Prostate News Archive
30-Jan-2009
Caplan dismisses MPP's criticism over funding for prostate testing (The Brockville Recorder and Times)
The PSA test is not intended as a screening test, Health Minister David Caplan said Wednesday. But if a doctor feels a man is at [...] Gene mutations increase risk for aggressive prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
( Albert Einstein College of Medicine ) Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in today's issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Masturbation and Prostate Cancer Risk (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Masturbation and Prostate Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 1/28/2009 Last Editorial Review: 1/28/2009 Gene mutations increase risk for aggressive prostate cancer (PhysOrg)
Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in today's issue of Clinical Cancer Research. The findings could help to guide prostate-cancer patients and their physicians in choosing treatment options. Breast cancer mutation raises prostate risks in men (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The so-called breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 can raise the risk that a man who develops prostate cancer will get an aggressive form of the disease, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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