Prostate News Archive
31-May-2008
Cherokee Cancer Committee brings free prostate screenings to community (Gaffney Ledger)
On Saturday June 7, 2008, ReGenesis Community Health Center will offer free prostate Cancer Screenings for men age 45 and older. The screening will consist of a PSA blood draw and a (DRE) digital rectal exam. The screenings will be held at ReGenesis Community Health Center located at 1419 N. Limestone Street and will be offered from 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Novel Chemo Drug Helps Treat Prostate Cancer (Science Daily)
Men with a certain type of prostate cancer have been shown to respond to a new chemotherapy drug, sagopilone, plus prednisone in an international trial. The research involved men with androgen-independent prostate cancer that has metastasized, meaning their cancer has spread beyond the prostate and is not longer responding to hormonal therapies. Radical Prostatectomy For Incidental (Stage T1a-T1b) Prostate Cancer: Analysis Of Predictors For Residual Disease And ... (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Up to 16% of men undergoing surgical treatment for BPH will be found to have prostate cancer (CaP). Studies suggest that approximately one-third of these patients will experience biochemical progression within 4 years if untreated. In the online version of European Urology, Dr. Capitanio and colleagues including Dr.
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