Prostate News Archive
20-Aug-2007
Asians May Have an Edge in Battling Prostate Cancer (US News & World Report)
A new study focusing on Asian-American men gives prostate cancer patients one more factor to ponder?on top of many well-established considerations?when selecting a treatment strategy. The data, which appear in the September issue of Cancer, highlight that the disease can follow significantly different courses in different ethnic groups. Discovery Will Allow Physicians To Individualize Treatment For Prostate Cancer Patients (Medical News Today)
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery. The report on the B7-H3 molecule by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center appears in Cancer Research. [click link for full article] Free prostate cancer screening (The Nashua Telegraph)
... Obesity 'affects prostate risk' (BBC News)
Obese people may be less likely to develop prostate cancer but more likely to die of it, a study suggests. After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Weigh the Options (US News & World Report)
For men, a diagnosis of prostate cancer prompts a thicket of difficult decisions. Aggressive action against these tumors extends life span for some patients, but side effects such as impotence and incontinence can take a heavy toll on their quality of life. Other men do best with no invasive treatment at all. In choosing from among myriad treatments, doctors and patients typically work ...
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