Prostate Cancer News

Latest Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today.

Total news: 25
Last news: August 30, 2007 08:00:00

Latest Prostate Cancer News From News-Medical.Net

Total news: 9
Last news: August 30, 2007 09:00:00

More prostate cancers were detected among men who were screened every two years than men screened every four years, according to a study published online August 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. - [Read more]

Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts." "After surgery to remove the cancer, I started experiencing incontinence," said Mr. Yarborough, who operates a landscaping company. "Although my case was far better than most, the condition, simply put, drove me nuts. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

From 7 to 12 September, the EUREP (European Urology Residents Education Programme) will again be organised in Prague (CZ). The venue for both the scientific programme and social activities is the http://www.tophotel.cz/en. The EUREP is designed for European urological residents in their final year of training. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts." - [Read more]

The latest research has done little to settle the debate over the effectiveness of frequent screening for prostate cancer. - [Read more]

Working the night shift doesnt appear to increase the risk of developing cancer, suggest the findings of a new study of Swedish workers. - [Read more]

UroToday.com- A report in the September 2007 issue of The Prostate by Dr. Lagunova and associates from Norway and Oregon suggests that men diagnosed with prostate cancer (CaP) in the summer and autumn seasons have better survival. The work was based upon the knowledge that racial and environmental factors affect CaP rates and prognosis. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to higher CaP mortality. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- Dr Edward Giovannucci from Harvard Medical School published an editorial in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that responded to a report in the same issue from the FDA that stated that a "very low level of comfort" existed with tomato and tomato product consumption decreasing the risk of prostate cancer.The essence of Dr. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- In the July 2007 early view of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Boorjian and associates from the Mayo Clinic report that patients with prostate cancer (CaP) metastatic to lymph nodes that also had radical prostatectomy (RP) experience 85.8%, 10-year cancer specific survival.A total of 507 men who underwent RP between 1988 and 2001 were identified as having pathologically confirmed CaP metastatic to lymph nodes. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new University of Georgia study finds that pectin, a type of fiber found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other foods, kills prostate cancer cells.The study, published in the August issue of the journal Glycobiology, found that exposing prostate cancer cells to pectin under laboratory conditions reduced the number of cells by up to 40 percent. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

On 7 August, Minister for Science and Medical Research, the Hon. Verity Firth, officially launched an innovative partnership between Garvan and local aluminium recycler and manufacturer Alcoa. A Garvan representative visited Alcoas Yennora plant to deliver customised interactive presentations to workers about diseases such as prostate cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

New Haven, Conn.-The risk of prostate cancer may be reduced by consuming more than one serving per week of broccoli, cauliflower, and other cruciferous vegetables, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Foods that contain acrylamide are unlikely to cause breast cancer in women, according to preliminary results of a new study involving 100,000 U.S. women. - [Read more]

According to a new study by French researchers, antioxidant supplements do not protect women against skin cancer and in fact they may possibly increase their risk. - [Read more]

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery. - [Read more]

Operating under the same tracking principles as a Global Positioning System in your car or cell phone, a GPS for the Body® system is now available at Penns Department of Radiation Oncology. This system offers cancer patients real-time tracking of the prostate gland during radiation treatment with IMRT or intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Penn is the only institution in Philadelphia to offer this new technology. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery. The report on the B7-H3 molecule by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center appears in Cancer Research."This discovery will allow physicians to individualize treatment and observation plans for prostate cancer patients," says Timothy Roth, M.D. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Prognostic factors commonly used by clinicians to assess men with prostate cancer do not adequately predict survival outcomes in Asian men living in America, according to the first comprehensive ethnic analysis of Asian-American men with prostate cancer. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

GeneNews Limited, a company focused on developing simple blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today announced it has signed an agreement with an Asian Biomedical consortium to develop blood-based biomarkers for the detection and management of prostate diseases. - [Read more]

A large community-based study refutes previous findings that statins , a top-selling drug class, worldwide -- might cut ones risk of developing prostate cancer by reducing production of the male hormones that fuel cancer growth. - [Read more]