Study Confirms Treating Prostate Cancer Preferable To Watchful Waiting
Jan-21-2007
Endocare, Inc. (ENDO) announced that a large study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms that men with early prostate cancer should seriously consider all prostate cancer treatment options before choosing "watchful waiting" as a disease management approach. The study consisted of 44,630 men between the ages of 65 and 80 and found that those patients who chose to treat their prostate cancer were 30% less likely to die than those who waited. This suggests that all patients with localized disease regardless of age should consider definitive treatments rather than "watchful waiting." It is estimated that approximately 30,000 of the more than 225,000 men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually choose to...
Radiation Therapy Combo Is Long-term Cure For Prostate Cancer
Jan-21-2007
Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, according to a study released in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official journal of ASTRO. This study was conducted by the physicians at the Seattle Prostate Institute. Doctors wanted to look at the combination of seed implants and external beam radiation therapy, two different types of radiation therapy, to prolong the long-term disease cure rates for prostate cancer. Over the course of 15 years, doctors followed 232 men with early-stage prostate cancer who received a course of external beam radiation...
Utah in Top 10: Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate
Jan-21-2007
According to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, Utah ranks in the top 10 in incidence rate of Prostate Cancer 1995- 1999 as reported by the American Cancer Society.
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Prostate cancer cost varies widely by treatment
Jan-25-2007
The total cost burden of prostate cancer varies significantly by treatment type, according to a new report.
“I would like this information to be used by clinicians to emphasize that, especially, the initial costs of a prostate cancer treatment are not reflective of the full cost over time of the treatment and, therefore, should not be used to determine the best choice of treatment for a patient or in decisions of treatment insurance coverage,” Dr. Leslie S. Wilson from University of California, San Francisco, told Reuters Health.
A Way to Prevent Prostate Cancer??
Jan-21-2007
Link: Tall, Married Men Seen to Have Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer.According to these recent findings, tall, married men have a higher risk of prostate cancer than shorter, unmarried men. My friend Jill is at it again, wondering if men...
CEO to donate $1M to prostate cancer research
Jan-24-2007
A Dayton area executive will give one million dollars to prostate cancer research if the same amount is donated by by the end of the year to the National Prostate Cancer Coaltion.
Management Of Severe Urethral Complications Of Prostate Cancer Therapy
Jan-26-2007
UroToday.com- Urethral stenosis after prostate cancer therapy (PCT) occurs in 2% to 28% of patients and may manifest as anterior or posterior urethral stenosis. [click link for full article]
Adjuvant Radiotherapy For Pathologically Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Jan-21-2007
UroToday.com- Extraprostatic prostate cancer (CaP) is detected in up to 50% of men at radical prostatectomy (RP). [click link for full article]
Practice Patterns In Screening And Management Of Prostate Cancer In Elderly Men
Jan-22-2007
UroToday.com - Prostate cancer screening guidelines are clear about when to initiate screening but only state that it should be discontinued when a man's life expectancy decreases to less than 10 years.
Practice Patterns In Screening And Management Of Prostate Cancer In Elderly Men
Jan-21-2007
UroToday.com - Prostate cancer (CaP) screening guidelines are clear about when to initiate screening but only state that it should be discontinued when a man's life expectancy decreases to less than 10 years. [click link for full article]
Ciphergen gets EU patent on prostate cancer diagnosis
Jan-25-2007
San Francisco Business Times - 2:54 PM PST Thursday Ciphergen Biosystems Inc. said Thursday the European Patent Office issued the company a patent covering a method for aiding prostate cancer diagnosis.
CU Explores New Prostate Cancer Treatment
Jan-23-2007
Researchers in Colorado are studying a new approach to treating prostate cancer aimed at maintaining a patient's quality of life.
Flax and its Ability to Prevent Prostate Cancer
Jan-21-2007
Prostate cancer is one of the few cancers that affect only men, because only men have prostate glands. Although small (about the size of a walnut, and hard to get at) located just below the bladder inside the anus, the prostate is an important part of the male urogenital
Surgery seen best for localized prostate cancer
Jan-24-2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both surgery (radical prostatectomy) and radiation therapy result in significantly higher survival rates in men with prostate cancer that hasn't spread beyond the gland, compared with less definitive approaches, according to the results of a large study conducted at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
Adjuvant Radiotherapy For Pathologically Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Jan-22-2007
Main Category: Urology / Nephrology News Article Date: 22 Jan 2007 - 6:00 PST UroToday.com- Extraprostatic prostate cancer is detected in up to 50% of men at radical prostatectomy .
CEO to donate $1M to prostate cancer research
Jan-24-2007
Dayton Business Journal - 11:30 AM EST Wednesday A Dayton area executive will give one million dollars to prostate cancer research if the same amount is donated by by the end of the year to the National ...
Ciphergen gets EU patent on prostate cancer diagnosis
Jan-25-2007
Ciphergen Biosystems Inc. said Thursday the European Patent Office issued the company a patent covering a method for aiding prostate cancer diagnosis.
Asentar for prostate cancer, a potential blockbuster
Jan-24-2007
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.
PSA Screening Among Older Men in Poor Health
Jan-23-2007
What predicts use of PSA for prostate cancer screening? Health status? Marital status? Are patients and physicians using PSA-testing appropriately?
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Mule clones open disease window
Jan-21-2007
The scientist who first cloned a mule says his work could lead to new ways to fight prostate cancer and diabetes in humans.
State Treasurer Fighting Cancer
Jan-26-2007
State Treasurer Vern Larson says he has been diagnosed with curable prostate cancer and expects to have surgery next month.
State treasurer diagnosed with cancer
Jan-27-2007
PIERRE - State Treasurer Vern Larson said Friday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will have surgery next month.
Minister told to act on cancer treatment
Jan-24-2007
FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan must back his words with actions and ensure brachytherapy treatment is made available to eligible Welsh prostate cancer patients urgently.
Schizophrenic Men up to 50% Less Likely to Get Prostate Cancer
Jan-21-2007
Dr E Fuller Torrey, from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, has found that schizophrenic males are between 24-51 percent less likely to develop prostate...
Cancer trial stopped after 3 get leukemia
Jan-21-2007
A prostate cancer clinical trial, which involved several Seattle area patients, was stopped after three people developed leukemia as a result of the study.
Champion a Cause, Reap Rewards
Jan-25-2007
A press release I received yesterday caught my eye--entrepreneur Wade F. B. Thompson is challenging the public to raise $1 million for the National Prostate Cancer Coalition this year.
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Jan-21-2007
- Lamar Hunt dies of prostate cancer at age 74. (tags: )
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