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Frank Tarallo, chief financial officer of Theragenics, a $40million company that makes products for the surgical and prostate cancer treatment markets, says that for heavily regulated industries like his, questions about health-care reform and other legislation are layered on to concerns about the economy. "Until there's more certainty about the rules of the game, it's very difficult to plan," he says. (BusinessWeek)
Star's trust wants wife out Aug 5, 2010
According to the papers, Victoria who Dennis was in the process of divorcing when he passed away from prostate cancer in May has been offered a different home in Brentwood, which she co-owns with the trust, but refused to move. The administrators say they need to sell the property to pay off the 74-year-old actor's debts, reports gossip website TMZ.. (iAfrica.com)
U.S. Cancer Rates on Steady Decline Aug 5, 2010
Prostate, lung and colorectal cancers will account for 52 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers in men, with prostate cancer accounting for 28 percent of new cases ... Prostate cancers will account for 11 percent of cancer deaths among men and breast cancer will account for 15 percent of cancer deaths among women. (Suite101.com)
Anticancer activity of a sub-fraction of dichloromethane extract of Strobilanthes crispus on human breast and prostate cancer cells in vitro Aug 5, 2010
In this study, the cytotoxicity of various sub-fractions of dichloromethane extract isolated from the leaves of S. crispus was determined and the anticancer activity of one of the bioactive sub-fractions, SC/D-F9, was further analysed in breast and prostate cancer cell lines ... The sub-fraction SC/D-F9, consistently killed breast and prostate cancer cell lines with low EC50 values but is non-cytotoxic to the normal breast epithelial cell line, MCF-10A. SC/D-F9 displayed relatively higher... (BioMed Central)
Is Profiling Racist? Aug 5, 2010
Prostate cancer is nearly twice as common among black men as white men. It would also be a best practice for a physician to be attentive to -- even risk false positive PSAs -- prostate cancer among his black patients ... Should he be brought up on charges of racial discrimination because he's guessing that his black patients are more likely to suffer from prostate cancer. (Human Events Online)
Douglas Henderson, 95, former ambassador to Bolivia Aug 5, 2010
Mr. Henderson, who served five years as the Bolivian ambassador in a 33-year career with the Foreign Service, died of prostate cancer at his Weston home July 14. He was 95. (Boston Globe)
Amos Livsey, 83, pioneer of Gwinnett family Aug 5, 2010
He died Aug. 1 of complications from prostate cancer after a long, caring, life, said his daughter, Theresa Livsey-Lemons, 58, of Snellville. He was 83. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Newsmakers: Business database added to State Library Aug 4, 2010
Dr. Constantine Mantz, a Fort Myers radiation oncologist, has been selected to present his clinical research findings for the treatment of prostate cancer at the American Society of Radiation Oncologys 52nd annual meeting this fall in San Diego. His research is based on the Calypso 4D localization system, in conjunction with stereotactic body radiation therapy. (The News-Press -- Business)
Vaccine Shows Some Promise Against Advanced Cancers Aug 4, 2010
One vaccine to treat prostate cancer, Provenge, was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, Cohen noted that many other cancer vaccines have shown early promise and not panned out. (MEDLINEplus)
Gene Variants in Japanese Prostate Cancer Patients Aug 4, 2010
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large study in Japan into possible genetic causes for prostate cancer has uncovered five new gene variants that have never been seen in previous studies in Caucasians, researchers said on Monday ... "We discovered five novel genetic variants which were associated with prostate cancer risk in Japanese men," wrote Nakagawa at the RIKEN Center of Genomic Medicine in Tokyo ... The researchers screened the DNA of 4,584 Japanese prostate cancer patients and compared these with... (MEDLINEplus)
