Prostate News Archive
02-Aug-2006
Dutasteride useful for enlarged prostate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Dutasteride (also known as Avodart or Duprost) appears to have a variety of beneficial effects in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), French researchers report. Mushroom extract may boost prostate cancer drug (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Extracts from a mushroom used for centuries in Eastern Asian medicine may be able to boost the power of a leading chemotherapy drug for prostate cancer, researchers said on Tuesday. Altering fatty acid levels in diet may reduce prostate cancer growth rate (News-Medical-Net)
UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and decrease the amount of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates and PSA levels. Adjuvant Treatment With Bicalutamide In The N American Cohort Of The Early Prostate Cancer Trial Demonstrates No (Medical News Today)
The Early Prostate Cancer Trial (EPC) consisted of three international groups of patients treated with either placebo or bicalutamide in addition to standard of care. The US cohort of men primarily chose radical prostatectomy (80%) as their standard of care. Most men were in the low risk category and evidence of positive lymph nodes or metastasis was exclusion criteria. [click link for full New MEDRAD 3.0T Prostate eCoil(TM) Enables Personalized Treatment Planning (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
To enable personalized treatment planning that may reduce significant side effects of prostate cancer treatment, MEDRAD and GE Healthcare announce the availability of the first endorectal coil for 3.0T magnetic resonance prostate imaging. Altering Fatty Acid Intake May Help Fight Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Altering the ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the typical Western diet may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates, a new U.S. study suggests. Limited Utility Of Bone Scans For Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer And A PSA Level Less Than 5ng/ml (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - The likelihood of bone metastasis with an initial diagnosis of prostate cancer (CaP) and a PSA less than 20ng/ml is 5ng/ml. Findings were similar for those who elected radiotherapy as primary treatment. The use of bone scans in this patient population is limited, but probably routinely performed by physicians as baseline data or prior to initiation of salvage regimens. [click link Dietary changes may slow prostate cancer growth (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Increasing the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in the diet appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to the results of an animal study. Robot-Assisted Surgery for Prostate Cancer (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
For men who choose surgery to treat their prostate cancer, there's a new, cutting edge option with lots of advantages.
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