Prostate News Archive
20-Aug-2006
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. Barber Shops Help Screen For Prostate Cancer (KTSM)
You could say a barbershop is a place where men can let their hair down. Friday, August 18, 2006 ? Now health officials in Evanston, Illinois are counting on those shops to help screen men who wouldn't otherwise get a test for prostate cancer. Avoid hurried decisions with prostate cancer (Bradenton Herald)
It was, many physicians would say, the right thing for a man of 53 to do. So Larry Cano had a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test. "It was 5.3," says Cano, a film producer from Newport Beach, Calif. "They say anything over 4 is noteworthy." Diet Changes And Stress Management Training Effective In Slowing Or Halting The Spread Of Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Statistics say that one out of six American men will develop prostate cancer and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. In a recent study published in SAGE publication's Integrative Cancer Therapies, Dr. Gordon A. [click link for full article] US TOO, Prostate Cancer Support Group (WHOI)
Group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month. Survivors and partners are welcome to join for the educational information and support. Call 266-5239 or 682-0708. St. Francis to offer free prostate cancer screenings (Mooresville/Decatur Times)
St. Francis will offer free prostate cancer screenings in September at the Mooresville campus. For more information, call (317) 783-8918 or visit cancer.stfrancishopsital.org. Study: More Patients Opt For Aggressive Prostate Cancer Treatment (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
When doctors diagnose cancer, they usually recommend you get treated immediately. But treatments for prostate cancer can have serious consequences, and sometimes, a wait-and-see approach may be a better option. 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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