Prostate News Archive
17-Apr-2009
Autopsy Study Links Prostate Cancer to Single Rogue Cell (Newswise)
One cell...one initial set of genetic changes - that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer. Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. Culling information from autopsies, their study points to a set of genetic defects in a single cell that are different for each person's cancer. EAU position statement on screening for prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
( European Association of Urology ) The European Association of Urology has taken into consideration the recent scientific information on randomized screening studies on prostate cancer (Schröder et al, NEJM 2009). Based on the results of the European Randomized Study for Screening of prostate Cancer, the EAU has formulated a position statement regarding prostate cancer screening in Europe, and ... MEDIA ALERT for Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Discovery & Challenge: The State of Prostate Cancer Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
----Prostate Cancer Foundation: Creativity Awards From Prostate Cancer Foundation For BIDMC Scientists (Medical News Today)
Two projects led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have received funding from the prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) as part of their 2009 Creativity Awards program, which supports innovative ideas to improve the detection and treatment of prostate cancer. The one-year awards were made to 10 projects at nine institutions throughout the U.S.
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