Dendreon reports $143M loss in Q2 Aug 4, 2010
The Seattle biotech (NASDAQ: DNDN), which is developing the prostate cancer drug Provenge, reported revenues grew to $2. 8 million from $25,000 in 2009. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Business Digest: North Fort Myers utility purchase a done deal Aug 4, 2010
Dr. Bruce M. Nakfoor practices in Naples, having treated almost 10,000 prostate cancer patients; Dr. Kendall Lee Wise is a urologist in Naples and was named to the list for the seventh consecutive time; Dr. Michael J. Katin is a radiation oncologist in Fort Myers and one of the founders of 21st Century Oncology; and Dr. James H. Rubenstein is a radiation oncologist in Fort Myers. Sales manager joins luxury car dealership. (The News-Press -- Business)
Five New Genetic Variations Linked to Prostate Cancer Uncovered in Study on Japanese Men Aug 3, 2010
2, 2010) A genome-wide study on Japanese subjects has identified 5 new genetic variations associated with prostate cancer and revealed differences and similarities between Europeans and Asians in susceptibility to the disease. Reported in Nature Genetics, the findings offer a first-ever glimpse of the genetic basis for prostate cancer susceptibility in a non-European population ... Despite having the lowest rates of prostate cancer in the world, Asian countries have experienced a rapid rise in... (Science Daily)
Doctor writes book as a prostate cancer survivor Aug 3, 2010
com For some 20 years, Dr. John McHugh had watched his patients struggle with what to do after he told them they had prostate cancer ... For some 20 years, Dr. John McHugh had watched his patients struggle with what to do after he told them they had prostate cancer ... Special Dr. John McHugh was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Why Cancer Screening Campaigns Can Backfire Aug 3, 2010
FRIDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Health campaigns that highlight the problem of low screening rates for prostate cancer to promote such screenings seem to have an unintended effect: They discourage men from undergoing a prostate exam, a new German study suggests. The finding, reported in the current issue of Psychological Science, stems from work by a research team from the University of Heidelberg that gauged the intention to get screened for prostate cancer among men over the age of 45 who... (MEDLINEplus)
Two men file lawsuits over errors in prostate biopsies Aug 2, 2010
The Beth Israel pathologist who analyzed his biopsy in November had mistaken his slides for those of another patient who did have prostate cancer, according to a report Beth Israel filed with the state. Barros s surgery was unwarranted. (Boston Globe)
Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks Aug 2, 2010
Low-risk prostate cancer treated aggressively. Most men who have low-grade prostate cancer go on to have aggressive treatment, even if they are considered at low risk for worsening disease or death, a new study reports ... Yu-Hsuan Shao of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey led a team that analyzed a federal government database of more than 123,000 men across the country newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. (Boston Globe)
Cell-of-Origin for Human Prostate Cancer Identified for First Time Jul 31, 2010
ScienceDaily (July 30, 2010) UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease ... The researchers, from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, proved that basal cells found in benign prostate tissue could become human prostate cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems, a finding that bucks... (Science Daily)
