Soy is protective against localized prostate cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 15 2007 - 4:06pm
Soy offers no protection against advanced prostate cancer.
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Health-care inequities underscore racial disparities in prostate cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 12 2007 - 11:05am
Improving access to healthcare system may benefit African-American prostate cancer patients more than educational or motivational interventions, according to a new study.
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Health disparities in prostate cancer stem from lack of care
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 12 2007 - 10:34am
Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than increased education about the disease.
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Tea Antioxidant Plus Celebrex May Fight Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 5 2007 - 3:24pm
A component of green tea, combined with low doses of the cox2 inhibitor painkiller Celebrex, may be able to slow prostate cancer growth.
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Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
By Armen Hareyan G+ Feb 28 2007 - 2:38pm
Men with prostate cancer have a slightly better long-term side effects profile with radiation seed implants than they do with surgery.
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Prostate cancer therapy may increase risk of death from heart disease in older men
By Armen Hareyan G+ Feb 24 2007 - 6:42pm
Androgen deprivation therapy, one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer, may increase the risk of death from heart disease in patients over age 65.
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Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates with Seed Implants
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 31 2007 - 7:21am
The patients received the seed implants as the sole treatment for prostate cancer with no additional chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
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Sunshine pill for prostate cancer in 2009
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 16 2007 - 4:53pm
A tablet designed to emulate the healing power of the sun could be available for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer as early as 2009.
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Worried about prostate cancer? Tomato-broccoli combo shown to be effective
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 15 2007 - 1:57pm
Tomatoes and broccoli, two vegetables known for their cancer fighting qualities, are better at shrinking prostate tumors when both are part of the daily diet than when they're eaten alone.
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The risk of dying from prostate cancer increased by excess weight
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 8 2007 - 8:39am
The risk of dying from prostate cancer is higher if you have excess weight or as an adult you gain weight. Obesity increases the risk of death from prostate cancer.
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Hair-Loss Drug Impedes Prostate Cancer Detection in Middle-Aged Men
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 5 2007 - 8:57am
The prostate specific antigen cancer screening test is falsely lowered by a factor of two in middle aged men who have taken Propecia.
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Role for Y Chromosome in Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 3 2007 - 7:58am
Among a group of men in Israel, men with only daughters had a 40 percent higher risk of prostate cancer than men with at least one son.
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Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk Is Linked To Weight Loss
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 23 2006 - 12:21am
Study of 70,000 men finds men who lose weight may reduce their risk of prostate cancer.
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Prostate cancer treatment is associated with long-term financial costs
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 21 2006 - 8:37am
The financial burden related to prostate cancer management over five years is substantial and sustained.
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Treating Prostate Cancer In Elderly Men - Longer Survival
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 15 2006 - 2:54pm
Elderly men who received treatment for localized prostate cancer survived significantly longer than men who did not receive treatment.
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Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 13 2006 - 12:18pm
84 percent of GPs and 76 percent of specialists agree that there is a significant legal risk associated with off label prescribing in prostate cancer when there is a licensed alternative available.
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Older men treated for early prostate cancer live longer than those who are not
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 12 2006 - 5:04pm
Men who received prostate cancer treatment were 31 percent less likely to die.
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Family History of Prostate Cancer More Likely in African-Americans With Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 1 2006 - 11:58am
African Americans with prostate cancer more likely to have family history of prostate, breast cancer.
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Prostate Cancer and Association With Plasma Cholesterol
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 19 2006 - 8:09pm
Men experienced half the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer when using statin drugs.
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Increased Patient Demand for Prostate Test Has Serious Implications for Cancer Services
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 16 2006 - 9:47am
Male patients are increasingly demanding PSA tests for prostate cancer, despite lack of evidence that they are effective.
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A PSA-Activated Protoxin That Kills Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 10 2006 - 7:35am
Using a protein made by prostate cancer scientists have found a way to target and kill the cancer cells themselves.
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'Muscle' Protein Drives Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 9 2006 - 9:52am
Myosin VI may be critical in starting and maintaining the malignant properties of the majority of human prostate cancers diagnosed today.
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Scientists Discover Way To Block Growth of Prostate Cancer Cells
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 8 2006 - 7:22am
The hope is that a drug could be used eventually for prostate cancer treatment in men at high risk of developing prostate cancer and to prevent recurrences in men already treated for primary tumours.
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Researchers Studying Novel Therapy For Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 13 2006 - 5:52pm
The University of Iowa therapeutic trial may lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Largest Genome-Wide Study Of Prostate Cancer in African American Men
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 13 2006 - 11:22am
Collaborative effort may open doors to improved diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
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Obesity Independently Impacts Prostate Cancer Screening
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 9 2006 - 1:52pm
When interpreting prostate cancer screening test results, physicians should consider the impact of a patient's body mass index, regardless of race.
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New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer Is Likely To Spread
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 4 2006 - 4:55pm
Aggressive prostate cancer is identified by a new marker.
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Long-Term Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Show IMRT Curative
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 27 2006 - 10:51pm
Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) show that the majority of patients remain alive with no evidence of disease.
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Gene Therapy Study Takes Aim At Prostate Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 25 2006 - 3:40pm
The first phase of this prostate cancer treatment study is designed to test the safety of the treatment and determine the proper dosage of gene.
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Do You Know the Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer?
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 13 2006 - 2:04pm
Many patients do not experience early symptoms of prostate cancer, making it important for men who are aged 50 and older to have routine screenings for the disease and treatment.
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