Prostate News Archive
16-Sep-2006
Prostate Biopsy Doesn't Have to Be Painful (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Pain during prostate biopsy can be reduced by injecting an anesthetic at certain points, according to a new study out of the Mayo Clinic. Blood Test May Spot Prostate Cancer (CBS News)
A novel blood test that spots a protein that is elevated in people with prostate cancer could spare thousands of men from the pain and discomfort of unnecessary biopsies, researchers report. Mayo Clinic Finds What Causes Men Pain In Prostate Biopsy And Best Method To Alleviate It (Science Daily)
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have evaluated the major sources of pain for some men during in-office prostate biopsy and an anesthetic method that can best lessen it. Findings were presented recently at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in San Diego. Most prostate biopsies are performed on men who have abnormal digital rectal exams or abnormally Prostate Cancer Screenings Free (RedNova)
By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash. Sep. 15--Free prostate exams will be available to the first 200 men who call the St. Joseph Cancer Center beginning Monday. The cancer center will host its annual Community Health Prostate Screening Oct. TNOX Serves As A Serum Marker For Detection And Monitoring Of Disease Progression In Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
A team of researchers at Purdue University has found a protein in the blood that may prove to be more reliable than the standard prostate specific antigen (PSA) test in measuring the extent of prostate cancer.According to D. James Morre, Ph.D. [click link for full article]
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