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Shapiro died at age 48 from prostate cancer. When first diagnosed, he was told he had one year to live. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Dense Bones Linked to Raised Risk for Prostate Cancer Jul 30, 2010 High Cost of Cancer Treatment Jul 30, 2010 Cancer scare is all in the testing Jul 30, 2010 Vaccine Boosts Survival for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer Jul 30, 2010 UNC granted $3.3M for cancer study Jul 30, 2010 FDA: $93K prostate cancer vaccine OK'd Jul 30, 2010 Simon Chapman Jul 29, 2010 Nanoblasts Move Medicines Into Cells Jul 28, 2010 New Drug Made From Painkiller Could Stop Cancer Jul 28, 2010 NYU Langone offers vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer Jul 28, 2010 Nuggets coach Karl discusses return, 'Melo Jul 28, 2010 Most Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Treated Aggressively Jul 28, 2010 Excessive Intake of Omega 6 and Deficiencies in Omega 3 Induce Obesity Down the Generations Jul 28, 2010 US Officials Warned Scotland Over Al-Megrahi Jul 27, 2010 Value of genetics reports challenged Jul 24, 2010 Consumer Gene Test Results Misleading Jul 24, 2010 Colorado State AD undergoes prostate surgery Jul 24, 2010 AUM students travel to Peru to help fight cervical cancer Jul 23, 2010 Genetics test sellers come under fire Jul 23, 2010 Cutting Fat and Calories Can Lower Cancer Risk in Dogs and People Jul 23, 2010 Soil tests show no links to Acreage cancer cases Jul 23, 2010 GAO investigators say DNA tests give bogus results Jul 23, 2010 Dem PAC's ad hits Perry over HPV vaccine order Jul 23, 2010 Memorial scheduled for Dave Cox Jul 23, 2010 Effective Medicines for Erection Pr... Jul 23, 2010 New Genetic Marker of Ovarian Cancer Risk Discovered Jul 22, 2010 Bone Cells' Branches Sense Stimulation, When to Make New Bone Jul 22, 2010 Acreage homes 'safe for families,' state environmental official says as soil tests find no link to cancer cluster Jul 22, 2010 Get more: Health News Jul 22, 2010 Torre Says He'll Decide Future in a Month Jul 21, 2010 Torre to decide future next month Jul 21, 2010 Key pathway in end-stage prostate cancer tumor progression blocked Jul 21, 2010 Prostate Cancer Risk Variant Found to Be in a Functional DNA Sequence Linked With Disease Jul 20, 2010 Relay for Life volunteer Bowles cites help organization offers to patients Jul 20, 2010 Anti-Cancer Effects of Broccoli Ingredient Explained Jul 19, 2010 Concentration, Timing and Interactions Are Key When It Comes to Dietary Compounds Jul 19, 2010 Click to read: BP-Lockerbie Bomber Probe Seeks U.K. Help Jul 17, 2010 Finding Cancer 'Cold Spots' Can Help Minimize Radiotherapy Side-Effects Jul 16, 2010 Libyan controversy adds to BP woes Jul 16, 2010 Endo Pharmaceuticals buys HealthTronics Jul 16, 2010 'Cool' Imagery Lowers Hot Flashes Through Hypnotherapy Jul 15, 2010 The Power Of Yoga Jul 15, 2010 Mechanism for link between high fat diet and risk of prostate cancer and disorders unveiled Jul 15, 2010 High-Risk Prostate Cancer Associated With Significantly Lower Bone Mineral Content Loss Jul 15, 2010 State Sen. Dave Cox dead at 72 Jul 14, 2010 Harvey Pekar, 70; told his story with wit in comic book series Jul 14, 2010 Hershey Medical Center wins design award Jul 14, 2010 Fair Oaks Sen. Dave Cox Dies Jul 14, 2010 Mechanism That Determines Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness Uncovered Jul 14, 2010 Albert Elvin Hollowell, 86: Retired YMCA executive Jul 13, 2010 Click to read:Keeping a Poker Player's House Full Jul 13, 2010 Famed Cleveland Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar Dies Jul 13, 2010 Tiger man: business partner in secret war Jul 11, 2010 Part robot, part human Jul 11, 2010 Funding delays Alzheimer's drug trial Jul 10, 2010 The President's One-Man Death Panel Jul 10, 2010 Winter Vinecki, 11, races to cure prostate cancer Jul 9, 2010 The human genome: Big advances, many questions Jul 9, 2010 Stress of an Enriched Environment Might Curb Cancer Growth; Effect Linked to a Brain-Fat-Hormone Pathway Jul 9, 2010 Dendreon's Provenge faces impact of Medicare reimbursement delay as hospitals rethink orders Jul 9, 2010 CANCER COSTS: Patients bear brunt as spending hits $90B Jul 9, 2010 Fish oil linked to lower breast cancer risk Jul 9, 2010 Urodynamix Enters into Definitive Agreement for Sale of NIRS Business to HEGLN (Dalian) Jul 9, 2010 Cancer Deaths Continue to Drop Jul 8, 2010 Another drug giant bringing jobs to Mass. Jul 8, 2010
