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Prostate News Archive

25-Aug-2007

  • Cholesterol drugs may not reduce prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

    A class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which include frequently prescribed drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor, do not lower levels of the sex hormone testosterone in men, and are therefore unlikely to affect the risk of prostate cancer, which is closely linked to this male hormone.


  • Caul to have prostate cancer surgery (Midland Daily News)

    One of Midland County's two state House representatives will have prostate cancer surgery next week.


  • St. Louis legends help battle prostate cancer (Olney Daily Mail)

    For the past few years, the fight against prostate cancer seems to have picked up lots of strength. In our area, three famous St. Louis Cardinals baseball legends of yesteryear came to the Marriott in Evansville, Ind.: Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst and Lou Brock.


  • Prostate Cancer Cells Killed By Pectin In Fruits And Vegetables (Medical News Today)

    A new University of Georgia study finds that pectin, a type of fiber found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other foods, kills prostate cancer cells.The study, published in the August issue of the journal Glycobiology, found that exposing prostate cancer cells to pectin under laboratory conditions reduced the number of cells by up to 40 percent. [click link for full article]


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