Study Data From Germany, India And The United States Shed Light On Prostate Cancer
Jan-28-2007
Prostate cancer research advances have been reported from Germany, India and the United States. Study 1: Fresh data on prostate cancer are presented in the report "Tumour-stroma interactions between metastatic prostate cancer cells and fibroblasts. Previous work has shown the importance of tumour-stroma interactions for prostate cancer development at the primary site. The aim of the present study was to find out whether evidence can be found for a tumour-stroma cross-talk also between metastatic prostate cancer cell lines and non-prostatic stromal fibroblasts which are encountered by metastatic cells at most sites," scientists in Bonn, Germany report. "We addressed this issue in cell culture systems using 3 metastatic human prostate c...
Recent Studies From The United States And Canada Add New Data To Prostate Cancer Research
Jan-28-2007
Investigators in the United States and Canada have published new prostate cancer data. Study 1: New research, "Targeting factors involved in bone remodeling as treatment strategies in prostate cancer bone metastasis," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from the United States, "Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men within the western world and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Even if the cancer is considered localized to the prostate, there is a 15% to 20% incidence of subsequent metastatic disease." "Prostate cancer has a very high proclivity for metastasizing to bone, with approximately 90% of men with advanced disease having skeletal lesions. The prostate cancer metastase...
Reports Summarize Prostate Cancer Study Results From University Of Miami
Jan-28-2007
Prostate cancer is the focus of recent research from University of Miami. Study 1: Fresh data on prostate cancer are presented in the report "Psychosocial and sociodemographic correlates of benefit-finding in men treated for localized prostate cancer." According to recent research published in the journal Psycho-Oncology, "Prostate cancer (PCa) treatment involves decrements in quality of life such as decreased sexual functioning and urinary/bowel incontinence." "Prior work in other cancers has identified positive consequences (e.g. personal growth) following diagnosis and treatment, a phenomenon that has been referred to as benefit-finding (BF) and positively related to quality of life. The present study evaluated demographic and psyc...
New Prostate Cancer Therapy Study Findings Reported From Stanford University
Jan-28-2007
Current study results from the report, "Sex steroid hormones in young manhood and the risk of subsequent prostate cancer: a longitudinal study in African-Americans and Caucasians (United States)," have been published. In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To investigate the relation of sex hormone levels in young adults to subsequent prostate cancer risk. From 1959 to 1967, the Child Health and Development Studies collected sera from 10,442 men (median age: 34 years) and followed them for a median of 32 years." "In this analysis, we selected 119 African-Americans and 206 Caucasians diagnosed with prostate cancer during the follow-up period. Two prostate cancer-free men were chosen to match each prosta...
National Prostate Cancer Coalition Launches Clinical Trial Education Program
Jan-29-2007
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC), today announced the launch of "Get in the G.A.M.E. -- Get All Men Educated about Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials" to help men with prostate cancer understand that clinical trials may be an important option to consider. [click link for full article]
Survival Associated With Treatment Vs. Observation Of Localized Prostate Cancer In Elderly Men
Jan-31-2007
UroToday.com- Without randomized trials of treatment vs. observation in elderly men with prostate cancer (CaP), it has been the assumption that these men will succumb to other causes. According to a report in the December 13, 2006 issue of JAMA, this may not be the case and treatment may decrease the risk of prostate cancer death in these men. [click link for full article]
The $1 million Prostate Cancer Challenge
Jan-31-2007
The $1 million Prostate Cancer Challenge Westside Gazette Originally posted 1/31/2007 Wade F. B. Thompson Gift challenges donors to help defeat disease WASHINGTON, DC - A challenge gift of $1 million has been ...
Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates with Seed Implants
Jan-31-2007
More than ninety percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer are cured of their cancer eight years after diagnosis, ...
Prostate cancer patients see high survival rates with seed implants
Jan-30-2007
More than 90 percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer are cured of their cancer eight years after diagnosis, according to a study released in the February 1 issue of the International Journal for Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates With Seed Implants
Jan-30-2007
More than 90 percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with permanent radiation seed implants to treat their prostate cancer are cured of their cancer eight years after diagnosis, according to a study released in the February 1 issue of the International Journal for Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
Victory for Prostate Cancer Sufferers
Jan-30-2007
The First Minister for Wales yesterday revealed yesterday that a service to provide brachytherapy at Velindre Hospital in Cardiff would be established in a matter of days.