ScienceDaily (July 29, 2010) Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, suggests new research from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health ... The finding, published in the July British Journal of Urology International, could help scientists gain a better grasp on what causes prostate... (Science Daily)
Schneck to offer free prostate cancer screening Jul 30, 2010
Schneck Medical Center Foundation will again sponsor free prostate cancer screening tests from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, and 9 a.m. until noon Thursday, Sept. 9 ... To schedule a prostate cancer screening, call Schnecks Cancer Center at 522-0477. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Revolutionary Drug May Cost $93,000 to Add Four Months to Life for Prostate Cancer Patients ... The first-ever approved cancer vaccine, Provenge offers hope to men with advanced prostate cancer, but the high cost of this new treatment raises concern for health care policists ... Feutz received Provenge in 2007 as part of a clinical trial after otherand 38 sessions of radiation failed to control his prostate cancer adequately. (ABC News -- Business)
Prostate Cancer Screening May Not Be Necessary ... He has a more recent role in ads for the Prostate Cancer Foundation ... Underbelly actor Daniel Amalm is one of several young Australian celebrities who appear in Prostate Cancer Foundation to say that prostate cancer can kill men "just like me". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A newly approved therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine extended the lives of men with metastatic tumors resistant to standard hormonal treatment, a new study shows ... In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Provenge for treatment of prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and is resistant to standard hormone treatment ... All of patients had advanced prostate cancer that had proven resistant to standard hormonal therapy. (MEDLINEplus)
3M for prostate cancer study - Triangle Business Journal ... 3M for prostate cancer study ... 3 million grant to study the best treatment options for prostate cancer. (Triangle Business Journal)
FDA approves $93K prostate cancer vaccine - USATODAY.com ... FDA approves $93K prostate cancer vaccine ... By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first vaccine to treat prostate cancer or any cancer the culmination of decades of research into harnessing the immune system to fight tumors. (USA Today -- News)
Underbelly actor Daniel Amalm is one of several young men who appear in Prostate Cancer Foundation advertisements to say that prostate cancer can kill men "just like me" ... In 2003, Professor Alan Coates, then 58 and head of Cancer Council Australia, admitted he had not had, and wasn't planning to have, a test to see if he had prostate cancer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The researchers have demonstrated that they could get the small molecule calcein, the bovine serum albumin protein and plasmid DNA through the cell membranes of human prostate cancer cells and rat gliosarcoma cells using this technique ... A field of human prostate cancer cells is shown after exposure to laser-activated carbon nanoparticles. (Science Daily)
"[It stops] colon cancers, breast cancers, liver cancers and even prostate cancer and it seems pretty powerful," said Dr. Xiao-Kun Zhang. Sulindac is currently prescribed for the treatment of pain, fever and relief of arthritis symptoms. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
NYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells ... "This minimally invasive technique for localized prostate cancer offers the potential to destroy the cancer without making any incision or causing any potentially devastating sexual,... (EurekAlert!)
