Prostate News Archive
21-Nov-2006
Protein Discovered That Slows Prostate Cancer; This Week on Your Cancer Today (RedNova)
Your Cancer Today(TM) is a 30 minute television talk show, dedicated to inform and educate viewers from both the institutional and patients' perspectives. On this episode of Your Cancer Today(TM), we will learn about prostate cancer. Cancer tests (Banbury Today)
MEN worried about having prostate cancer are invited to have a free test. (20/11/2006 11:34:00) Elderly, Ill Men Get Unneeded Prostate Cancer Screenings (Medical News Today)
A study of almost 600,000 men aged 70 and older reveals that 56 percent had a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, a blood test for prostate cancer, even though no treatment guidelines recommend PSA screening for men of that age.Screening rates declined with age, but overall health had little or no impact on whether a PSA test was performed.In fact, says lead author Louise C. [click Adding Radiation Therapy For Treatment Of Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Beneficial (Medical News Today)
Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation therapy after removal of the prostate gland reduces the risk of disease recurrence, but does not appear to significantly improve the length of survival, according to a study in the November 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on men's health.Gregory Swanson, M.D. [click link for full article]
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