Prostate News Archive
22-Aug-2006
Obesity no barrier after prostate cancer (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Although obese men tend to have more aggressive prostate cancer going into surgery, they do as well as thinner men in the years afterward, a study suggests. The Role Of Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate And Biopsy Of The Peripheral Zone After Repeated Negative Biopsies (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Persistent suspicion of prostate cancer despite repeated negative prostate biopsies is a common problem in urologic practice. IN one of the largest prostate cancer screening programs, 91% of cancers were detected during the first or second biopsy. [click link for full article] Variances in patterns of care for patients with prostate cancer failing primary therapy (News-Medical-Net)
Variables that impact management of failed primary therapy for prostate cancer (CaP) are not well defined. SAW PALMETTO BERRY IMPROVES PROSTATE HEALTH. (Manila Bulletin)
New clinical studies on the benefits of Saw Palmetto in reducing prostate enlargement is giving this humble scrubby palm its much deserved credit. When A Patient Is Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, What Determines Whether He Will Receive Early Androgen Ablation? (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - While the benefits of androgen ablation therapy have been well documented in patients with locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer, there is a paucity of evidence its role in patients with low-grade, low-stage disease. [click link for full article] Major genetic risk factor found for prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
Boston, MA -- Harvard Medical School researchers have identified a DNA segment on chromosome 8 that is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, especially in African American men.
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