Prostate News Archive
05-Sep-2006
Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice (Agriculture Online)
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function. Dr Khan to undergo operation in Karachi (Dawn)
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The government has allowed nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to undergo the prostate removal operation at the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi on Friday. Clues offered to prostate cancer 'maze' (Ann Arbor News)
Larry Eiler says men need to talk more when dealing with a most serious subject, prostate cancer. Eiler, 67, an Ann Arbor businessman, has written a book that lays out his experience with the disease and the perspective he has gained. Multisport: New Program Encourages Athletes to Aim for the Finish Line for Prostate Cancer Research (RunnersWeb.com)
Athletes for a Cure program, launched during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, offers online fundraising, personal stories and race information. New Program Encourages Athletes To Aim For The Finish Line For Prostate Cancer Research (Medical News Today)
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has announced the launch of Athletes for a Cure, afundraising and awareness program to assist individual athletes in theirquest to raise money for better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer.All money raised from the program goes directly to the PCF. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America and willaffect one in six men. [click link Prevention: Daily Aspirin Use May Decrease Prostate Risks (New York Times)
Taking aspirin every day may lower the risk for prostate enlargement, a new study has found. Doctor remembered for fighting prostate cancer in black men (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Dr. William C. Baker Jr., founder of the African American Prostate Cancer Initiative, died Aug. 20 in a swimming accident on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. He was three days shy of his 50th birthday. Senator?s wife continues cancer awareness, prevention work (Huron Plainsman)
BY ROGER LARSEN It happened again this year. Barbara Johnson and others were manning the Cancer Awareness and Prevention booth at the State Fair on Friday when they were told a prostate cancer screening done a year ago helped an individual. Analysis Of "Negative" Lymph Nodes In Prostate Cancer Reveals Occult Metastasis In 13% (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Node positive prostate cancer (CaP) usually results in early androgen-deprivation therapy. The incidence of pathologic understaging of surgical lymph nodes in CaP is unknown. Dr. [click link for full article] Free prostate cancer screenings well attended (The Kentucky Standard)
Although his father and grandfather both had been stricken with prostate cancer, Dr. Steve Henry, former Kentucky Lt. Governor, never gave much thought to his own chances of getting the disease. He was younger than the then recommended age 50 for annual screenings and had no symptoms.
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