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Apr 27th, 2009
Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new analysis.
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Apr 27th, 2009
New guidance stresses that PSA testing for detecting early prostate cancer should be individualized, men should get baseline reading at age 40.
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Apr 21st, 2009
Researchers have described how a common genetic variation may be involved in the development of prostate cancer. The variant occurs in a gene known to be involved in prostate function.
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Apr 14th, 2009
A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs.
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Apr 14th, 2009
The results of the Phase 3 study shows that Provenge, made by Dendreon (DNDN) may be the next big thing in the search of prostate cancer treatment. The study results are out today and they show that Provenge significantly prolongs survival in men with advanced prostate cancer.
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Mar 23rd, 2009
When the PSA test was developed in the early 1980s, researchers thought it would have a major effect on prostate cancer deaths. Conservative researchers thought its value should be proved in a clinical trial, but there were many objections.
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Mar 21st, 2009
Preliminary results show that a shortened course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provides good PSA response for early-stage prostate cancer and has the same side effects as other treatments.
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Mar 19th, 2009
A multi-center study of prostate cancer patients recommends that for some men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, opting not to initially receive treatment can be safe if they are closely monitored.
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Mar 18th, 2009
New choice for prostate and kidney cancer patients: minimally invasive outpatient procedure vs. surgery.
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Mar 18th, 2009
Six annual screenings for prostate cancer led to more diagnoses of the disease, but no fewer prostate cancer deaths, according to a major new report from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial.
