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Five Year Outcomes Published on CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Prostate Cancer

by Editor on January 11 Leave the first comment

The multi-center study, published in the January 10, 2011 issue of Radiation Oncology, found that 93 percent of patients had no recurrence of their cancer at a median follow-up of five years, a rate that compares favorably to results obtained with other treatment modalities, including surgery and conventional radiation therapy. Read more


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Finasteride, DHT and Prostate Cancer

by Editor on January 9 Leave the first comment

Finasteride (Proscar) is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) as well as male pattern baldness. When scientists noticed that finasteride inhibited the conversion of testosterone to DHT (a hormone that fuels prostate tumor growth), they initiated a study called the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) in the early 1990s. (Thompson 2003)… Continue Reading »


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The Prostate Test: A Laughing Matter Until It’s No Laughing Matter

by Editor on December 25 Leave the first comment

You’ve probably heard jokes or perhaps even told a few about getting a prostate test or going for a prostate cancer screening. But considering that one in six men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, getting a prostate test is no laughing matter. Let’s face it: people poke fun at the… Continue Reading »


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UCR Scientists Identify Pomegranate Juice Components That Could Stop Prostate Cancer From Spreading

by Editor on December 12 Leave the first comment

RIVERSIDE, Calif.  Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified components in pomegranate juice that both inhibit the movement of cancer cells and weaken their attraction to a chemical signal that promotes the metastasis of prostate cancer to the bone. The research could lead to new therapies for preventing cancer metastasis. Read more


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Prostate Cancer Hormone Treatments May Raise Risk of Colorectal Cancer

by Editor on November 30 Leave the first comment

A large, retrospective population study suggests that prostate cancer treatments that lower male sex hormones may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Men treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists or surgical removal of their testicles (orchiectomy) to lower their testosterone and PSA levels experienced an increased risk of colorectal cancer of about 20 to 40… Continue Reading »


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Dr. Jay Lee M.D-Penile rehabilitation should not be the norm for patients post radical prostatectomy

by Editor on November 30 Leave the first comment

Dr. Lee looks at recent studies surrounding penile rehabilitation as part of post radical prostatectomy surgery and concludes that daily PDE5 inhibitors should not be the norm for all patients with ED post-RP. Read more here


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Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Robotic-Assisted Surgery Can Expect Low Recurrence of Cancer

by Editor on November 27 Leave the first comment

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010)  A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years. The findings were reported in this month’s issue of the European Urology journal by a team of Henry Ford Hospital… Continue Reading »


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Cancer Research: How to Prevent and Treat Cancer From TEDMED 2010

by Editor on November 9 Leave the first comment

Instead of asking what disease you have and what drug should be used to treat it, we must ask WHY the disease has occurred–what are the underlying causes that lead to illness and how do we look under the hood to find out what’s going on. Modern medicine is like trying to diagnose what’s wrong… Continue Reading »


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Molecular Imaging for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

by Editor on October 21 Leave the first comment

Howard Silby, a prostate cancer survivor, talks about his experience with NCI’s Molecular Imaging Program at NIH. One of his doctors and director of the Molecular Imaging Clinic, Dr. Peter Choyke explains the science behind one molecular imaging study under way at the NIH Clinical Center and what the results will mean for the future… Continue Reading »


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Hedgehogs Help with ED

by Editor on October 18 Leave the first comment

Sonic Hedgehog Protein May Repair Erectile Dysfunction after Prostate Surgery Up to 80 percent of men experience erectile dysfunction after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland. Now scientists believe a protein can quickly regenerate the nerve that is damaged during such surgery and restore erectile function. The protein, named sonic hedgehog after a… Continue Reading »


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