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Last-chance prostate cancer med holds promise - Cancer- msnbc ... Last-chance prostate cancer med holds promise ... For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study found. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nation & World Mar 4, 2010
Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good. 3:41 a.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Freezing Breast Tumors Helps Stop Cancer’s Spread in Mice, Study Finds Mar 4, 2010
Cryoablation is currently used routinely for prostate cancer, kidney cancer and a variety of cancers that have spread to the liver and bone ... But a new study suggests that genetic risk of prostate cancer can be reduced by rescuing critical immune system. (Science Daily)
Childhood bond saves life Mar 3, 2010
He had prostate cancer and could not be given a new kidney with another disease threatening his health. Doctors removed his prostate in July. (AZCentral -- Health)
Dendreon Corp. Mar 3, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration does not plan a public meeting on the Seattle company s prostate cancer treatment. A spokeswoman said the FDA has not scheduled a panel review for the Provenge vaccine, which it does when it needs outside experts guidance. (Boston Globe)
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Senior Ken Clausen, a two-time All-American, joined with team trainer Rebecca Vozzo and teammate Todd Faiella to organize "Mustache Madness" throughout November and raise funds toward prostate cancer research ... "Prostate cancer is under the radar somewhat, especially at our age," Clausen said. (ESPN -- College Sports)
New Testing Method Hints at Garlic's Cancer-Fighting Potential Mar 3, 2010
2, 2010) Researchers have designed a urine test that can simultaneously measure the extent of a potential carcinogenic process and a marker of garlic consumption in humans. In a small pilot study, the test suggested that the more garlic people consumed, the lower the levels of the potential carcinogenic process were. (Science Daily)
Prostate cancer surgeons 'feel' with their eyes Mar 2, 2010
A new study describes the phenomenon, called intersensory integration, and reports that surgical outcomes for prostate cancer surgery using minimally invasive robotic technology compare favorably with traditional invasive surgery. Led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and appearing in the March issue of British Journal of Urology International, the study is the first to show that a lack of tactile feedback during robotic surgery does not... (EurekAlert!)
Regular Analgesic Use Increases Hearing Loss in Men, Study Finds Mar 2, 2010
8, 2008) Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man's PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer ... 17, 2008) The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt. (Science Daily)
SCIENCE SNAPSHOT: Are Americans scientifically illiterate? Mar 2, 2010
" Further, Miller says a better-educated electorate, "should be our goal in a modern democracy," instead of well-connected experts winning arguments through their authority. "Shouldn't scientists just let the evidence speak for itself,", asks of the University of Montana in Missoula. Justman, author of Do No Harm: How a Magic Bullet for Prostate Cancer Became a Medical Quandary, suggests that grooming authority figures isn't the solution for curing science illiteracy. "I don't see a big... (USA Today -- Life)
Analysis: Texas must improve ground game Mar 2, 2010
A week before first hits the spring practice field as 's starting quarterback, his dad will have surgery for prostate cancer. John Brantley III, himself a former quarterback at Florida, recently was diagnosed with the cancer. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
No sour grapes in the vineyard for Murphy Mar 1, 2010
At a medical check-up his doctor noticed his prostate-specific antigen reading was slightly high and a specialist diagnosed prostate cancer. Before he had time to contemplate this, he was having surgery. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Koufax joins Torre on stage at fundraiser Mar 1, 2010
"When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was just about the first guy who called me. When I got off the plane after saying goodbye to the Yankees, he was the first guy to call. It has been a very special relationship and one that we don't have to talk to each other every day. "It's something that I treasure, and I'm so touched, and my wife, Ali, is very touched, and our foundation certainly thanks you for being here. " With that, the two friends for almost 50 years walked off the stage... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Doctor calls Obama 'fit for duty' into 2012 Mar 1, 2010
