Prostate News Archive
17-Oct-2006
University of Iowa researchers initiate prostate cancer study (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have launched a clinical trial of a new therapeutic that may eventually lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Obituary: Dr. Edward Howard Slagle / Psychiatrist devoted to his patients (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dr. Edward Howard Slagle, 74, whose sincere, loving concern for people led him to become a psychiatrist, died of prostate cancer Sunday at his Squirrel Hill home. Prostate cancer depresses partners (NZCity)
The partners of men newly-diagnosed with prostate cancer are hit harder with depression and anxiety than the victims themselves. But six months after diagnosis, it is the diagnosed men who feel the most mental stress. Kenya: More Men Fall Victim to Prostate Cancer (AllAfrica.com)
Kenyan men are increasingly falling victim to a silent killer - prostate cancer. Research by the Nairobi Cancer Registry indicates that up to 8.1 per cent of Kenyan men over the age of 40 could be affected. The percentage increases as men go into their 60s and 70s. Novel therapy for prostate cancer on the anvil (New Kerala)
Washington, Oct 15 : A team of University of Iowa Health Care researchers has launched an important clinical trial of a novel therapeutic that may eventually lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Are Bone Scans Necessary In Men With Low Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Following Localized Therapy? (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - The diagnosis of bony metastasis secondary to prostate cancer significantly alters patient treatment. Currently radionuclide bone scans are the gold standard for detecting osseous metastasis. A correlation between the presence of bony metastases and serum PSA has been observed. [click link for full article] Researchers Studying Novel Therapy For Prostate Cancer (Newswise)
A team of University of Iowa Health Care researchers has launched an important clinical trial of a novel therapeutic that may eventually lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Researchers Studying Novel Therapy For Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
A team of University of Iowa Health Care researchers has launched an important clinical trial of a novel therapeutic that may eventually lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.The Ad5-TRAIL gene therapy for prostate cancer research trial is a Phase I study designed to test the optimal dosage at which the therapeutic agent can safely be given to patients. [click link for
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