Prostate News Archive
17-Aug-2008
Desk jobs increase risk of prostate cancer (Adelaide Now)
MEN who work sitting at a desk are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers, a study has shown. Alternative Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Prostate Cancer Patients (Kansas City InfoZine)
New research indicates that giving patients a continuous low dose of an immune system booster, a method known as metronomic dosing, as part of a therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine strategy is safe and produces similar immune responses and fewer side effects than the more common dosing method, which is not well tolerated by many patients. Robot Aids In Prostate Cancer Surgery (The Suncoast News Pasco)
For men of a certain age, phrases like "prostate cancer" or "prostate surgery" can provoke involuntary cringing. Fortunately, prostate surgery is not what it once was, and the latest in minimally invasive operative technology is available here. Community Hospital of New Port Richey is the first and, for now, only hospital in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties to offer the da Vinci Surgical ... Risk Of Prostate Cancer After Diagnosis Of Atypical Glands Suspicious For Carcinoma On Saturation And Traditional ... (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - In the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Robert Abouassaly and associates from the Cleveland Clinic reported that the finding of atypia on prostate biopsy is associated with a high likelihood of underlying malignancy, regardless of the number of cores taken at the initial biopsy.
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