Screening tests for prostate cancer and colorectal cancer found nothing suspicious, the medical report said. Obama's mother and grandmother died of cancer. (USA Today -- News)
Father of new Florida QB has prostate cancer Feb 28, 2010
Florida Gators QB Brantley's father fighting prostate cancer - ESPN ... Brantley said Friday that his father, former Florida quarterback John Brantley III, has prostate cancer and will have surgery next month. (ESPN -- College Football)
Florida QB Brantley juggling football, family Feb 28, 2010
Brantley said Friday that his father, former quarterback III, has prostate cancer and will have surgery next month. Speaking to reporters three weeks before spring practice begins, Brantley said his dad is scheduled to have surgery March 10. (FightinGators.com)
Escaping the valley of death Feb 28, 2010
Galveston, Texas-based Neurobiotex Inc., which is honing a test to detect prostate cancer by measuring zinc in body fluid. Fluential Inc., in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Albany Times Union)
New Gator quarterback's father to have surgery for cancer Feb 28, 2010
10:22 A.M. GAINESVILLE _ John Brantley, who is expected to take over the role of Florida's starting quarterback with Tim Tebow's departure for the NFL, said Friday morning his dad is battling prostate cancer and will have surgery on March 10 one week before the Gators open spring practice. The elder Brantley, John Brantley III, is also a former Florida quarterback. (The News-Press -- Sports)
Florida QB's father has prostate cancer Feb 28, 2010
GAINESVILLE - John Brantley, who is expected to take over the role of Florida's starting quarterback with 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow's graduation, said Friday that his father is battling prostate cancer and will have surgery March 10 ... Florida quarterback John Brantley, shown playing against FIU last season, said Friday that his father will undergo surgery for prostate cancer March 10. (The News-Press -- Sports)
N.Y. Man Killed During Return to Haitian Homeland Feb 28, 2010 Warning on this route: Toll ahead Feb 28, 2010 New Study Casts Doubt on Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Human Retrovirus XMRV Feb 27, 2010 Virus link to chronic fatigue cast into doubt Feb 27, 2010 Health Tip: Getting Preventive Services Feb 27, 2010 NY-Made Robotic Surgery Simulator Rolled out Feb 26, 2010 Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery Feb 26, 2010 Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks Feb 24, 2010 Bob Dole hospitalized, undergoing therapy Feb 24, 2010 Whose Body Is It? Feb 24, 2010 What It Might Take to Unravel the 'Lean Mean Machine' That Is Cancer Feb 24, 2010 Two Surgical Methods Equally Successful for Prostate Cancer Feb 24, 2010 Statins May Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients Feb 24, 2010 Local Radio Personality Passes Away Feb 23, 2010 Dendreon's net loss grows Feb 23, 2010 Is Vitamin D Silver Bullet for Cancer Cells? Feb 23, 2010 Phillies' Lopes undecided about future Feb 23, 2010 New Strategy Produces Promising Advance in Cancer Vaccines Feb 22, 2010 Do Frequent PSA Tests Reduce Cancer... Feb 22, 2010 NBA Roundup: Two Supermen meet in faceoff; Cleveland falls Feb 22, 2010 Immediate Risk of Suicide and Cardiovascular Death After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Feb 22, 2010 CEO Profile: Domino's Brandon rejoins his alma mater's team Feb 22, 2010 German cancer statistics 2004 Feb 22, 2010 3-dot look at the post-trade-deadline NBA Feb 21, 2010 A 'D' a day keeps the doctor away (1) Feb 21, 2010 Personalized Blood Tests for Cancer Using Whole Genome Sequencing Feb 20, 2010 What Secrets Lie in Archbishop Tutu's Genome? Feb 19, 2010 Better Prognosis Markers for Prostate Cancer Found Feb 19, 2010 Denver's George Karl takes it one game at a time Feb 19, 2010 Players benefit from vigorous physicals Feb 18, 2010 Pistons' CEO resigns Feb 18, 2010 Loss of Gene Function Makes Prostate Cancer Cells More Aggressive Feb 18, 2010 'Secret Weapon' of Retroviruses That Cause Cancer Feb 18, 2010 Advance Toward Test for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Feb 17, 2010 Fluorescent probes light up cancerous tumors Feb 17, 2010 Millions Missing Out On Colon Cancer Screening Feb 16, 2010 Less Is More in Cancer Imaging Feb 16, 2010 Switch That Turns on the Spread of Cancer Discovered Feb 16, 2010 Bacteria-Killing Proteins Cover Blood Type Blind Spot Feb 16, 2010 Millions skip colon cancer screening Feb 16, 2010 HOPE FOR GUYS: Beer ingredient eyed in prostate cancer prevention Feb 14, 2010 Hopper wife ordered to stay away Feb 13, 2010 