Prostate News Archive
05-Jan-2009
Test For Prostate Cancer Gene Soon To Be Available (Slashdot)
Tiger4 writes "CNN reports on a simple test to determine the presence of genes linked to prostate Cancer. These five genes, if present, can increase the risk of prostate cancer up to nine times. 'More than 25,000 American men will die from prostate cancer this year. But prostate cancer can be treated successfully if the disease is caught early. A blood test that can detect whether a man is at ... Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation (Medical News Today)
The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered critical differences in the hormone receptors on prostate cancer cells in patients who no longer respond to this therapy. The findings, reported in the Jan. Cough medicine ingredient may treat prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice. GTx submits NDA for toremifene to treat bone fractures in men with prostate cancer (PharmaBiz)
GTx, Inc announced the submission of a New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for toremifene 80 mg, an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), for the prevention of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
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