Prostate News Archive
27-Jun-2011
Breast cancer prostate drug hope
Drugs used to treat prostate cancer in men may also be useful for difficult-to-treat breast cancers in some women, say researchers. Smoking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who are cigarette smokers at the time of their diagnosis are much more likely to die of the disease or experience a recurrence than nonsmokers, including former smokers who kicked the habit at least 10 years before diagnosis. Smoking and Prostate Cancer: Not a Good Mix
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Men with prostate cancer might want to think twice before they light up a cigarette. A new study shows prostate cancer patients who smoke increase their risk of cancer recurrence and death from the disease. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States and is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men in this country. The disease affects ... Animal Research Results Hopeful for Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Prostate cancer, a condition resulting in more than 30,000 deaths a year in the United States with more than 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year, may one day meet its match without the use of chemotherapy or radiation treatments. That's the potential of a new vaccine researchers have developed and tested successfully on mice. Promising new test may help more men avoid prostate biopsies
The thought of having a prostate biopsy can make grown men wince. Now a promising new test may help them avoid the procedure. John Dabrowski was concerned when his latest p-s-a test raised a red flag.
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