Prostate News Archive
11-May-2008
Hotline to target prostate cancer, treatment (Deseret Morning News)
Placement of radioactive seeds or use of beamed radiation or various types of surgery are among the options for treating Utah's No. 1 cancer killer, prostate cancer. Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study. Erectile Dysfunction After External Beam Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Currently, the most common curative treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and interstitial permanent brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy. Treatment decisions should particularly consider the specific risk and toxicity profile of a treatment method. Preventing prostate Cancer and BPH: Prostate-health Expert Available (National Men's Health Week Is June 9-15) (Newswise)
The risk of the two major prostate diseases, cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), can be reduced by changes in lifestyle, such as avoiding smoking, maintaining a normal weight and eating a healthy diet. Alan Kristal, Dr.P.H., associate head of the Cancer Prevention Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, has conducted many studies that suggest men need not feel ... Rusty surgeons put prostate cancer patients at risk (Times Online)
prostate cancer patients are being put at risk by surgeons who lack regular practice and expertise, a leading consultant has claimed. Many perform only a small number of keyhole operations a year, leaving patients vulnerable to complications such as incontinence and impotence as a result.
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