Prostate News Archive
18-Nov-2008
Massive undies mark prostate cancer conference (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Three giant pairs of men's underwear have been unveiled at a prostate cancer conference on the Gold Coast. Genetic risk factors may tailor prostate cancer screening approaches (EurekAlert!)
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Five genetic risk markers for prostate cancer may allow physicians to adapt screening approaches for men at high-risk, particularly African-American men, according to research presented here, at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. AUDIO from Medialink and Philips Norelco: Starting 'Mo' Conversations About Prostate Health (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
This November, two organizations hope to rally Americans to help find a cure for prostate cancer in a fun and engaging way. Gene Screen Might Predict Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may someday be able to use five genetic markers to assess whether a man is at high risk to develop prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Early detection program for men with a high prostate cancer risk (News-Medical-Net)
Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.
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