DP: Were you more nervous about that or prostate cancer. GK: I would say this one is a little more dangerous than prostate cancer, but the treatment has been very good. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Too many men with low-risk prostate cancers, those whose level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is normal or below normal, still receive aggressive treatment, a new study shows. Recent evidence has shown that among older men with low-risk prostate cancer, it's not the cancer they die from, but another condition ... Understanding more about prostate cancer will enable doctors to make better use of the therapies available, he added. (MEDLINEplus)
25, 2009) Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer. (Nov. (Science Daily)
He returned to Libya where he is receiving treatment for terminal prostate cancer. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Kutz said he submitted his own DNA to all four companies and was told by 23andMe and deCODE that his risk for developing prostate cancer was average, while Pathway told him it was below average and Navigenics said it was above average. The dueling results provided by the companies may stem from the fact that each of them considers different numbers of genes that may suggest risk, Ashley Gould, chief legal counsel for 23andMe, told the committee. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get different results, depending on the company they choose, government investigators told lawmakers on Thursday. Their undercover investigation of four unnamed genetic testing companies, in which five people sent away their DNA for testing, showed that the tests produced inconsistent results for the same disease 68 percent of the time. (MEDLINEplus)
Kowalczyk, 52, has known for more than a year that he had prostate cancer, the second-most common cancer in American men behind skin cancer. It was detected in biopsies following his annual physical. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Two months ago her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. This week the biology student and five of her classmates from Auburn University at Montgomery's Cytotechnology Program are traveling to Peru, where they will volunteer for the International Cervical Cancer Foundation. (WSFA.com, AL)
In one example, a 48-year-old male undercover investigator was deemed to have above-average risk for developing prostate cancer by Navigenics, average risk for the disease by 23andMe and DECODE, and below-average risk by Pathway. In another case, a 37-year-old woman was told she had above-average risk for breast cancer by DECODE and Navigenics, and average risk by Pathway and 23andMe. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
25, 2009) Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer. (May 17, 2008) Scientists have showed that lowering intake of the type of fat common in a Western diet helps prevent prostate cancer in mice, the first finding of its kind in a mouse model that closely mimics human. (Science Daily)
But it's linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney, liver and prostate cancer - not brain cancer. Benzo(a)pyrene is a probable cancer-causing agent but is believed to be linked to skin, lung and bladder cancer. (The Palm Beach Post)
When considering the same disease, the companies' results contradicted each other nearly 70 percent of the time, according to GAO. In response to the same patient's DNA, one company claimed he was at above-average risk for prostate cancer, a second said he was below average and two others said his risks were average. In another case, a patient implanted with a pacemaker to control irregular heart beat was told he was at decreased risk of developing the heart condition. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Perry has said his father had prostate cancer, his mother had colon cancer and his sister had bladder cancer. His father-in-law also had cancer. (KSLA.com, LA)
Cox died July 13 after a 13-year battle with prostate cancer. Members of the public are welcome to attend the memorial service. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Effective Medicines for Erection Problems. Effective Medicines for Erection Problems. (Suite101.com)
A new blood test is more reliable at finding prostate cancer in its early stages by detecting a protein marker in blood plasma. Doctors say the new. (Science Daily)
24, 2009) One of the few research projects to study the spread of prostate cancer to the bones using 3-D models of tissue-engineered bone is now. (Sep. (Science Daily)
But it s linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney, liver and prostate cancer not brain cancer ... Inorganic arsenic is a known human carcinogen linked to bladder, lungs skin, kidney, liver and prostate cancer. (The Palm Beach Post)
A new prostate cancer vaccine is now available to patients and doctors say it's changing the way people can treat cancer. Tags. (WABC-TV, NY)
Asked Tuesday if would consider the Cubs' opening, he said, "I'm not of a mind at this point in time that I'm going to be doing this anywhere other than here." Torre survived prostate cancer in 1999, but he began taking better care of himself earlier in the decade after his brother Frank had a heart attack. He regularly works out. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Torre survived prostate cancer in 1999, but he began taking better care of himself earlier in the decade after his brother Frank had a heart attack. He regularly works out. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
DALLAS July 22, 2010 Prostate cancer advances when tumors become resistant to hormone therapy, which is the standard treatment for patients, and begin producing their own androgens ... The findings, appearing online and in the August issue of Endocrinology, suggest that this step might one day provide a new avenue of therapy for patients with end-stage prostate cancer ... Health care experts estimate that more than 2 million men in the U.S. have prostate cancer, with more than 27,000 deaths... (EurekAlert!)
