Prostate News Archive
17-Oct-2011
Vitamin E Supplements Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer in Healthy Men
prostate cancer has grabbed many headlines lately: September was prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and, last week, a drafted recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised against the routine use of PSA screening tests. Today, results of research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association demonstrate a relationship between vitamin E supplements and increased ... Infections after prostate biopsy on the rise
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Serious infections after prostate biopsies appear to be on the rise in the U.S., possibly fueled by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study of elderly men suggests. Researchers discover that same gene has opposite effects in prostate, breast cancers
( Cleveland Clinic ) Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have discovered that a gene - known as an androgen receptor (AR) - is found in both prostate and breast cancers yet has opposite effects on these diseases. In prostate cancer, the AR gene promotes cancer growth when the gene is "turned on." In breast cancer, the AR gene promotes cancer growth when the gene is "turned off," as is often the case ...
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