Prostate News Archive
14-Aug-2008
Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The latest update from a European study that has followed men with prostate cancer for more than a decade leaves the debate about the advantages of aggressive treatment versus "watchful waiting" undecided. Study links Agent Orange to prostate cancer (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
ROCKLAND (AP) - A new study led by a Rockland physician and researcher suggests military personnel exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam are at a significantly higher risk of developing an especially aggressive form of prostate cancer. One-fifth of men under 50 do prostate test (UPI)
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- One-fifth of men under age 50 report having had a prostate specific antigen test to detect prostate cancer in the previous year, U.S. researchers say. Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes Category: Health News Created: 8/13/2008 9:18:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2008 Seattle researchers find genetic scrap in prostate cancer that could yield a test (The Oregonian)
Cancer researchers in Seattle have discovered that prostate tumors shed tiny but durable strips of genetic material -- a finding that may allow doctors to give a simple blood test to detect hidden cancer.
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