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Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are beginning a new study to monitor low-risk prostaMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in UK. Symptoms include a frequent need to urinate, especially at nightMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the journal Cancer Research says that tumors treated with capsaicin, an ingredient found in pepMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Half of Scotland's prostate cancer patients face a delay of two months or more for surgery or therapy.
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Prostate specific antigen is a tumor marker, elevated level of which is strongly suggestive of prostate cancer in men. Medindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
UCSF and Cleveland Clinic scientists have unearthed a new virus in human prostate tumors that is identical to viruses foMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
More than the available treatment methods, it is the socioeconomic status of an individual that determines the prognosisMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A new research conducted at the State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) revealed that curry spice turmeric in combinatiMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
The House of Commons public accounts committee (PAC) in the UK has severely criticized the NHS for failing to supply accMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A study by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center says that doctors could have more difficulty in detecting pMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
An article appearing in the in the January 15, 2006 issue of CANCER, the journal of the American Cancer Society, says thMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Unit (YCR) at the University of York in England have found the stem cell thMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers from University of North Carolina have identified a molecule Ack1, which is responsible for suppressing the Medindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered a molecule that triggers aggressive prostMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
An article published in the October issue of the journal Nutrition and Cancer says that Zyflamend, an herbal extract froMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A revolutionary technology for prostate cancer is being used in a leading private hospital in New Delhi. They are treatiMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Rochester have identified a protein that promotes vitamin E's retention in prostate celMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Taxotere which is the choice of drug for patients suffering from prostate cancer may not anymore have their choice to chMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
The most common cancer of men is prostate cancer. New research studies point towards its being preventable .
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Reports say that the health providers do not treat patients with prostate cancer with dignity and respect and they are nMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers have identified a protein that disrupts an important signaling pathway in prostate cancer cells, thereby supMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Radiation oncologists have been awaiting follow-up to previous studies that suggested that radiation treatment for prostMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University Of Michigan Medical School have identified a possible cause of prostate cancer, a findinMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Findings presented at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) reveal that yearly screening for prMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A team of researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia report that single men who have a relapse of prostate cMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
New findings presented today at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology iMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angles have taken a major step forward in the war against cancer by ideMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Robotic surgery could finally prove to be an answer for the prayers of millions of men suffering from the disease. SurgiMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
An experimental dendritic vaccine has shown significant prognosis and extension of lifetime of men with prostate cancer.Medindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that weight gain or loss plays a significMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer to be diagnosed in men. Several risk factors such as age, heigMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate is a walnut sized gland present below the urinary bladder in males. The main function of the gland is to producMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men and occurs in men 65 years or older. It is advised that Men abovMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Researchers from National Cancer Institute has tested the efficacy of a new combination therapy of combining cancer vaccMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A low dose of Vitamin D with non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs may prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells, sayMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A new study shows that men with early stage prostate cancer who make drastic changes to their diet and lifestyle may stoMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
A new technique known as the Checkerboard Tissue Microarray (TMA) Method will markedly help in predicting the behaviour Medindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the biggest cancer killers in industrial countries and affects more than 500,000 men worldwi
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A 30% decrease in the risk of developing prostate cancer was observed in people on a high intake of soy. This increa
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Drinking about 8 ounces of pomegranate juice will significantly delay the development of recurrent prostate cancer by
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The one method to reduce the risk of deaths from advanced prostate cancer is to catch them early by effective method o
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In a research report done by Swedish scientists its said that it is better to go for surgery while in early stage of p
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Scientists at UCLA had been able to isolate a biomarker for prostate cancer cells do that it will become easier to tre
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In the Journal of American Medical Association, a recent study had shown that low-grade prostate cancer has a very les
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Italian scientists have found out that having green tea catechins for a year could prevent the incidence of cancer of prMedindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Men who receive a common therapy after prostate cancer surgery may be at higher risk for bone fractures, say researchers
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A new study shows men with prostate cancer who receive a common medication aimed to treat disease that has spread or red
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Prostate cancer is currently one of the most common male cancers and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, affecting about one in five men over their lifetimes. An estimated
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In a recent study researchers say they have found that the drug toremifene, also known as Fareston, used to treat breast
