Prostate News Archive
25-Aug-2006
Prostate Cancer Trial to Focus on Genetics (MedicineNet.com)
Title: prostate Cancer Trial to Focus on Genetics Category: Health News Created: 8/24/2006 2:04:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2006 2:04:13 AM Prostate Cancer: Major Genetic Risk Factor Found (Medical News Today)
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. The paper appears in the August electronic edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (also see PNAS's news tip below). [click link for full article] Free prostate exams offered (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON -- Men who participate in free prostate exams offered by Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Hanshaw Geriatric Center will get the chance to see the hospital's new daVinci Surgical System, a state-of-the-art robotic platform designed to enable complex minimally invasive surgery with greater precision. Free Prostate Cancer Screening (KARK Little Rock)
The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free prostate cancer screenings from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 22. The screenings will be held on the sixth floor of the ACRC on the UAMS campus. New test for prostate cancer more accurate: study (CTV.ca)
Doctors say a new blood test shows promise to detect prostate cancer earlier and more accurately than standard testing methods -- and weed out those men who needlessly undergo surgery every year. Decrease In Progression Of Prostate Cancer With Plant-based Diet And Stress Reduction (Science Daily)
One out of six American men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their life, and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. New research from the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego suggests that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training, Boost for prostate cancer detection (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A new blood test for prostate cancer could change the way the disease is diagnosed and treated, it has been revealed. PSA Predicts Treatment Success In Advanced Prostate Cancer (Science Daily)
A test used to detect prostate cancer can also help doctors know when treatment is working. A man's prostate specific antigen, or PSA, level after seven months of hormone therapy for advanced prostate cancer predicted how long he would survive, according to a new multicenter study. 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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