From chemotherapy to exercise therapy
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy, prostate related | No Comments »The standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise. New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer and slows ...
Freezing sperm and eggs gives young prostate cancer patients a hope
Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer, prostate chemotherapy, prostatectomy, radiation therapy | No Comments »When a man hears the diagnosis prostate cancer, surgery needed, he is crushed that the treatment would destroy his ability to have more children. Statistics show a growing number of young cancer patients freezing sperm and eggs in case surgery, chemotherapy ...
New chemo drug effective in treating prostate cancer
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »A research team at the Oregon Health and Science University have found a new chemotherapy drug, called Sagopilone, that may help treat prostate cancer. This is a new class of drug that inhibits growth and the spread of malignant cell, similar to ...
Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »Although most cancer survivors polled in a recent survey said they had been fearful of undergoing chemotherapy, most also said the treatments were much less trying than they had expected. In fact, 94 percent said they would advise others to undergo ...
Effective Chemotherapeutic Agents Used in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | 3 Comments »Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in the United States. Although most are diagnosed at earlier stages of disease, a significant number of patients will eventually progress to metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) and will receive chemotherapy. A recent ...
Prostate Cancer Patients May Have a Break in Chemotherapy
Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | 1 Comment »A study at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute concluded that some men with advanced prostate cancer can safely take a break from chemotherapy. this new finding is a big hope for prostate cancer patients because the drug can cause ...