Prostate News Archive
25-Feb-2009
Drug is suggested for prevention of prostate cancer (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE A drug already widely used for urinary problems associated with enlarged prostates is being recommended as a preventive to millions of healthy men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer. The advice from leading medical groups stops short of saying men should take finasteride, sold in generic form and as Proscar. The drug has not been widely prescribed as a cancer ... Healthy Men Should Consider Taking Prostate Drug, Doctors Say (Bloomberg)
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Healthy men who regularly get preventive screening tests for prostate cancer should consider taking a drug to help ward off the disease, according to a new recommendation by leading U.S. medical groups. Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- One study suggests that a simple urine test could pick out 50 percent of men with prostate cancer. Another study says that combining risk factors for prostate cancer may help predict the likelihood of developing the disease. More Men Are Urged to Take Drug Against Prostate Cancer (Washington Post)
Millions of middle-aged American men who get tested regularly for prostate cancer but show no signs of the illness might benefit from taking a drug that substantially lowers their risk of getting the disease, according to new guidelines issued by two leading medical groups that treat prostate... Doctors back prostate drug (Contra Costa Times)
For the first time, leading medical groups are advising millions of healthy men to consider taking a drug to prevent prostate cancer if they regularly get tested for signs of the disease.
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