Prostate News Archive
28-Jul-2006
New treatment for prostate cancer (BBC News)
A pioneering treatment for prostate cancer is being offered to patients in the West Midlands for the first time. Bowel harm from prostate radiation may be lasting (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Adverse effects on the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract after radiation therapy for prostate cancer may be more common than previously reported, according to Texas-based researchers -- and the harm may be prolonged. Obesity, blood glucose tied to enlarged prostate (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia, is a common condition in older men, but the risk of developing the condition seems to be increased by obesity and high blood sugar levels, researchers report. First vaccine to show survival benefit in prostate cancer (Cancerfacts.com)
SEATTLE ? July 26, 2006 ? Results of a clinical trial show for the first time that a vaccine produced a survival benefit in men with advanced prostate cancer. Based on the results Dendreon, the vaccine's maker, plans to seek FDA approval. Researchers Uncover How Prostate Cancer Cells Defy Death (Science Daily)
New findings about how prostate cancer cells are able to resist hormone treatment and defy death may lead to more effective drug treatments, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Treatment available for enlarged prostate (KTBS)
It has been said that all men will have an enlarged prostate if they live long enough. There are many treatments for this common problem. Local Urologist Thomas Siskrom, IV, joins us now with more information.
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