Prostate News Archive
06-Jan-2007
Prostate Cancer Risk Reduced by Weight Loss (ThirdAge)
Atlanta - A new study has found that losing weight reduces the risk of an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Hair Growth Drug Alters Prostate Tests (The Morning News)
The popular hair growth drug Propecia, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the screening test for prostate cancer by about half, according to a recent study. Radiation therapy combo cures prostate cancer long-term (EurekAlert!)
Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, according to a study released today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
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