ScienceDaily (July 19, 2010) Recent genetic association studies have uncovered a number of DNA variants associated with prostate cancer ... In a report published online in Genome Research, researchers have characterized a functional DNA element associated with prostate cancer, lending new insight into the molecular mechanisms of the disease ... Recent GWAS have implicated a specific region of chromosome 8, known as 8q24, for harboring non-coding risk variants for several different cancers,... (Science Daily)
My dad had prostate cancer for 17 years. My first cousin is a 38-year breast cancer survivor, and Im a 16-year ovarian cancer survivor, Bowles said when asked why she participates in Relay for Life. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2010) Light has been cast on the interaction between broccoli consumption and reduced prostate cancer risk. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Cancer have found that sulforaphane, a chemical found in broccoli, interacts with cells lacking a gene called PTEN to reduce the chances of prostate cancer developing ... Richard Mithen, from the Institute of Food Research, an institute of BBSRC, worked with a team of researchers on Norwich... (Science Daily)
First, Wang exposed human prostate cancer cells to resveratrol and found that it inhibited the cells' growth ... (June 4, 2009) Certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. (Science Daily)
The only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am 103 was released by authorities in Scotland after doctors said he was dying of prostate cancer. The U.S. and British governments now agree al-Megrahi's release was a mistake. (CBS News -- Politics)
29, 2009) The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received. (Science Daily)
Karol Sikora, a British cancer expert who helped Megrahi qualify for a humanitarian release by saying that he had three months to live because of prostate cancer, acknowledges the error of that prediction. Nearly a year later, Megrahi is still alive in Tripoli. (AZCentral -- News)
Endo s products include Percocet and Percodan, other pain-relief products and treatments for bladder and prostate cancer. Under the terms of the deal announced in May, Endo agreed to pay $4. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
15, 2007) A new study confirms a surprising fact -- men who have undergone chemical castration for conditions such as prostate cancer experience hot flashes similar to those experienced by menopausal women. (June 27, 2006) Women who have severe hot flashes may have more chronic sleep problems than women who do not, according to a report in the June 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives. (Science Daily)
The author Dr. Dean Ornish is in the midst of a study involving men with prostate cancer. Can diet, yoga and meditation affect the progress of this disease. (Time.com)
CLEVELAND July 14, 2010 Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men with an estimated 192,280 new cases diagnosed in the US in 2009 (Jemal 2009). Diet is considered one of the most important controllable risk factors for inflammation and prostate diseases including benign prostatic hyperplsia (BPH), prostatitis, and prostate cancer ... "Our studies provide evidence that a high-fat diet increases the activation of NF-;B along with elevated levels of NADPH... (EurekAlert!)
ScienceDaily (July 13, 2010) Men with prostate cancer lose significantly less bone mineral content (BMC) as they age than men who are free of the disease, according to research in the July issue of BJUI. The findings are important because loss of BMC can play a key role in the development of fragile bones, fractures and osteoporosis ... Seventy-six men who took part in the study were later diagnosed with prostate cancer, with just under a quarter (24 per cent) falling into the high-risk category... (Science Daily)
Cox died Tuesday afternoon after a 13-year battle with prostate cancer. Sen. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Mr. Pekar had prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure, and depression, said Captain Michael Cannon of the Cleveland Heights police. Officers were called to Mr. Pekar s home by his wife about 1 a.m., Cannon said. (Boston Globe)
Currently, his work involves developing dietary supplements to reduce risk factors for breast and prostate cancer. "My office is right next door to clinicians," Dr. El-Bayoumy said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Lawmaker Battled Prostate Cancer For Years ... Dave Cox of Fair Oaks, who'd been battling prostate cancer for 13 years, died Tuesday afternoon at home, surrounded by his family and friends. (KCRA 3, CA)
D. at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has identified a series of proteins that might make it easier for doctors to better diagnose the more metastatic forms of prostate cancer ... In collaboration with four other medical centers across the United States, Dr. Ronai and his colleagues analyzed human prostate cancer samples and found that Siah2 and the other proteins it triggers is detected more often in the aggressive neuroendocrine forms of prostate tumors than in... (Science Daily)
