Prostate News Archive
16-May-2009
Survival Predictors May Help Customize Treatment Options For Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Four risk factors that help predict how long men may survive with metastatic prostate cancer could help doctors choose more effective treatments, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Genetic marker may predict early onset of prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
( Fox Chase Cancer Center ) Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with an earlier onset of prostate cancer in Caucasian men who have a family history of prostate cancer. Living and loving with prostate cancer (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - A man is supposed to be physically healthy and emotionally strong. So where does he turn to when a disease such as prostate cancer comes along, which threatens this? Long-term study shows low oxygen levels in prostate tumors can predict recurrence (PhysOrg)
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have discovered that low-oxygen regions in prostate tumors can be used to predict a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, a marker of tumor recurrence in prostate cancer. The long-term study results will be presented at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Orlando, FL.
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