Research From Canada, Germany And Japan Provide New Insight Into Prostate Cancer
Mar-11-2007
Studies from Canada, Germany and Japan have provided new prostate cancer data. Study 1: Researchers detail in "Prostate cancer nomograms: an update," new data in prostate cancer. According to a study from Montreal, Canada, "Several nomograms have been developed to predict outcomes related to prostate cancer (PCa). We provide a descriptive and an analytic comparison of nomograms." "Further, we report a set of recent PCa nomograms, in which we recorded predictor variables, number of patients used to develop each nomogram, and nomogram-specific features. Moreover, accuracy estimates and type of validation are considered. Our findings suggest a demand for updated nomograms in selected fields of PCa outcomes. Moreover, an increasing number...
Research On Prostate Cancer's Racial Disparities Suggests That Black Patients' Problems Are More In Access To Care Than Awareness
Mar-11-2007
Cutting death rates from prostate cancer among African-American men likely requires improving access to medical care -- not just raising awareness of the disease -- a new study of black and white prostate cancer patients in North Carolina suggests. Prostate cancer disproportionately affects African-American men, who die from the disease at more than twice the rate as their white counterparts. The new study, published today in the online version of the journal Cancer, found African-Americans are well aware of their increased risk for prostate cancer but still lag behind whites when it comes to getting regular medical checkups and screening tests that aid in early detection. African-American men also were more likely than...
Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men
Mar-11-2007
Androgen deprivation therapy -- one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer -- may increase the risk of death from heart disease in patients over age 65, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and other institutions. The study results were based on data from CaPSURE, a national registry of men with prostate cancer. Although the findings need to be confirmed in clinical trials, the study authors state that oncologists should weigh the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, against the risk of heart problems in older prostate cancer patients. The researchers presented their study at the Prostate Cancer Symposium in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 24....
Soy found protective against localized prostate cancer
Mar-14-2007
The largest study examining the relationship between the traditional soy-rich Japanese diet and development of prostate cancer in Japanese men has come to a seemingly contradictory conclusion: Intake of isoflavone chemicals, derived largely from soy foods, decreased the risk of localized prostate cancer but increased the risk of advanced prostate cancer.
Aggressive Treatment Ups Life Expectancy
Mar-11-2007
NEW YORK -- Surgery or radiation doubles the life expectancy of men with aggressive prostate cancer, a study released Friday in New York said. Researchers said that many men with aggressive prostate cancer are told that their disease is untreatable. But the study by New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center found that patients with the most aggressive form of non-metastatic prostate cancer who underwent either surgery or radiation had a life expectancy of more than 14 years, compared to those who had more conservative treatment, whose life expectancy was less than seven years. "Unfortunately, pessimism abounds among many doctors, who believe that aggressive prostate cancers are beyond cure and shoul...
Soy diet's protective effects limited to localized prostate cancer
Mar-16-2007
Washington, March 16 : Japanese researchers have found that although the intake of isoflavone chemicals, derived largely from soy foods, is protective against localised prostate cancer, it increases the risk of advanced prostate cancer in men.
Health Disparities In Prostate Cancer Stem From Lack Of Care, Not Lack Of Knowledge
Mar-12-2007
Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News Article Date: 13 Mar 2007 - 0:00 PDT Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than ...
Health Disparities In Prostate Cancer Stem From Lack Of Care, Not Lack Of Knowledge
Mar-13-2007
"This wasn't coming from some historical distrust from previous abuses but was coming from people's own experience with the health-care system"
Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News Article Date: 13 Mar 2007 - 0:00 PDT Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than ...
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Prostate Cancer Guideline, Version 1.2007
Mar-13-2007
Read the most current update to the NCCN Guideline on the treatment of prostate cancer, posted on Medscape, for your convenience.
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Obesity May Up Prostate Cancer Deaths
Mar-15-2007
Obesity may more than double the odds of prostate cancer death among men newly diagnosed with the disease.
Obesity Dramatically Increases Death Rate From Prostate Cancer
Mar-14-2007
Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease as compared to men of normal weight at the time of diagnosis.
Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer touts early detection and treatment
Mar-15-2007
More Local News AUGUSTA - ' Nelson Leavitt said when he first learned he had prostate cancer, he just "shut down." The Augusta man said he had to call his doctor the next day and ask her to repeat the news to ...
Abbott to market prostate cancer screen developed by Phila. firm
Mar-12-2007
MacroArray Technologies said Monday that Abbott Laboratories will market a new test MacroArray has developed for prostate cancer.
Soya rich diet may protect you from prostate cancer
Mar-16-2007
Consuming a diet rich in soy regularly may protect you from localised prostate cancer, a study indicates although it calls for further research and well-designed clinical trials to arrive at a conclusion.
New prostate cancer fund to raise awareness
Mar-16-2007
A NEW charity designed to raise awareness of prostate cancer was due to be officially launched in the Capital today.
Adult weight gain may increase prostate cancer death risk
Mar-13-2007
Adult weight gain may increase prostate cancer death riskStaten Island Advance - These studies are important to further emphasize the importance of a healthy diet, weight management, healthy lifestyle, which in addition to helping prevent significant disease like cardiovascular disease also may be helpful in preventing death from
Obesity at time of prostate-cancer diagnosis dramatically increases risk of dying from the disease
Mar-13-2007
Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease as compared to men of normal weight at the time of diagnosis.