New prostate cancer study findings have been reported from Canada and the United States. Study 1: Research findings, "Impact of androgen deprivation therapy on physical and cognitive function, as well as quality of life of patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer," are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the Journal of Urology, "Many patients with prostate cancer receive androgen deprivation therapy for long periods. We compared physical and cognitive function, and quality of life in a cross-sectional study of 57 patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer and 51 healthy age matched controls. Physical and daily function were measured by the 6-minute walk test, grip...

New prostate cancer study findings have been reported by researchers in Germany and the United States. Study 1: Researchers are developing monoclonal and recombinant antibodies against cell-adherent prostate specific membrane antigen for diagnostic and therapeutic targeting of prostate cancer. According to a report from Germany, "Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an excellent candidate for targeting prostate cancer by virtue of its restricted expression on prostatic epithelial cells and its upregulation on prostatic carcinoma cells. PSMA is expressed on the cell surface displaying a specific three-dimensional structure. Therefore, only antibodies with a high cell binding activity will have an important impact on antibody-ba...

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men. Getting checked for prostate cancer is not something men usually like to talk about.

Title: Obesity Ups Prostate Cancer Death Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 1/9/2007
Last Editorial Review: 1/9/2007

Prostate cancer is the number one cancer found in men and although new herbal remedies have been recognized by medical researchers pharmaceutical companies seem to be oblivious to the health concerrns of men While recent studies show Capsaicin (the natural......