Prostate News Archive
22-Apr-2007
Virus linked with prostate cancer (UPI)
U.S. scientists said the discovery of a virus called XMRV might lead to earlier detection and possible new treatments for prostate cancer. 'Drive Against Prostate Cancer' Comes to You (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
CEDAR RAPIDS - One in six men will get prostate cancer but, if caught early, nearly 100 percent of those men will survive. Early prostate cancer has no symptoms, so that's why screening is so important. And when the screening comes to you, it's a little difficult to skip. Prostate Cancer Patients: Do Research to Ensure You Make the Right Decisions (Newswise)
For many men with early-stage prostate cancer, sorting out the treatment options can be overwhelming. Yet they feel pressured to choose a course of therapy quickly. The first issue of a new quarterly bulletin about prostate disease published by Harvard Medical School says that the most important thing to do is to take your time and make sure you explore all treatment choices thoroughly. Long-term survival probability in men with clinically localized prostate cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Randomized studies comparing conservative therapy to definitive therapy in men with prostate cancer (CaP) are underway, but not yet available.
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