Prostate News Archive
18-Aug-2006
Some prostate cancer patients over treated (Cancerfacts.com)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? Aug. 16, 2006 ? More than half of men with low-risk prostate cancer who underwent surgery or radiation treatment might have fared as well with no therapy and careful monitoring, according to a new study. Study Finds Some Prostate Cancer Patients Potentially Overtreated (Science Daily)
More than half of men with lower-risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation treatment when a wait-and-see approach of no therapy and active surveillance would have been a reasonable option, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Novel drug selectively kills prostate cancer cells (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A team of U.S. scientists has developed an experimental drug treatment that kills prostate cancer cells in mice while sparing normal cells. Too Much Prostate Cancer Treatment (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Too Much Prostate Cancer Treatment Category: Health News Created: 8/16/2006 Last Editorial Review: 8/16/2006 Low-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Face Overtreatment (Medical News Today)
Many low-risk prostate cancer patients are being overtreated and might fare better if doctors monitored the cancer until treatment was necessary, a new study reports in the August 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [click link for full article]
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