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Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:47:52 +0100


'Biopsy In A Blood Test' - Effective New Diagnostic For Cancer
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - breakaway cells from patients' solid tumors - from cancer patients...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

High-Risk Prostate Cancer Can Be Predicted By Investigational Urine Test In Men Who Chose 'Watchful Waiting'
Initial results of a multicenter study coordinated by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that two investigational urine-based biomarkers are associated with prostate cancers that are likely to be aggressive and potentially life-threatening among men who take a "watchful waiting," or active-surveillance approach to manage their disease...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

The Benefits Of Novel PSA Velocity Risk Count Testing For Prostate Cancer
A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity (PSAV) risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians to screen men for clinically significant prostate cancer...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Battling Lung Cancer With Combination Drug Therapy
Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE...
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Men With Reduced Fertility At Reduced Risk For Prostate Cancer
Involuntary childlessness owing to reduced fertility is a concern for many men. However, these men do have one advantage - they run a significantly lower risk of suffering from prostate cancer. Researchers are interested in whether this phenomenon could be used in the fight against cancer. There is a clear link between male subfertility and a lower risk of prostate cancer...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

In Patients With Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer, New Drug Extends Survival
A new drug, MDV3100, is improving the survival rate in men with advanced prostate cancer, results of a large, phase III clinical trial show. The drug is designed to block a type of cellular receptor that drives progression of prostate cancer...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Research Highlights New Treatments, Compares Existing Therapies For Prostate Cancer
Research on promising new therapies and data on the relative benefits of established treatments for prostate cancer have been released, in advance of the fourth annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, being held February 2-4, 2012, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, Calif...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

New Vaccine Approach Discovered For The Treatment Of Cancer
Scientists in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have developed a new vaccine to treat cancer at the pre-clinical level. The research team led by Professor Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin discovered a new approach for treating the disease based on manipulating the immune response to malignant tumours...
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST

Shedding Light On Gene Destruction Linked To Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at Queen's University have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer...
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Brachytherapy Alone Or In Combination With External Beam Radiation Therapy May Be An Effective Option For High-Risk Prostate Cancers
Brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancers patients has historically been considered a less effective modality, but a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson suggests otherwise...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST


 

 



 

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