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Jul 24th, 2009
A study reveals how late-stage, hormone-independent prostate tumors gain the ability to grow without need of hormones.
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Jul 14th, 2009
In the first and only study designed to compare a single prostate cancer treatment, brachytherapy, to a combination of treatment methods for differences in mortality rates in men with high-risk prostate cancer.
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Jul 3rd, 2009
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years.
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Jun 30th, 2009
Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease.
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Jun 26th, 2009
The absence of a stromal protein called caveolin-1 appears to be a marker for advanced prostate cancer and metastasis.
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Jun 21st, 2009
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center is the focus of a failure of oversight and problems in prostate cancer care. As many as 92 veterans received incorrect doses of radiation for their prostate cancer treatment.
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Jun 19th, 2009
Men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. Findings showed a significant reduction in serum levels of HGF, VEGF and PSA after treatment, with some patients demonstrating reductions in levels of greater than 30 percent, according to the researchers.
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Jun 17th, 2009
A new prostate cancer risk assessment test, developed by a UCSF team, gives patients and their doctors a better way of gauging long-term risks and pinpointing high-risk cases.
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Jun 17th, 2009
The Monongalia County Health Department would like to encourage the gentlemen in our community to do something important for themselves this Father’s Day … talk to their physician about their risks of prostate cancer.
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Jun 5th, 2009
Researchers have found that older men, who are otherwise healthy, benefit from aggressive treatment for unfavorable-risk prostate cancer, a finding that draws contrasts with a recent US Preventive Task Force recommendation stating that older men should not be screened for prostate cancer.