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A drug commonly used to prevent bone loss may also help prevent prostate cancer from spreading. A new study indicates or
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among men in the United States -- affecting nearly 200,000 men every
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Currently, doctors rely on a digital rectal exam and prostate specific antigen (PSA) when a man undergoes a prostate can
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A recent study estimates that nearly 30,000 men will die from prostate cancer this year. However, a new study offers hop
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Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer effecting men. Benefits of Lycophene- an anti-oxidant found in tomato, Guava, ap
Medindia Health News - Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among men in the United States -- affecting nearly 200,000 men every
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Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center treated 33 prostate cancer patients, over age 80, with exte
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Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer effecting men. Benefits of Lycophene- an anti-oxidant found in tomato, Guava, ap
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Androgens, are produced mostly in the testicles and cause prostate cancer cells to grow. Lowering androgen levels can ma
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Researchers say new research might help extend the survival for men with advanced prostate cancer.In one study, research
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The prostate specific antigen level is a marker to help determine if a man has prostate cancer. Researchers conducted a
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved an effective combination treatment for patients with advanced prostate can
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Researchers say they now think they have discovered a way to detect prostate cancer earlier and more accurately. A prote
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Men who have a brother with prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop the disease themselves. A new study shows m
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Specialists say about 30,000 men in the United States who undergo surgery to have their prostates removed will have thei
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Most men with prostate cancer would rather find out sooner than later if they have the disease. At present, men are tes
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A recent study has shown that a chemotherapy regimen combining vinorelbine (Navelbine) and mitoxantrone (Novantrone) w
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A new study could change the way doctors treat certain prostate cancer patients.The three strongest predictors for the o
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Two new studies show obese men with prostate cancer are at a higher risk of developing more aggressive tumors and of exp
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The prostate specific antigen test is a convenient and relatively inexpensive way for early detection of prostate cancer
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A new study finds that lycopene is not the only compound in tomatoes that could prevent prostate cancer.
Lycopene is a
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There are several treatment options, but new research shows there may be a way to prevent the disease altogether.Prostat
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A drug commonly used to prevent bone loss may also help prevent prostate cancer from spreading and killing men. A new st
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Contrast enhanced color Doppler ultrasound is better than unenhanced ultrasound at detecting prostate cancer, according
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Consumption of supplemental zinc is associated with an increased risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to an analy
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High-resolution MRI with magnetic nanoparticles is highly sensitive in detecting clinically occult lymph-node metastases
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Finasteride prophylaxis appears to prevent or delay the onset of prostate cancer, however, finasteride may also accelera
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Finasteride prophylaxis appears to prevent or delay the onset of prostate cancer, however, finasteride may also accelera
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Prostate cancer is most likely to be deadly when tumor cells spread to the rest of the body. Now, researchers have ident
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Any man who's been through a prostate biopsy will tell you it's not a pleasant experience. Now a new technique could lea
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Occurrence of prostate cancer is common among older men. Being the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, after
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Prostate cancer is the number two cause of cancer death among American men. A report shows that, in patients who have re
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An US research have shown that maintaining a normal body mass index, engaging in regular physical activity and undergoin
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A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that men with advanced Prostate Cancer respond bet
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According to the latest study researchers proposed that large doses of vitamins may be unsafe to men experiencing treatm
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Researchers made a new study which suggests hormone suppression therapy could increase substantially an advanced prostat
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Researchers of the University of Michigan, have found a gene which acts as a specific diagnostic marker for prostate can
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Recently a more extensive biopsy detecting technique for prostate cancers has been found out by researchers. This is v
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Preliminary results from a study on a vaccine made from the immune system cells of prostate cancer patients show it to b
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Osteoporosis can be prevented in prostate cancer patients who are undergoing androgen deprivation therapy by administeri
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Men with blood group A are not likely to get prostate cancer than men with other blood groups, despite popular belief. A
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Two new genes which are active in prostate cancer have been identified by US researchers. At a molecular level, cancer t
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A new study, conducted by teams in Stockholm and Boston, looked at the relationship between prostate-specific antigen, o
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Diets rich in tomato products, such as tomato sauce and ketchup, have long been associated with a reduced risk of variou
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Recently a more extensive biopsy detecting technique for prostate cancers has been found out by researchers. Thi
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In a shocking disclosure, Dr. Murali Ankem, a resident in Urology at the Robert Wood Johnnson Medical Centre of the Univ
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Prostate cancer can effect men over the age of 40 years and is the second commonest cancer among men after lung cancer.
Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
The Prostate Cancer Charity is launching a new strategy 'Transforming The Future For Prostate Cancer' - which it believes could reduce mortality rates by 30 per cent. The strategy, which will be unveiled at a special event next Monday (1 December), outlines ambitious goals and targets for vital changes the Charity believes are necessary to improve men's experience of prostate cancer by 2020.
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Multidetector CT (MDCT) cystography (diagnostic procedure used to examine the bladder) can be used to detect vesicourethral leaks (a common problem) after prostatectomy according to a study that was performed at the Seoul National University College of Medicine in the Republic of Korea. Forty six patients who underwent prostatectomies were included in the study. 51 sets of MDCT and conventional cystographic images were evaluated.
Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
Prostate cancer - and perhaps other cancers - promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in the first report of the phenomenon that appears today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
UroToday.com - Accurate molecular markers for targeted therapy that correlate with traditional clinical outcomes are not common. An online article from a distinguished group of researchers demonstrates how useful this approach may be. As background, the combination of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) inhibition and taxane chemotherapy for CaP patients with bone metastasis has not demonstrated improved progression-free survival or overall survival benefit.
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UroToday.com - Dr. Moammir Aziz and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin reported in the November 1, 2008 issue of Cancer Research that plumbagin, a medicinal plant derived naphthoquinone, inhibits castration-resistant prostate cancer (CaP) growth and invasion. Plumbagin was isolated from the roots of plumbago zeylannica L. (Chitrak), which has been used in Indian medicine for thousands of years.
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UroToday.com - In this study we report an analysis of prostate cancer grade migration trends, by age, using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data over a 30-year period from 1974 to 2003. Age and grade are critical factors in guiding treatment decision-making and outcomes reporting in prostate cancer.
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UroToday.com - We feel that this work is an important contribution to the literature as it compares outcomes across three different modalities. One aspect with which the authors struggled was how to address the poor outcomes for surgical patients. Three randomized trials have shown a biochemical benefit for adjuvant external beam radiation after surgery.
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UroToday.com - The current gold standard for diagnosis of prostate cancer is the Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy, initiated by elevated PSA-levels or a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) suspicious for prostate cancer. However TRUS and TRUS-guided biopsies are known to have high false-negative rates, up to 30% with random sextant biopsies 1, 2.
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has made presentations from its 2008 Scientific Retreat available online. The PCF's annual retreat provides a forum to review advances in prostate cancer research aimed at reducing death and suffering from this prevalent men's disease. The three-day event was held in October at Incline Village, Nevada, and was attended by 293 of the world's leading physicians and scientists engaged in prostate cancer research.
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models. Researchers say the upcoming study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences now available online may lead to a novel cancer therapy for humans. "This research has far-reaching implications in a wide range for human cancers," says Amy Lee, Ph.D.
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Inactivation of a specific protein associated with cancer development halts prostate tumor progression in animal model Los Angeles, Calif. Nov. 24, 2008 California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models. Researchers say the finding of the upcoming study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences therapy for humans.
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UroToday.com - In the online edition of Urology, Dr. Tomoaki Terakawa and associates reported on parameters that may help determine whether a man with a PSA between 10 and 50ng/ml with a negative prostate biopsy is likely to have prostate cancer (CaP) later on. Specifically, they evaluated the role of histological inflammation on the biopsy specimen as a cause of the elevated PSA.
