Prostate News Archive
03-Oct-2006
New Technology Cures Prostate Cancer? (RedNova)
High-dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy appears promising in curing prostate cancer, U.S. researchers say. The technology was recently used in a study done at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute in New York. No link between alcohol and prostate cancer risk (News-Medical-Net)
According to a new study drinking alcohol does not appear to up the risk of prostate cancer and men who drink alcohol may have a lower risk of having an aggressive prostate cancer and dying from the cancer. No alcohol, prostate cancer risk: study (The Australian)
However, men who drink alcohol may have a lower risk of having an aggressive prostate cancer and dying from this cancer. Cialis improves sexual function for prostate cancer survivors (EurekAlert!)
October 2 -- In the first randomized trial of its kind, Tadalafil, a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction in men, has been proven to increase the sexual function of prostate cancer survivors, according to a study released today from the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO. Combo therapy benefits some prostate cancer patients (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Combining hormone and radiotherapy can improve survival in men suffering from locally advanced prostate cancer, Italian scientists said on Monday.
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