Prostate News Archive
31-Oct-2006
Phil Lesh says he has prostate cancer (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed that he has prostate cancer. Grateful Dead bassist Lesh says he has prostate cancer, plans surgery in December (Jam! Showbiz)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed that he has prostate cancer. "Since we've caught it very early, and it's small and slow-growing, I fully expect to have a rapid and complete recovery," Lesh, 66, says in a statement on his website. Phil Lesh Says He Has Prostate Cancer (Calendarlive.com)
NEW YORK ? Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed that he has prostate cancer. "Since we've caught it very early, and it's small and slow-growing, I fully expect to have a rapid and complete recovery," Lesh, 66, says in a statement on his Web site. Phil Lesh says he has prostate cancer (Baltimore Sun)
Former Grateful Dead bassist expects full recovery Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed that he has prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy May Have Unwelcome Side Effects (American Cancer Society via Yahoo! News)
Men who receive hormone therapy for prostate cancer with drugs called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists may find themselves at higher risk for diabetes and heart disease. Doctors and patients should take this into account when deciding whether GnRH agonist treatment is appropriate, according to a study by Harvard Medical School researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Faulty Gene Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk (Newswise)
Missing sections of a gene, which programmes the manufacture of a chemical to alert the body to DNA damage, almost doubles the risk of prostate cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Medical Genetics. Dead Bassist Phil Lesh: I Have Prostate Cancer (CBS 2 New York)
Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh says he has prostate cancer. Dead bassist Lesh has prostate cancer (UPI)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The founding bassist of San Francisco's legendary Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, has revealed on his Web site that he has prostate cancer. Phil Lesh says he has prostate cancer (USA Today)
Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed that he has prostate cancer. "Since we've caught it very early, and it's small and slow-growing, I fully expect to have a rapid and complete recovery," Lesh, 66, says in a statement.
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