Prostate News Archive
06-Nov-2006
Cancer Center Prostate SPORE Grant Renewed (Newswise)
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center's Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for prostate cancer research has been renewed for an additional five years. Smokers have worse side effects from radiation treatment for prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
Smoking has been found to contribute to poorer outcomes for people treated for many kinds of cancer and now, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have associated smoking and acute side-effects following radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Newer Approach Urged In Screening For Aggressive Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say that how fast the amount of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in a man's blood increases, or PSA velocity (PSAV), is an accurate gauge of tumor aggression and danger, even when PSA levels are so low as to not warrant a biopsy. [click link for full article] Men with prostate cancer avoid radiation due to misconceptions (EurekAlert!)
Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th ASTRO: Men with Prostate Cancer Avoid Radiation Due to Misconceptions (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented Nov. 5 at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting
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