Prostate News Archive
17-Nov-2006
Post-Surgery Radiation Boosts Prostate Cancer Results (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A series of studies in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association offers good news to men battling prostate cancer or concerned about healthy prostate function. Low Cholesterol Lowers Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Men with low blood cholesterol levels are at lowered risk of high-grade and possibly advanced prostate cancer, researchers report. Study Questions Radiation for Prostate (InteliHealth)
CHICAGO (AP) -- When prostate surgery fails to remove all traces of cancer, men face a decision about whether to have radiation therapy. Radiation can lead to bowel and urinary problems, but patients might find that risk acceptable if there were evidence it guaranteed a longer, healthier life. Surgery may suffice for some prostate cancers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Removal of the prostate, a procedure known as radical prostatectomy, and the surrounding lymph nodes may be adequate treatment for advanced prostate cancer, new research suggests. While adding radiation therapy may reduce the risk that the cancer will return, it does not seem to improve overall survival. Radiation vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer (WebMD)
Radiation therapy after surgery for advanced prostate cancer may lessen the chance of cancer's return, though it may not up survival rates.
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