Hopper's Divorce Battle Turns All-Out War Feb 13, 2010 Super-foods or Super Myths? Feb 13, 2010 * Red wine, dark chocolate cancer killers: researcher Feb 12, 2010 10 big ideas from TED Feb 12, 2010 Louis Gossett Jr.: I have cancer Feb 12, 2010 THEN & NOW: Former Steelers star "Mean" Joe Greene Feb 12, 2010 Using Nitroglycerin to Treat Prostate Cancer Shows Potential to Halt Disease Feb 12, 2010 'Cancer' priest not sent to WA by Pell Feb 11, 2010 Gamecocks of the Week: Anna Walton, Sandra Glover & Pamela Robinson Feb 9, 2010 Lower detection of prostate cancer with PSA screening in US than in a European randomized trial Feb 9, 2010 U.S. House of Representatives Feb 9, 2010 Ed Carter (from left), of Lake City, June Carter, Florida Department of Transportation safety and health specialist, and Allen Pope, of Lake City, discuss proper health choices at the Columbia County Recreation Departments annual Community Health and Wellness Fair Saturday. More than a dozen local health care providers and organizations were in attendance at the fair providing free health screenings and free health information. LEANNE TYO/Lake City Reporter Feb 8, 2010 Canada's New Democrat Leader Jack Layton Has Treatable Prostate Cancer Feb 6, 2010 Acupuncture helps for hot flashes Feb 5, 2010 Marconi's old favourite warms the family Feb 5, 2010 GUY LEE MOORE Feb 5, 2010 Darth Vader actor in remission Feb 4, 2010 Prostate cancer diagnosis brings other dangers Feb 4, 2010 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Raises Risk of Suicide Feb 4, 2010 GenSpera awarded patent for prospective prostate cancer drug Feb 3, 2010 U.S. Sued Over Dropping of Benefits for Disabled Feb 3, 2010 Experts Issue Warning on Prostate Hormone Therapy Feb 3, 2010 Guest Commentary: Canada’s ‘free’ health care Feb 3, 2010
Jowel Vieux, a prostate cancer survivor from Roosevelt, N.Y., leaves behind his wife, three children and nine grandchildren. While it is possible that some incidents, particularly among Haitian-American dual nationals living in Haiti, may not have been reported to the U.S. embassy, an initial review of our consular records indicates that we have no reports of other, non-earthquake-related deaths in the category you describe, U.S. State Department spokesman Charles Luoma-Overstreet said in an... (Fox News)
'Heaven is a lot louder now' (22) Feb 28, 2010
Big John retired at age 85, and developed prostate cancer and congestive heart failure. HospiceCare Inc. helped the couple move past his illness and bring joy back into their lives. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Karl has survived prostate cancer, and his son, Coby, is a thyroid cancer survivor, but the coach appeared deflated by his latest challenge. He said he will continue to coach and has the full support of the Nuggets organization. (Boston Globe)
8, 2009) In a finding with potentially major implications for identifying a viral cause of prostate cancer, researchers have reported that a type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals has ... 20, 2009) The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence among German prostate cancer patients, if. (Science Daily)
LONDON - Hopes of discovering treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome dimmed on Friday after a new study cast doubt on previous findings that a virus linked to prostate cancer might also be associated with the condition. A Dutch research team investigated a possible link in a European group of patients with the fatigue disorder, also known as ME, that affects 17 million people worldwide, but found no evidence of the virus, known as XMRV.. (MSNBC -- Health)
Some tests differ for women and men, such as those for ovarian cancer and prostate cancer respectively. Tests to measure health barometers such as blood pressure, blood cholesterol and weight. (MEDLINEplus)
One of the first things Mike Ameroso asked while contemplating robotic surgery for his prostate cancer was how many surgeries his doctors had done with the robot. He liked the idea of the robot's smaller incision and steady miniature "hands" and the promise of less pain and a quick recovery but had his doctors put in time at the controls. (Newsmax)
Monash University biomedical scientists have identified a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in prostate cancer sufferers the most common cancer in Australian men. For more than 60 years the main way to treat men with prostate cancer has involved removing the hormones that fuel growth of the cancer cells ... Associate Dean, Research Centres tutes and co-author Professor Gail Risbridger said the studies provided proof of the controversial concept that estrogens (hormones mainly thought... (EurekAlert!)
MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a mutation in a small number of black American men with a family history of prostate cancer. This germline mutation of the androgen receptor (AR) may prove to be a genetic biomarker for familial prostate cancer in the black American male population, according to the team at Louisiana State University in New Orleans ... Black American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer than any other racial group. (MEDLINEplus)
In the early 1990s, he underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer, and in 2001 he had surgery to treat an aneurysm. He served four terms in the House before he was elected to the Senate in 1968. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Tower has prostate cancer. He wanted to take a drug that showed promise against his cancer, but the Food and Drug Administration would not allow it. (Townhall.com)
24, 2010) Scientists from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have published a paper, online in Nature Cell Biology, describing gene expression in a prostate cancer cell: more sweeping, more targeted and more complex than we could ever have imagined, even five years ago ... The study shows that changes within the prostate cancer cell 'epigenome' (biochemical processes that target DNA and affect gene expression) alter the expression of many genes, silencing their expression within large... (Science Daily)
MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Results are similar for men with prostate cancer whether they have open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, a new study has found ... In the new study, researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City compared ORP and LRP outcomes in nearly 6,000 men, age 66 or older, with localized prostate cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Duke University Medical Center researchers found that the use of statins before prostate cancer surgery was associated with a 69 percent reduced likelihood of inflammation inside prostate tumors. For the study, the researchers examined tissue samples of prostate tumors from 236 men undergoing prostate cancer surgery ... They also determined that inflammation was more likely among older men with more advanced prostate cancer who'd waited a longer time between prostate biopsy and surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
EL PASO, Texas -- Long-time radio personality Charlie Russell passed away this morning from complication with prostate cancer. The El Paso Times reports Russell worked as a disc jockey for K-ELP, and at the time of his death as an account executive for K Hey AM and FM.. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Dendreon has said it expects the to make a regulatory decision on its Provenge prostate cancer drug by May 1. "The positive results from our IMPACT study of Provenge made 2009 a momentous year for Dendreon and its stockholders as we initiated the transition to a commercial enterprise to serve patients with late-stage prostate cancer," said Dendreon CEO Mitchell Gold, in a statement. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Similar results have been achieved on colon and prostate cancer tumors in mice. People should take care not to read too much into laboratory studies, said Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News' senior health and medical editor. (ABC News)
Lopes missed time in 2008 for treatment for prostate cancer, but he said he is healthy. "I'm having more fun now than I have in a long, long time," Lopes said. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
5, 2008) Researchers have developed a prostate cancer vaccine that prevented the development of cancer in 90 percent of young mice genetically predestined to develop the disease. They suggest the same. (Science Daily)
Herbs Offer Alternative Treatment for Prostate Cancer, Men's Health ... Herbs Offer Alternative Treatment for Prostate Cancer, Men's Health ... Recent research suggests that frequent PSA tests do not reduce prostate cancer deaths. (Suite101.com)
He is a survivor of prostate cancer. Dwight Howard had 22 points and 16 rebounds in a bruising battle with Shaquille O'Neal, and the host Orlando Magic beat Cleveland, 101-95, Sunday for the Cavaliers' first three-game losing streak in two years. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
22, 2010) Being diagnosed with prostate cancer may increase a man's risk of suicide or cardiovascular death, especially right after diagnosis, according to a new study published online February 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ... To study the risks men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States face, Fang Fang, M.D., of the Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, and colleagues used data from over... (Science Daily)
His self-funded charitable foundation has given at least $64,000 to prostate cancer programs at the university medical center, its most recent tax records show. The gifts came after the University of Michigan's Dr. James Montie successfully treated Brandon for the disease seven years ago. (USA Today -- Money)
