Prostate News Archive
02-Jun-2009
"Man to Man" prostate cancer support group to meet (Asheville Citizen-Times)
SYLVA ? The American Cancer Society ?Man to Man? prostate cancer support group will meet at 7 p.m. June 8 in the Annex Classroom at Harris Regional Hospital. Gene Test Helps Detect Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
SUNDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test greatly reduces false-positive results in prostate cancer screenings and, when used in combination with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, could prevent many unnecessary biopsies, U.S. researchers say. Predicting Higher Risk For Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (Science Daily)
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. New research has shown that 41.8 percent of patients whose extended core biopsy led to an initial diagnosis of HGPIN were subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Safeway Kicks Off Prostate Cancer Research Campaign (Progressive Grocer)
Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., kicked off its annual prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign yesterday, making this year the ninth consecutive year that the grocer has dedicated an entire month to supporting prostate cancer research.
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