Prostate News Archive
22-Jan-2009
Measles virus derivatives boon for prostate cancer (New Kerala)
Washington, Jan 22 : Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives can effectively infect and kill prostate cancer cells. Measles vaccine may treat prostate cancer (UPI)
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives may prove an effective treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said. GPS for the Body Sometimes Needed for a Moving Prostate During Radiation Therapy (Senior Journal)
Jan. 21, 2009 - Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men after lung cancer. According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, prostate cancer is treatable and highly curable if the disease is detected early. Measles virus derivatives boon for prostate cancer (The Times of India)
WASHINGTON: Certain measles virus vaccine strain derivatives can effectively infect and kill prostate cancer cells. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths among American men with an estimated 186,320 new cases and 28,660 deaths in 2008. Thalidomide 'offers new hope for prostate cancer patients' (Daily Mail: World News)
Treating prostate cancer patients with thalidomide and hormone-blocking drugs in alternate doses can delay the recurrence of the cancer after surgery, a study has found.
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