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A new study has found evidence linking cigarette smoking with increased risk of both developing and dying of prostate cancer.
The study pooled the data from 24 previous studies and then analyzed the results to detect the association. Once pooled, the study had information on over 21,000 men. This ...
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A researcher at the University of Missouri has recently been awarded a 5-year, $400,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his work to develop a tiny sensor that could potentially instantly detect the presence of cancer cells.
Jae Kwon, who is an engineer by training, has ...
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A new study that looked at the outcomes for over 5200 men treated for prostate cancer with either open or laparoscopic prostatectomy has found that the two techniques are very comparable in terms of complications.
Researchers reviewed the cases of men who had clinically localized prostate cancer and were under ...
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George Karl, the 58-year old head coach of the NBA's Denver Nuggets professional basketball team, has announced that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
He was previously treated for prostate cancer in 2005 and had been in good health until this most recent diagnosis.
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Abiraterone, an experimental drug that is entering the later stages of clinical testing, has shown good results in men with advanced prostate cancer who have already been treated with both hormones and chemotherapy (specifically the chemotherapy agent docetaxel).
Abiraterone had previously shown promising results when given to men ...
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Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. recently announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
According to a released statement, his cancer was detected at an early stage and he has already begun treatment.
Gossett, 73, is best known for his role in the 1983 movie, "An Officer ...
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A new device called the Dose Verification System Smart Marker can measure the amount of radiation that patients receive from radiation therapy for conditions such as prostate cancer.
The device is basically a small glass capsule that is implanted in the body before beginning radiation therapy. During radiation ...
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David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, recently announced that he has completed radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
The English actor was treated at a London hospital after undergoing a screening PSA test at the suggestion of a friend. ...
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A new study, just published in the journal Cancer, has found that men treated for prostate cancer in private hospitals were more than two and a half times more likely to be treated with radiation therapy than with surgery for their prostate cancer.
On the other hand, men treated ...
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Bob Bruininks, President of the University of Minnesota, has announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Mr. Bruininks stated that his cancer was detected at a very early stage and that he had elected to go ahead with surgery to remove the prostate.
He has no ...
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Hall-of-Fame baseball player Brooks Robinson was released from the hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery.
The former Baltimore Orioles great underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer in 2009. According to Mr Robinson, his recent surgery was not related to his prostate cancer diagnosis and he expected to make a ...
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Four Facts About Prostate Cancer in Black Men
1. Black men have significantly higher rates of prostate cancer.
2. Black men have lower rates of screening for prostate cancer.
3. Black men have, on average, more advanced and harder to cure prostate cancer at the time of diagnosis.
4. Black ...
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Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina have found a genetic mutation that resulted in a 26% higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
This new study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that men with ...
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Sexual dysfunction was shown to level off roughly two years after radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a new study has shown.
In men treated with external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer who went on to develop sexual dysfunction, the degree of their sexual problems progressively worsened ...
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Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, a powerful member of the United States Congress, announced that he will not seek re-election to a sixth term in the Senate.
Among several reasons cited for his decision, Dodd listed his recent diagnosis of and treatment for prostate cancer ...
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Sexual dysfunction was shown to level off roughly two years after radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a new study has shown.
In men treated with external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer who went on to develop sexual dysfunction, the degree of their sexual problems progressively worsened ...
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If you're not familiar with the story of Rudy Giuliani's battle with prostate cancer, check out this new article about the former New York Mayor.
Giuliani has always been refreshingly candid about his prostate cancer - including misconceptions that he had about cancer and factors ...
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A new treatment for prostate cancer has been reported by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.
This new treatment uses a specially designed antibody called F77. Like all antibodies, F77 seeks out and destroys only specific tissues in the body while leaving all other tissues intact.
F77 has been designed ...
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A new study from researchers at Harvard University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has shown that the rates of both suicide and heart attack increase significantly in men during the first week after they are diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Doctors have long known that ...
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A new report suggests that the death rate from cancer has fallen yet again in the United States.
The three biggest cancer killers of men showed declines as lung, prostate, and colon cancer all claimed fewer lives.
Experts are attributing the overall decline to several factors including better ...