The most common cancer in men is prostate cancer with over 58,000 new cases per annum, followed by colorectal and lung cancer ... Here, too, the most common cancers are prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. (BioMed Central)
The Nuggets will rally with conviction around Karl, who was known as a scrapper in his playing days and who had surgery for prostate cancer five years ago, but there is grave concern around the league. "Someone asked me if I've come to terms with this one," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Many studies have concluded that D is good for people, especially those who have high insulin, prediabetes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pancreatitis, breast or prostate cancer and heart disease. If for some reason your physician snubs his/her nose at this dietary supplement, then get tested. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
16, 2009) Patients with advanced prostate cancer are often treated with hormones, but when the tumors start growing again they have more and different blood vessels, reveals research from Sweden ... A new blood test is more reliable at finding prostate cancer in its early stages by detecting a protein marker in blood plasma. (Science Daily)
Further, because Archbishop Tutu's medical records are already public he is known to have had polio, prostate cancer and tuberculosis, all of which are influenced by genes his genome will help scientists learn more about those diseases, Hayes says. In a telephone press conference held from Namibia, Hayes said the participants' advanced age (all were over 80) makes scientists confident that they are unlikely to carry rare genetic variations that lead to fatal disease, so they can focus on more... (Time.com)
19, 2010) Measuring levels of the active form of the protein EGFR in the tumor and its vicinity can provide a more reliable prognosis for individuals with prostate cancer ... One of the major problems with prostate cancer is that, with today's prognosis markers, some 70-80 percent of patients wind up in a group where very little can be said about their prognosis ... In a study recently published in the scientific journal Clinical Cancer Research, Hammarsten studied tissue biopsies from prostate... (Science Daily)
He has endured this before, overcoming prostate cancer in 2005 soon after taking over in Denver. "There was a discussion to maybe go to another city or to the elite hospitals of the world. Maybe spend two months in Seattle ... and get the top treatment and be bored and depressed and stiff and anxious," Karl said. (USA Today -- Sports)
Things like prostate cancer, diabetes and early stages of gum disease caused by chewing tobacco are among the things the Mariners' medical staff have found over the past few years. A physical taken by former hitting coach Lee Elia in the mid-1990s indicated that he had prostate cancer. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Always a fighter, Karl, who already beat prostate cancer nearly five years ago and watched his son, Coby, beat thyroid cancer, talked about it as "a curable and treatable disease." "My hope is that it is a curable and treatable disease," Karl said. "My family has battled cancer, but it is something that has to be treated immediately. I think I'm very blessed to have great family and an organization that has supported me throughout this. "I will need them in different ways, but I don't think I'm... (ABC 7 News, DC)
17, 2010) Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ... Certain prostate cancer cells can be held in check by the DAB2IP gene ... The gene's product, the DABIP protein, acts as scaffolding that prevents many other proteins involved in the progression of prostate cancer cells from over-activation. (Science Daily)
In humans, two retroviruses, called HTLV and XMRV, have been associated with a type of leukemia and with prostate cancer. Researchers in the R;trovirus Endog;nes et El;ments R;tro des des Eucaryotes Sup;rieurs Laboratory (1), headed by Thierry Heidmann, CNRS Senior Researcher at Institut Gustave Roussy, have been working on the ability of retroviruses to propagate and persist in their hosts by escaping the immune system. (Science Daily)
MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Harvard researchers report what they say is a major advance toward the long-sought goal of a genetic test that can distinguish between aggressive prostate cancers that require urgent treatment and slow-growing tumors that can safely be left alone. Today, many men diagnosed with prostate cancer are treated with radiation or chemotherapy even though most of those cancers will grow so slowly that they are not dangerous ... Studies of human prostate cancers have... (MEDLINEplus)
Probes can be useful in staging cancer, particularly in prostate cancer, and can be used in a variety of tumor types. In addition, such biological probes can be used in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, where surgeons cannot feel the tumor, and rely much more on sight. (EurekAlert!)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No. 2 cancer killer, colorectal cancer, miss them, despite years of as widespread as tests for breast and prostate cancer. But what if you opened your mailbox one day to find an at-home test kit, no doctor's appointment needed. (W-USA News, DC)
