Prostate News Archive
15-Jul-2011
Combination Therapy May Treat Prostate Cancer
Title: Combination Therapy May Treat prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/14/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2011 For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, Combo Treatment Improves Survival
WEDNESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- For men who have prostate cancer that's considered "intermediate risk," radiation plus four months of hormone therapy appears to improve survival, a new study finds. Hormone Drugs May Boost Life Expectancy for Prostate Cancer Patients
Some prostate cancer patients may improve their long-term survival chances by receiving hormone suppression drugs such as Abbott Laboratories (ABT) ? Lupron and AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) ?s Zoladex with radiation therapy, a study showed. PSA Test Reduces Risk of Spread if Prostate Cancer Strikes
MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Having a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer reduces the risk that if cancer develops it will spread to other parts of the body, new research indicates. Help For Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients
(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? In 2010, more than 32,000 Americans died from prostate cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. prostate cancer usually occurs in older men, and is found in the tissues of the prostate gland. Now, a new study has discovered that a combination of treatments could help early-stage prostate cancer patients. Researchers have found that short-term hormone therapy, also ...
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