Data On Prostate Cancer Therapy Reported By Researchers At Oregon Health & Science University
Jul-19-2007
Researchers detail in "Suppression of bone density loss and bone turnover in patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and receiving zoledronic acid," new data in prostate cancer. In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To report a randomized, placebo-controlled study of treatment with zoledronic acid every 3 months in patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, both with and without bone metastases, to assess the effect on bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone turnover. Eligible patients included those with prostate cancer and on androgen-deprivation therapy for "BMD, urinary N-telopeptides of type I collagen (NTX), and serum bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP) were measured every 3 months...
Merv Griffin Hospitalized For Prostate Cancer
Jul-19-2007
Merv Griffin has been hospitalized for a
recurrence of prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Jul-18-2007
George Wills Comstock, an whose research helped shape the U.S. response to in the 1940s and '50s, died Sunday of prostate cancer, according to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ...
Richard Franklin, director, 58
Jul-20-2007
"Psycho II" and "Roadgames" helmer Richard Franklin died July 11 in Melbourne, Australia of prostate cancer.
Around the Region
Jul-19-2007
SUPPORT GROUP: Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer are invited to attend a meeting on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Sutter Gould Center, 1700 McHenry Ave.