Prostate News Archive
13-Apr-2008
3T MRI Plays Significant Role in Detecting Prostate Cancer, Study Says (Newswise)
The use of MRI without endorectal coil can detect prostate cancer and provide undistorted images with diagnostic image quality and accurate tumor localization, according to a recent case report conducted by researchers from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Early detection is a key to prostate cancer survival (Hollis Brookline Journal)
prostate cancer is the greatest cancer killer of men over 50. And age 50 is the time when the American Cancer Society recommends that all men meet with their doctor to discuss being screened for prostate cancer. Blocking The Effect Of Inflammation-causing Cells Lowered Prostate Cancer Cells Invasion (Science Daily)
Recent studies have suggested an association between chronic inflammation and cancers of the prostate, colon, stomach and liver. Now scientists report success in blocking an early step in metastasis of prostate cancer cells by interrupting the communication between the cancer cells and other cells that promote inflammation. Microwave Treatments For Enlarged Prostate Cause Blood Pressure Surges, Study Shows (Science Daily)
Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke. An enlarged prostate gland is a condition affecting half of men over age 50 and 80 percent of those over 70.
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