Prostate News Archive
24-Aug-2006
Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice (Agriculture Online)
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function. PSA predicts treatment success in advanced prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A test used to detect prostate cancer can also help doctors know when treatment is working. Prostate cancer increasingly affecting Indonesian men (The Jakarta Post)
Prostate cancer and other urinary tract diseases have affected an increasing number of men in Asian countries, including Indonesia, over the last few years, professor of urology Akmal Taher said Wednesday. Prostate cancer blood may improve on PSA (CBC)
A recently identified blood protein may offer a more accurate way to identify prostate cancer. Boost for prostate cancer detection (Evening Standard)
A new blood test for prostate cancer could change the way the disease is diagnosed and treated, it has been revealed. Not only is it far more accurate than the standard PSA test, but it can also detect cancers that have started to spread. Prostate Cancer Trial to Focus on Genetics (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Two Los Angeles-area medical centers are seeking men with prostate cancer and their spouses/partners to take part in the creation of a database that may help lead to a better understanding of the disease.
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