Prostate News Archive
12-Jan-2009
New Lab Evidence Suggests Preventive Effect of Herbal Supplement in Prostate Cancer (Newswise)
DHEA is a natural circulating hormone and the body's production of it decreases with age. Men take DHEA as an over-the-counter supplement because it has been suggested that DHEA can reverse aging or have anabolic effects since it can be metabolized in the body to androgens. Donald F. Gleason, 88, Dies; Devised Prostate Test (New York Times)
Dr. Gleason devised the Gleason score, which has been used to help determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in millions of men. Novel vaccine targets cancer cells' 'sweet spot' (New Kerala)
Washington, Jan 12 : Researchers are working on sugar molecules astride tumour cells' surfaces to develop a new vaccine that targets and halts cancers of the prostate, breast, ovaries and lungs. PSA Response Signatures - A Powerful New Prognostic Indicator After Radiation For Prostate Cancer? (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - This study suggests that it may be possible to identify, prior to treatment, a large sub-group of men with locally advanced prostate cancer whose treatment outcomes are so satisfactory after radiation alone that neo-adjuvant or adjuvant androgen deprivation need not be considered.
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