16, 2007) Researchers have identified a new imaging technique that can measure the effectiveness of treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The technique involves measuring diffusion of. (Science Daily)
(July 2, 2008) For men, one of the leading causes of death from cancer is prostate cancer that has spread to a second site (something known as metastatic prostate cancer) ... 29, 2007) Researchers have identified a gene, known as OGR1, that suppresses prostate cancer metastasis in mice. (Science Daily)
2, 2009) Scientists have identified a cleaved form of galectin-3 as a marker for prostate cancer. (Jan. (Science Daily)
WASHINGTON - Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation s second-highest cause of cancer deaths - colorectal cancer - miss them, despite years of public efforts to make colon screening as widespread as tests for breast and prostate cancer. The dreaded colonoscopy may get the most attention but a cheap, at-home stool test works, too - and when California health care provider Kaiser Permanente started mailing those test kits to patients due for a colon check, its... (Boston Globe)
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay An ingredient of beer may someday help ward off prostate cancer, new animal experiments suggest. The compound in question, xanthohumol, is found in hops the bitter flavoring agent in beer and is known to block the male hormone testosterone, which plays a role in the development of prostate cancer ... "We hope that one day we can demonstrate that xanthohumol prevents prostate cancer development, first in animal models and then in humans, but we are just at the... (USA Today -- News)
His petition was accompanied by a doctor's declaration that his treatment for prostate cancer required him to eliminate unnecessary stress. Victoria Hopper must not contact the star directly and is also banned from entering her husband's main residence. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hopper, 73, currently undergoing chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer, filed declarations along with his children, doctors and assistant in Los Angeles Superior Court today to support his divorce petition from Duffy-Hopper, 42, his wife of 14 years. Court papers portray Duffy-Hopper as a villian, Reuters reports. (ABC News)
The high levels of lycopene found in tomatoes are a powerful antioxidant which helps protect the body against cancer, particularly prostate cancer. In fact, studies have shown that cooked tomatoes are even more powerful in reducing the risk of cancer than the rare produce. (Suite101.com)
Li cited a Harvard Medical School study showing that men who ate cooked tomatoes several times weekly were 30 to 50 percent less likely to have prostate cancer. There is a medical revolution happening all around us, Li said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"Men who consume two to three servings of cooked tomatoes per week have a 40 to 50 percent reduction in risk for prostate cancer," he said. Red grapes, strawberries, soybeans, dark chocolate, oranges, and green tea are among the foods with the ability to prevent blood vessel growth. (CNN)
Louis Gossett Jr. announces he has prostate cancer - CNN.com ... Louis Gossett Jr. announces he has prostate cancer ... Actor Louis Gossett Jr. announces he has an early stage of prostate cancer. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Although Pittsburgh won't be playing this Super Bowl Sunday -- that distinction goes to the and the -- the not-so-mean Greene will appear in a public service announcement for the American Urological Association, raising awareness for prostate cancer. (Created by. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
11, 2010) Treatment of prostate cancer using a very low dose of nitroglycerin may slow and even halt the progression of the disease without the severe side effects of current treatments, Queen's University researchers have discovered ... The findings are the result of the first-ever clinical trial using nitroglycerin to treat prostate cancer ... Prostate cancer is diagnosed in approximately 235,000 men per year in the United States and 20,700 in Canada. (Science Daily)
Fairfax quoted one churchgoer, Pina Basil, as saying: "We all believed he had prostate cancer. "We just thought he was having a tough time and that he wasn't going to make it. Everyone loved him. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
2 million Center of Economic Excellence in Prostate Cancer, the press release said. Glover has been with the Arnold School of Public Health for 19 years and remains committed to reducing health disparities in rural, minority communities. (Gamecock Online, SC)
Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the U.S. than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new brief communication published online February 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. To compare the PSA screening performance in a clinical trial with that in a population setting, Elisabeth M. Wever, MSc, Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands, and colleagues applied... (EurekAlert!)
