Prostate News Archive
19-Jul-2007
Merv Griffin treated for prostate cancer (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Merv Griffin has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. He was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for cancer discovered during a routine examination a few weeks ago, said Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment. "I'd rather play Jeopardy! than live it," the 82-year-old game show impresario and former ... Merv Griffin hospitalized in LA for prostate cancer (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
Associated Press - July 18, 2007 11:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Merv Griffin has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer. Spokeswoman Marcia Newberger says Griffin was... Obesity Emerging As Possible Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Evidence is emerging that excess weight may impact the chances of surviving prostate cancer. "Evidence that weight is a risk factor is not quite conclusive, but it's close," says David Penson, M.D., associate professor of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). [click link for full article] New Genetic Marker For Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness (Medical News Today)
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research and at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Research Institute, have discovered a genetic change that identifies a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. prostate cancer is different from many other cancers in that only certain types require treatment. [click link for full ...
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