Prostate News Archive
23-Oct-2008
Doctors call for insurance coverage of routine prostate cancer testing (Victoria Times Colonist)
VANCOUVER-- A survey that found more than 80 per cent of Victoria doctors use a blood sample to test asymptomatic men for prostate cancer has renewed the call that such tests be covered by medical insurance. Genentech team grows mice prostate from stem cells (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Researchers have discovered stem cells in the prostates of mice and grown complete prostates from them, a big step toward regenerating organs from a patient's own cells. Next Generation CyberKnife System Cuts Prostate Cancer Treatment Times in Half at CyberKnife Centers of San Diego (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Accuray Incorporated , a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that CyberKnife Centers of San Diego has shortened prostate cancer treatment times, while further improving the quality of treatment plans, by upgrading one of its CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery Systems with the next-generation technology. UCA to host local prostate screenings (The Demopolis Times)
This year, more than 186,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 28,000 will die from the disease. One new case occurs ever 2.5 minutes, and a man dies from prostate cancer every 19 minutes.
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