Prostate Cancer Vaccine Looks Promising in Early Trial
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | No Comments »According to the results of an early trial at the University of Iowa a therapeutic vaccine to treat prostate cancer appears safe and may be effective. The vaccine could give hope to men with metastatic prostate cancer by activating their immune ...
Lowering Cholesterol May Stop Prostate Cancer Development and Progression
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention, prostate cancer risks | 1 Comment »A recent study exploring the relationship between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and prostate- specific antigen (PSA) has found that low cholesterol levels may help reduce a person's PSA level. This new study confirms that evidence and highlights the fact that ...
Access to prostate cancer screenings linked to better outcomes
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | 1 Comment »Men with greater access to prostate cancer screenings and treatment have better outcomes from the disease, a new study shows. Urologist population density was directly related to increased numbers of screening programs and decreased mortality rates from the disease. Researchers from ...
Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | 1 Comment »According to researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, eating less polyunsaturated fat, the kind often found in baked and fried goods, helps prevent prostate cancer. Right now, results are available in mice, but scientista are confident they will succeed ...
Vitamin D Can Prevent the Happening of Prostate Cancer
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer prevention | 1 Comment »A recent research report at University of Rochester Medical Center suggests that vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer by inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme. According ...
Prostate Patients Are Choosing Minimally Invasive Procedure More Often
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in prostatectomy | No Comments »A recent study, appearing in the May 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP) tended to involve fewer complications and shorter hospital stays but a higher risk of needing additional treatment and of ...
Link Between Androgen Receptor and Prostate Cancer
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | 1 Comment »According to researchers at the Jonsson Cancer Center at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), activation of the androgen receptor (AR) appears to promote the invasiveness of both androgen-dependent and androgen-refractory prostate cancer. Until now, the role of AR ...
High fat diet linked to prostate cancer
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | 1 Comment »A recent U.S. study at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston said that men who ate diets low in saturated fat after having the prostate removed to treat cancer had better survival rates. Conclusions follow a survey involving 390 patients who underwent ...
May Is National Cancer Research Month
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in prostate related | 1 Comment »In a bipartisan show of support for cancer research, the U.S. Congress has declared May as National Cancer Research Month. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) secured resolutions from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to raise ...
New Prostate Cancer Treatment Kills With Heat
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer | 1 Comment »There are now a number of treatments for prostate cancer. They include robotic surgery and a long lists of radiation therapies. One of those therapies is HIFU which stands for high-intensity focused ultrasound. It kills cancer cells with heat. HIFU is ...