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Oct 24th, 2008
A gene has been found activated in 70% of prostate cancer tumors, the same gene that has been discovered activated in a majority of breast cancer cases.
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Oct 23rd, 2008
CyberKnife Centers of San Diego has shortened prostate cancer treatment times, while further improving the quality of treatment plans, by upgrading one of its CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery Systems with the next-generation technology.
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Oct 17th, 2008
Excess bodyweight and high plasma concentrations of C-peptide (a protein that reflects the amount of insulin secretion) in men who are subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer are reliable indicators that they are more likely to die from their disease than those with lower levels.
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Oct 17th, 2008
Researchers have established a laboratory prostate cancer cell line they believe will become a valuable research tool in both understanding and treating prostate cancer.
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Oct 6th, 2008
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced today that it has completed the planned interim analysis of the Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled IMPACT (IMmunotherapy for Prostate AdenoCarcinoma Treatment, also known as D9902B) clinical trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the investigational active cellular immunotherapy PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T) in men with metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer.
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Sep 23rd, 2008
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.
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Sep 22nd, 2008
American Urological Association releases best practice statement on cryosurgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
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Sep 17th, 2008
Gene activity in prostate cancer is reminiscent of that in the developing fetal prostate, providing further evidence that all cancers are not equal. Testosterone Activates Similar Genes in Prostate Development and Prostate Cancer.
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Sep 11th, 2008
State health officials are urging men age 50 and older to discuss prostate cancer with their doctor. T
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Sep 9th, 2008
Regular intake for general painkillers is found to lower the levels of a certain protein signaling prostate cancer risk. This means that men taking the drugs may receive wrong results after they get screened for the cancer.
