Posts Tagged ‘Prostate Cancer’
A recent report suggests that a new treatment may be on the horizon for neuroendocrine prostate cancers, the most lethal subtype of this disease.
Contraceptive pill associated with increased prostate cancer risk worldwide, study finds
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Use of the contraceptive pill is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer around the globe, new research finds.
Starving prostate cancer: Scientists discover how to cut off cancer’s food supply
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Researchers in Australia have discovered a potential future treatment for prostate cancer -- through starving the tumor cells of an essential nutrient they need to grow rapidly. Their work, with human cells grown in the lab, reveals targets for drugs that could slow the progress of early and late stage prostate cancer.
More radionuclide therapy is better for prostate cancer patients, study suggests
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with 188Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new research.
New findings could lower risk of suicide in men with prostate cancer
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Men with prostate cancer are twice as likely to commit suicide, but a method where they put intrusive thoughts into words may reduce this risk, reveals research from Sweden.
You are what you eat: Low fat diet with fish oil slows growth of human prostate cancer cells, study suggests
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional, high-fat Western diet, according to a new study.
PSA test valuable in predicting biopsy need, low-risk prostate cancer, study finds
Friday, October 21st, 2011
The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study has found.
Trio of studies support use of PET/CT scans as prostate cancer staging tool
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Recent studies have suggested that C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography scans can be utilized as a staging and potentially therapeutic tool in prostate cancer.
Age a big factor in prostate cancer deaths, study finds
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a new analysis.
Same gene has opposite effects in prostate, breast cancers, researchers discover
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Researchers have discovered that a gene -- known as an androgen receptor (AR) -- is found in both prostate and breast cancers yet has opposite effects on these diseases. In prostate cancer, the AR gene promotes cancer growth when the gene is "turned on." In breast cancer, the AR gene promotes cancer growth when the gene is "turned off," as is often the case after menopause, when AR production ceases in women.