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UroToday.com - When performing nerve sparing radical prostatectomy, how high up on the lateral prostatic fascia do urologists need to go to release the neurovascular bundle (NVB)? Are there even functional nerve fibers higher than the main bundle located at the 5 o'clock position? This question is answered by Dr. Yasuhiro Kaiho and colleagues at Tohoku University in an online report that appeared in European Urology.
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UroToday.com - A significant level of interest has developed in the association of prostate cancer (CaP) specific mortality (PCSM) with nutrition, lifestyle variables, and treatment effects. The data surrounding a man's body mass index (BMI) and PCSM is mixed, but likely suggest an association between high BMI and an increased risk of dying from CaP. But is there a test that links obesity with this increased risk? In the online edition of Lancet Oncology, Dr. Jing Ma and associates of Dr.
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UroToday.com - Imaging accuracy for local recurrence of prostate cancer (CaP) and the use of endorectal magnetic resonance (eMR) has not been significantly assessed. In the online version of European Radiology, Dr. Stefano Cirillo and colleagues from Italy evaluated the diagnostic performance of eMR for diagnosing local CaP recurrence following radical prostatectomy (RP) in the face of an increasing serum PSA level.
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UroToday.com - Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is emerging as the procedure of choice for men with BPH. This paper highlights the universal appeal of HoLEP for treating prostates of all sizes with excellent functional long-term outcomes and few complications. In our large series, no patient has required a secondary procedure for re-growth of BPH - attesting to the completeness of adenoma removal and the lasting benefits of the operation.
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GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced today top-line results of an interim analysis from its ongoing Phase III Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial with TNFerade? (PACT) in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. This interim analysis of overall survival, conducted after the 92nd death (one-third of total expected events), was designed to determine whether the study should continue and took place in the time frame originally estimated.
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Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult. "There have been years of effort to try to identify genes and genetic mutations associated with prostate cancer as there are for breast cancer," said Veda N. Giri, M.D.
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Prostate cancer is being detected and treated at an earlier age, resulting in more cases of erectile dysfunction in younger men. While for many this is a temporary setback, for some it can take much longer and others will never recover their former capability. Dr Michael Lowy from Sydney Men's Health, said the result was a growing demand for "sexual rehabilitation" services, an evolving scientific and clinical branch of sexual medicine and urology.
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The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University. This large analysis known as the Nashville Men's Health Study included 1,277 participants referred to a urologist for a biopsy of their prostate. Approximately 46 percent of the men reported taking an NSAID, mostly aspirin (37 percent of all men).
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Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) is pleased to announce positive new results from the Company's most recent study of NX-1207, its drug in development for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 67 patients and controls in this multi-center U.S. study consisting of 92% of eligible patients were followed for an average of 59 weeks after a single administration of NX-1207. Of the patients given full dose NX-1207, 76.7% required no further treatment compared to 37.
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Cardium Therapeutics (Amex: CXM) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies, Inc., today announced that it has developed a pelvic cooling catheter system called UroCool(TM), which is designed to induce localized cooling during surgery for prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy). The new technology is being applied in collaboration with renowned prostate surgeon, Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D.
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New cross-Canada study in Journal of Clinical Oncology outlines risks A new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss. In the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the scientists explain how loss of bone mass might affect 46,000 people diagnosed with breast and prostate cancer each year* and place them at increased risk for osteoporosis and fractures.
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The link between the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test and the detection of prostate cancer is well-established. In new findings released publicly for the first time today, Australian and New Zealand researchers have demonstrated how two serial measures of PSA can be used to accurately predict a patient's prognosis when prostate cancer returns after attempted cure.
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UroToday.com - One of the international leaders in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, Jens-Uwe Stozenburg from Leipzig, Germany and associates has reported on the use of salvage laparoscopic extra-peritoneal radical prostatectomy (EERPE) following failed high intensity focused ultrasound therapy (HIFU), external beam radiotherapy (ERBT) or brachytherapy.
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