Prostate Cancer News and Research

Latest Prostate Cancer News and Research

Regular exercise associated with reduced risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Protection against heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, memory loss, colon cancer, fractures, and depression should be enough to get men exercising.

4 May 2007

New prostate cancer treatment wins award for Sloan-Kettering

The unique application of operations research to the treatment of prostate cancer allowed Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to better Fortune 500 companies last night and win an international competition for best project by an organization.

4 May 2007

New class of nontoxic cancer treatments

A new class of compounds developed by two University of Kentucky researchers shows promise as a nontoxic treatment of some cancers previously treated with toxic chemotherapy, the researchers report today.

2 May 2007

Top 10 diseases by cost

Bladder, prostate and other urinary tract diseases cost Americans nearly $11 billion a year, according to a new report from the National Institutes of Health.

2 May 2007

Researchers find clear genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Lund University and Novartis have announced the discovery of three unsuspected regions of human DNA that contain clear genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes, and another that is associated with elevated blood triglycerides.

27 Apr 2007

EPCA-2 testing more accurate way to identify cancer in the prostate

New studies of a blood protein recently identified at Johns Hopkins, early prostate cancer antigen-2 (EPCA-2), may change the way men are screened for prostate cancer - a disease that kills tens of thousands of men every year.

27 Apr 2007

Researchers develop cantilever biosensor with potential for medical diagnostic testing

A Drexel University engineering professor has developed a millimeter-size cantilever biosensor that can detect cells and proteins in trace samples and in only minutes.

26 Apr 2007

Secret sex a question of survival

A University of Sydney researcher has found that some married men who have sex with other men have contemplated suicide at the prospect of their wives or female partners finding out.

24 Apr 2007

Prostate cancer treatments impact on quality of life

A rigorous, long-term study of quality of life in patients who underwent one of the three most common treatments for prostate cancer found that each affected men's lives in different ways.

24 Apr 2007

Long-term study of prostate cancer treatments

A rigorous, long-term study of quality of life in patients who underwent one of the three most common treatments for prostate cancer found that each affected men's lives in different ways.

24 Apr 2007

Why bladder cancer hits more men than women

Scientists have discovered one of the reasons why bladder cancer is so much more prevalent in men than women: A molecular receptor or protein that is much more active in men than women plays a role in the development of the disease.

21 Apr 2007

Outcomes of primary cryotherapy for prostate cancer

In the February 2007 issue of Urology, Dr. Ellis from the Urology Associates of North Texas reports on a large series of patients treated with primary cryotherapy for prostate cancer (CaP).

21 Apr 2007

Aspirin use linked to moderate drop in cancer risk

A new American Cancer Society study finds men and women who used adult-strength aspirin (325 mg or more) daily for five or more years had an approximately 15 percent lower rate of developing any cancer than those who did not use aspirin.

20 Apr 2007

Smoking associated with worse outcomes in patients with prostate cancer treated by radical radiotherapy

A history of smoking is associated with an increased risk of metastatic disease in patients treated with radiotherapy (XRT) for prostate cancer (CaP), according to a report in the online version of the BJU International.

20 Apr 2007

Steven Piantadosi named as first Director of Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute

Internationally renowned cancer researcher Steven Piantadosi, M.D., Ph.D, has been named director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

20 Apr 2007

Prostate cancer treatment decisions can be complicated

For many men with early-stage prostate cancer, sorting out the treatment options can be overwhelming.

20 Apr 2007

Study evaluates CaP risk among finasteride users

Current medical management for BPH includes alpha-blockers and 5- reductase inhibitors.

20 Apr 2007

Long-term survival probability in men with clinically localized prostate cancer

Randomized studies comparing conservative therapy to definitive therapy in men with prostate cancer (CaP) are underway, but not yet available.

20 Apr 2007

OncoGenex Technologies announces data from a Phase II clinical trial of OGX-011

The primary objective of this study was to assess the objective response rates (reduction in tumor size) when OGX-011 is combined with docetaxel in patients with metastatic or locally recurrent breast cancer.

18 Apr 2007

Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables may provide cancer-fighting benefit

Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to not only stop human prostate cancer cells from growing in mice but also may cut off the formation of blood vessels that "feed" tumors, says a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute study.

18 Apr 2007