Prostate News Archive
06-Mar-2008
Sam Newman has surgery for prostate cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Sam Newman the football personality has had surgery to remove a prostate cancer tumour and is now waiting to hear whether the cancer has spread from the prostate to other parts of his body. Blood test indicates spread of prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Testing men with prostate cancer for a substance called endoglin in their blood may help doctors know if the cancer has spread outside the gland to the lymph nodes, new research shows. St. Clair County Health Department offers prostate cancer tests (St. Clair County Journal)
The St. Clair County Health Department, a member of the Prostate Cancer Alliance, will provide two prostrate cancer education tests and a free prostate-specific antigen blood test to men over 40, along with a brief education session on prostrate cancer. The PSA test is used to screen and detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages. Warnex launches prostate cancer assay (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Life sciences firm Warnex has said that its Medical Laboratories division has launched a new screening service for prostate cancer, the PCA3 assay. Sports Briefs: Phillies coach Lopes diagnosed with prostate cancer (The World)
CLEARWATER, Fla. ? Philadelphia Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and team officials said he was expected to make a full recovery.
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