Prostate News Archive
23-Sep-2008
CHS told free prostate screening (Trentonian)
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer throughout his lifetime. All men over the age of 50 are encouraged to be screened for prostate cancer, a significant health concern for men as they age. Capital Health System (CHS), a Trenton-based acute care teaching hospital, offers the full range of treatment options for prostate cancer, beginning with screenings. Radiation added to hormone therapy increases survival for men with prostate cancer (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology ) For men with locally advanced prostate cancer the addition of radiation treatment to anti-androgen hormone therapy reduces the risk of dying of prostate cancer by 50 percent compared to those who have anti-androgen hormone treatment alone, according to a randomized study presented Sept. 22, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic ... "Gift of Life" Program Prostate Cancer Screening postponed (Beaumont Enterprise)
The Prostate Cancer Screening Event put on by the Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" Program has been postponed. Urinary Toxicity After Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer: Dose Maps To Identify Dose-effect Relationships (Medical News Today)
After external radiotherapy for prostate cancer, patients can suffer from long-term urinary problems, including incontinence and obstruction. Many studies have investigated the relationship between urinary problems and the radiation dose the bladder was exposed to, as estimated during the planning of the treatment. Clear dose-effect relationships are, however, seldom reported. Calypso Medical launches prostate cancer study (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Calypso Medical, a privately held medical device company, has launched the Aim clinical study using the companys GPS for the Body technology for patients receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
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