You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Prostate Cancer news Prostate Cancer news Neither Vitamin C or E Associated With Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer, or Other Cancers • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 10 08 In a major cancer prevention study, long-term supplementation with vitamin E or C did not reduce the risk of prostate or other… Prostate cancer spurs new nerves • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 01 08 Prostate cancer – and perhaps other cancers – promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from… Researchers Identify Novel Approach For Suppressing Prostate Cancer Development • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 25 08 Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models.… Men Who Take Aspirin Have Significantly Lower PSA Levels • Prostate Cancer news • Nov 17 08 The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.… Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 16 08 Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common male cancers in the Western world. Currently, early detection of PCa depends on an abnormal digital rectal examination and an… Prostate Health: More Than Just Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 30 08 Prostate cancer isn’t the only condition of which to be aware this Prostate Health Month, according to expert urologists from the American Urological Association. One extremely common non-cancerous condition, particularly… Age alone should not be used to determine whether to treat prostate cancer with hormones • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 24 08 Concerns regarding the association of hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer with cardiovascular disease in some older men may lead doctors… New Web site Helps Doctors and Prostate Cancer Patients Make Better Treatment Choices • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 23 08 Doctors have created a free online computer tool, the CaP Calculator, that provides cancer specialists access to the latest prostate cancer research and helps… Radiation added to hormone therapy increases survival for men with prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 22 08 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… Prostate Cancer Genes Behave Like Those in Embryo • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 17 08 Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal, Johns Hopkins researchers report. The finding… Common painkillers lower levels of prostate cancer biomarker • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 08 08 Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man’s PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk… Height linked to risk of prostate cancer development and progression • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 03 08 A man’s height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say British researchers who… Scientists Find Second Site for Prostate Cancer Gene • Prostate Cancer news • Sep 01 08 Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues who are studying a prostate cancer gene called HNF1B have found a second independent site within the HNF1B gene… Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study • Prostate Cancer news • Aug 23 08 Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study. “Given the epidemic… Why a common treatment for prostate cancer ultimately fails • Prostate Cancer news • Aug 21 08 Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were… Obese Prostate Cancer Patients may benefit More from Brachytherapy • Prostate Cancer news • Aug 21 08 Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a… New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 29 08 Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects. Professor Wayne Tilley and Dr Lisa… Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Hormone Therapy May Experience Cognitive Effects • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 28 08 A recent review of the literature has found that hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in… Racial disparity seen in prostate cancer treatment • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 18 08 Black men with early prostate cancer may be less likely to receive aggressive treatment than their white counterparts, a small study has found. The reason, researchers say, seems to be… Possible link found between x-rays and prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 15 08 Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of… Researchers Locate and Image Prostate Cancer as It Spreads to the Lymph Nodes • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 14 08 Using an engineered common cold virus, UCLA researchers delivered a genetic payload to prostate cancer cells that allowed them, using Positron Emission Tomography (PET),… Prostate cancer vaccines more effective with hormone therapy • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 10 08 Among patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, the addition of hormone therapy following vaccine treatment improved overall survival compared with either treatment alone or when the vaccine followed hormone treatment,… Counting tumor cells in blood predicts treatment benefit in prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 06 08 Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment,… CCNY researchers demonstrate effectiveness of contrast agent Cytate in detectcing prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jun 26 08 Researchers at the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York (CCNY) have conducted time-resolved fluorescence measurement and optical… Researchers identify promising cancer drug target in prostate tumors • Prostate Cancer news • Jun 26 08 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a “powerhouse”… Page 14 of 21 pages « First < 12 13 14 15 16 > Last » << Back to main