Jack was also a hero in advancing scientific research to fight breast cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. He measured the strength of our country by our military might and also by the well-being of the American people. San Francisco lost a good friend in Jack Murtha. (Salon)
The fair was held at Richardson Community Center, and offered health screenings for blood pressure, breast cancer, diabetes, cholesterol, prostate cancer, composition analysis and glucose. Information on disease management strategies for back pain, asthma, diabetes, cancer, obesity and hypertension also was available. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- , leader of Canadas opposition New Democratic Party, said hes been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will remain in the job as he seeks treatment. My treatment plan is now under way, Layton, 59, told reporters in Toronto today. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Other studies are now under way to see if acupuncture could also help men who have hot flashes and pain associated with prostate cancer therapies. Laurie Steelsmith is a naturopathic physician and licensed acupuncturist in Honolulu, as well as author of the new book "Natural Choices for Women's Health," published by Random House. (Honolulu Advertiser)
I have prostate cancer, bone cancer, had a heart operation, I was very sick but I back training, I feel a hell of a lot better. To bugger with everyone, I say, 'I'm going to go on with it, I'm more important than anyone else', so I feel very good. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mr. Moore died Feb. 2 at his Wasilla residence from prostate cancer. He was born July 13, 1935 in Englewood, Colo. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Actor Dave Prowse, who starred as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, is in remission from prostate cancer, he has confirmed ... Prowse, who was also known as the Green Cross Code Man in the 1970s, only discovered he had cancer through his charity work when a Prostate Cancer Charity representative asked him if he had been tested ... When visiting his GP for another matter, he asked for a blood test and the results confirmed he had prostate cancer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Heart deaths, suicides linked to prostate cancer diagnosis - CNN.com ... Heart deaths, suicides linked to prostate cancer diagnosis ... -- The first few months after a prostate cancer diagnosis may be an especially perilous time for men, but not because of the cancer, new research suggests. (CNN -- Health)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being diagnosed with prostate cancer roughly doubles the risk of suicide or death from a heart attack, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, adding to the harm linked with diagnosis of this often slow-growing cancer. A team at Harvard and Brigham 's Hospital in Boston used data from more than 340,000 prostate cancer patients diagnosed between 1979 and 2004, comparing rates of suicide and deaths from heart disease to those in the general population ... In that period, the team saw... (MEDLINEplus)
In preclinical testing, G-115 was shown to inhibit the growth of tumors in animal models of prostate cancer. Obtaining the patent rights to this drug is key as GenSpera seeks formal Food and Drug Administration approval. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
The suit's plaintiffs include Eshetu Meri, 51, of Fairfax, a blind man who escaped from Ethiopia, where he was targeted for advocating democracy; Tasim Mandija, 80, of Philadelphia, a native of Albania who suffers from prostate cancer and neuropathy; and Rouzbeh Aliaghaei, 17, an Iranian who suffers from a rare genetic disorder that resulted in autism, seizures, mental retardation and an enlarged head. He came to the United States in 1998 when his parents escaped political persecution. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Men with prostate cancer and the physicians who treat them are being warned that the androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) commonly used against the malignancy might increase the risk of heart attack and cardiac death ... "But we think that physicians treating patients with localized and metastatic prostate cancers as well as patients ought to realize that there are significant risks associated with the use of hormone therapy," said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical... (MEDLINEplus)
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the urologist who was treating him (again 60 miles away) said he d have to go on a waiting list because this type of surgery was considered elective surgery. Fortunately, the wait was only three months and the outcome was successful. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
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