On Saturday, Albert Elvin Hollowellof Dacula died from complications of prostate cancer at his home. He was 86. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Her husband Russell died of prostate cancer back in 2004, at age 53. "Not very old," said Jo Anne. (CBS News)
Cannon said Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression. The Cleveland born artist and writer was best known for his autobiographical American Splendor series, which he began publishing in 1976, chronicle his grousing about work, money and the monotony of life. (FOX61, CT)
He has prostate cancer, which he attributes to exposure to the chemical weapon Agent Orange. When approached last week at his company, Lang Suan House Co., in Bangkok, Mr Petersen would not discuss matters relating to Sydney Water but was happy to talk about his military career. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
When Henry Miller was diagnosed with prostate cancer last summer, he immediately began researching his options. The Ewing native eventually decided to undergo treatment using a rapidly growing medical tool -- robotic surgery. (NJ.com -- Times)
The breakthrough emerged from work by Melbourne University researchers, led by Dr Chris Hovens, who were targeting the protein as a possible treatment for prostate cancer. While the drug did not achieve outstanding results in treating patients with that disease, the researchers realised that PP2A was an important target for Alzheimer's disease. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Her father, Michael, was diagnosed with prostate cancer on his 40th birthday when she was 9 years old ... One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer ... Since founding Team Winter, she has helped raise more than $150,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation s research programs. (AZCentral -- Health)
Over the last several years, researchers have used this method to identify 100 regions of the genome with gene variants that are linked to a higher risk of such diseases as diabetes, coronary artery disease, breast and prostate cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and age-related macular degeneration. The trouble is that most of these genetic variants are "rather weak" in their contributions to disease, says , director of the National Institutes of Health, who spearheaded the... (USA Today -- Tech)
ScienceDaily (July 8, 2010) Living in an environment rich with physical, mental and social stimulation -- a setting that causes mild stress -- might by itself curb cancer growth, according to a new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center -- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. The animal study, published in the July 9 issue of the journal Cell, also shows how this effect happens and that it might have therapeutic use. (Science Daily)
The news that Dendreons prostate cancer vaccine Provenge will have to wait a year for Medicare reimbursement has already dampened hospital orders, experts told Pharmawire ... Provenge is approved for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer ... We plan on continuing to work closely with CMS during this process to ensure patients with advanced prostate cancer have broad access to Provenge. (FT.com -- Markets)
The use of hormone-suppressing drugs for prostate cancer, for example, fell 14% in just two years after Medicare slashed what it was paying doctors, according to a 2008 study in Cancer. "Right now, there are no economic incentives to use resources wisely," Bach says. (USA Today -- News)
"This is an interesting study, but we've done a lot of [these] studies that have turned out not to be helpful in terms of prostate cancer prevention," Brooks says. Still, it's plausible that fish oil could lower breast cancer risk. (CNN -- Health)
The Company is currently focused on products that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and traumatic increased in intra-abdominal pressure that cause abdominal compartment syndrome. Urodynamix's breakthrough medical technology has the potential to beneficially affect more than 200 million people worldwide. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Prostate cancer alone will account for one in four (28 percent, 217,730 cases) of all cancer diagnoses in men. About nine in ten of these new cases of prostate cancer are expected to be diagnosed at local or regional stages, for which five-year relative survival approaches 100 percent ... The Special Section of Cancer Facts & Figures 2010 is "Prostate Cancer." It is estimated that about 1 in 6 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime and 1 in 36 will die from... (Science Daily)
Taxotere, a chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other types of cancers, generated $2 ... Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi-Aventis s Jevtana to be used in combination with another drug to treat metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer, and the company has an array of additional cancer drugs in its pipeline. (Boston Globe)
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