Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...-- New findings from Mayo Clinic indicate that cT3 prostate cancer, a disease in which the cancer has spread locally from inside the prostate to immediately outside it, is operable and has 15-year cancer survival rates of almost 80 percent. "...Study finds radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles risk for rectal cancer
...dicates that men who undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing r...n compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer. The study found that men who receive radiation for prostate cancer have about 70 percent hi...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
...nd (April 1, 2005) Men who undergo radiation for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing r...n compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer, according to a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) j...Genetic link to cervical cancer
...ion of other types of cancer including gastric and prostate cancer. Exactly how inflammation might promote cervical cancer remains unknown....Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and Dan Haney receive public service awards
...ighter pilot in Vietnam. Congressman Cunningham, a prostate cancer survivor, has been a strong and long-time supporter of funding for cancer research through his committee work in the House and related efforts on behalf of the biomedical research community. His leadership was instrumental in achieving the fi...PSA screening for prostate cancer to be debated at annual meeting forum
PHILADELPHIA -- Screening for prostate cancer with a PSA (prostate specific antigen) bloo...n't necessarily equate with clinically significant prostate cancer. Some men faced with high test results, however, may have undergone unnecessary treatments, w...Liver may be source of 'good' cholesterol
...A1 gene may play a role in Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer. Parks and colleagues hope to collaborate with other scientists to learn more about the role of ABCA1 in these diseases. They are also starting a project to compare the effects of the HDL produced in the liver with the HDL produced in the wal...Tamoxifen can reduce breast pain in prostate cancer patients
...ing breast enlargement and breast pain in men with prostate cancer, concludes a randomised trial published onl...onal therapy to the main treatment (removal of the prostate or radiotherapy) for early prostate cancer. Breast enlargement and breast pain are common side effec...Prostate cancer therapy - study suggests new molecular screening theory
... may predict therapeutic response in patients with prostate cancer according to research published today by in... that artificially lowering the amount of Smad7 in prostate cancer cells reduced 2-ME's ability to cause cell death. This finding suggests that the levels of Sm...MR spectroscopy may be superior for determining prostate cancer prognosis
A new way of evaluating prostate tumors may help physicians determine the best trea...ospital (MGH) have shown that chemical profiles of prostate tissue can determine a tumor's prognosis better than standard pathological studies do. The report a...More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
..., the far less likely they are to develop advanced prostate cancer. "We found that statin-takers cut their ris... have linked the use of statins to a lower risk of prostate and other cancers, such as breast and colon, this is the first to tie risk reduction to prostate can...Findings about anti-cancer agent could make it more effective
...cil, one of the most common chemotherapy drugs for prostate cancer. Laboratory studies show that FdUMP[10] is ...ormal cells. In addition to potential for treating prostate cancer, the compound has also proven effective for leukemia and colon cancer cells. "Now, we have mo...Early detection of lung cancer
...e caused by breast cancer, cancer of the colon and prostate cancer put together. Tobacco is the main cause of this illness, with the risk of it arising persisting even twenty years after giving up smoking. In general this pathology is diagnosed on its symptoms appearing, indicating that it is at an advanced...New prostate cancer studies look at hormone and protein connection
...the disease, and one in four of them will die from prostate cancer. Damu Tang, assistant professor, Medicine...ein PTEN, to see how important it is in preventing prostate cancer progression. In its early stage, prostate cancer requires the hormone androgen to grow, until...Long-term outcomes promising for patients with localized, low-grade prostate cancer
...port aggressive treatment for localized, low-grade prostate cancer, with data indicating a small risk of progr.... To determine the need for treatment of localized prostate cancer, patients and physicians must understand the natural history of this disease, according to ba...Regular vigorous physical activity could slow progression of prostate cancer
...sical activity may reduce their risk of dying from prostate cancer and slow the progression of the disease, ac...ore physically active men may have a lower risk of prostate cancer, but the associations have tended to be moderate, not always statistically significant, and s...New test for early detection of prostate cancer shows promise
...nical study of a new blood protein associated with prostate cancer, researchers have found that the marker, called EPCA or early prostate cancer antigen, can successfully detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages. At the same time, th...Study finds prostate cancer in 25% of high-risk men with 'normal' PSA levels
ORLANDO, FLA. - Men at high risk of developing prostate cancer should undergo aggressive screening for the...Center study of 520 men at high-risk of developing prostate cancer in which 25 percent were diagnosed with the disease despite having a low PSA. The findings w...Presence of high-risk prostate cancer can be predicted without a biopsy, new study says
PORTLAND, Ore. -- While prostate cancer is a very common diagnosis, it is a deadly ...e in relatively few men. One in 6 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime. However, of these, only one in 10 cases will be life-threatening. Ye......iety of cancers, including breast, colon, lung and prostate cancers. However, while DFMO treatment was effective in preventing lymphoma development in the E-Myc model, it only worked when cells had an intact tumor-suppressing mechanism called the Arf-p53 pathway. This suggests that cancers carrying mutations...