and death rate for prostate cancer than the UK. The rate of the cancer is expected to rise by 275% between 2000 and 2020 due to our ageing population Around 1,900 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually with 700 patients dying of the...
EMEA Gives Official Scientific Advice On Clinical Phase IIb Efficacy...
Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Hybrigenics, a bio-pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development of new cancer treatments and specialized in protein interactions, announced that it has received the official scientific advice from the European Medicines...
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Raises Suicide Risk
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unnerving enough to up a man's odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack, new research indicates....
Smoking Leading Cause of Lung Cancer Increase in Women
A shocking study reveals that lung cancer is the second leading type of cancer diagnosed in Welsh men and women....
Prostate cancer diagnosis brings other dangers
The first few months after a prostate cancer diagnosis may be an especially perilous time for men, but not because of the cancer, new research suggests....
Immediate risk of suicide and cardiovascular death after a prostate cancer diagnosis
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer may increase a man's risk of suicide or cardiovascular death, especially right after diagnosis, according to a new study published online February 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ....
Living with Prostate Cancer
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...
Ask Questions of Prostate Cancer Pros
I am proud to announce that Malecare ( http://www.malecare.org ), the sponsor of this blog, has just rolled out a very useful and innovative service for prostate cancer patients. You can now go to the website: prostatecanceradvice.org and ask questions of very highly qualified doctors who specialize in different areas...
Finally: The WHOLE Truth About Incontinence After Robot-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery
The following excerpts are reposted from The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink (prostatecancerinfolink.net) news blog, with permission of the author. This piece is a bit dense, so if you want to know the gist of it, read the last two paragraphs. Just to clarify things, the authors of this study used two...
Scientists Grow Penile Tissue in Lab
From USnews.com today: “WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 10 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they have been able to grow new penile tissue in labs and implant it into rabbits to restore their sexual function. “Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North...
Prostate Cancer Advocacy and Action
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...
If we are to be successful as a cause, each of us needs to make a personal and heartfelt commitment to care about each other collectively… to see every man directly impacted by this disease, regardless of his experience both as it relates to his general human experience and...
Jersey Wives Prostate Cancer Calender Hurts Gay Cancer survivors
Prostate Cancer Calendar 2010 with wives of Prostate Cancer patients, produced by the New Jersey Prostate Cancer Coalition is facing negative criticism for it’s purely heterosexual bias. Twelve New Jersey wives have posed nude for a prostate cancer awareness calendar called, “Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a...
ScienceDaily: Prostate Cancer News
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....
Race, obesity affect outcomes among diabetics following prostatectomy
Obese white men who have both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following radical prostatectomy than do men without diabetes who undergo the same procedure, according to new research....
Genetic variant associated with aggressive form of prostate cancer
Researchers have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer, proving the concept that genetic information may one day be used in combination with other factors to guide treatment decisions....
Similar effectiveness among options for managing low-risk prostate cancer, report suggests
A comprehensive appraisal of the management and treatment options for low-risk prostate cancer found that the rates of survival and tumor recurrence are similar among the most common treatment approaches, although costs can vary considerably....
Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy decreases within the first two years after treatment but then stabilizes and does not continuously decline as was previously thought, according to a new study....
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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...
Jan 26, Vaccine Shows Promise for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
According to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a newly published National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial has demonstrated that men with metastatic prostate cancer who received the PROSTVAC-VF vaccine (a harmless combination of two weakened poxviruses that was engineered to cause an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells), lived "substantially longer"...
Jan 20, Study: Regular Exercise and External Beam Radiation
A small, randomized, controlled single-center study (Kapur et al) of 66 men in the United Kingdom reports that men receiving external beam radiation who exercised regularly had significantly less severe acute rectal toxicity. One study group of 33 men walked aerobically for 30 minutes at least three times a...
Jan 15, Study: Couples Perspective on Sexual Side Effects after Prostate Cancer Treatment
Researchers are finally realizing that prostate cancer is often a "couple's disease." A recent study by Tsivian et al, which was published in International Brazilian Journal of Urology, reports that men and their female partners may view sexual side effects following prostate cancer surgery differently. Twenty-eight couples completed...
Jan 15, Study: Robotic Surgery vs. Open Radical Prostatectomy
In October of 2009, we wrote about a study that reported that while men who undergo minimally invasive approaches (like robotic-assisted surgery) may experience shorter hospital stays and fewer respiratory problems, surgical complications, and strictures, they experience more genitourinary complications, erectile dysfunction, and incontinence. Now a study by Carlsson...
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