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Cancer Doctors Okays Controversial Prostate Therapy
A controversial treatment for prostate cancer in which radioactive seeds are implanted in the prostate to destroy the tumor received support Friday from doctors writing therapy guidelines for the prestig...New Way to "See" Genes, Evaluate Effectiveness of Gene Therapies Discovered
...LA researchers plan to test the tracking system in prostate cancer patients within a year, and are working with researchers at other institutions to help them evaluate other gene therapy studies for cancer patients. The tracking system consists of "reporter" genes that can be attached to any gene therapy an...Vitamin B12 can help in detecting cancers
...g those with thyroid, brain, lung, colon, bone and prostate cancers, and also lymphoma....More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies
...medicine was developed over a decade ago to detect prostate cancer and is called "Prostate Specific Antigen" b...test measures protein in the blood produced by the prostate gland and the normal level is between zero to four. Usually levels that are greater then 10 indicate...Cancer drugs in development nearly doubled since 1995
...55 for colon cancer, 52 for skin cancer and 52 for prostate cancer. Othercancers being targeted include solid tumors, sarcomas, pancreatic cancer,ovarian cancer, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, liver cancer, leukemia,kidney cancer, brain cancer, stomach cancer and bladder cancer.Of the drugs in development, 17 ar...Radioactive Seeds used in Prostate Cancer treatment can migrate with the body
... Brunswick, has said that radiactive seeds used in prostate cancer treatment can migrate to other parts of the...tiny metal pellets are implanted in and around the prostate gland. The radiation emitted by these pellets destory cancer cells. But at times these pellets can...Better prostate cancer detection
...ly a more extensive biopsy detecting technique for prostate cancers has been found out by researchers. This ...aditional examination. In the traditional exam for prostate cancer, the doctor takes six tissue samples from the prostate gland. At Ohio State University, re...Protective effects of tomatoes in prostate cancer
...with a reduced risk of various cancers, especially prostate cancer, but the reason for such an action is yet t...ral plant nutrients may be effective in preventing prostate cancer and treating the disease in its earliest stages.// Dr. Frederick Khachik, co-author on the ...Early detection of prostate cancer
...PSA (the chemical currently used as a ‘marker’ for prostate cancer progression), and two other blood proteins. It was found that men with prostate cancer who could not be detected by the PSA test could potentially be picked up by measuring levels ...Tea drinkers have lower rates of heart disease
... research into the effect of green tea in men with prostate cancer. They hope it will be just one of the many studies that will be done on the benefits of tea.// Generally tea drinkers are less likely to have heart disease or cancer, although the reason is still unknown. One likely reason is the high level...Novartis files application with FDA for Zometa
...d with a broad range of tumor types. These include prostate and lung cancer, for which no bisphosphonate therapy is currently approved. The spread of cancerous cells from the original tumor to the bone, can lead to serious complications called skeletal related events like fractures, compression of the spinal......and with men considering the treatment options for prostate problems. In both instances, the videodisc was liked by both patients and doctors and played an important part in helping the patient to come to a decision they were happy with. The new technology opens the door to better-informed patients, and mor...Fingerprinting prostate cancer
Two new genes which are active in prostate cancer have been identified by US researchers. At ...w produced the first ever molecular fingerprint of prostate cancer. They examined more than 700 prostate tissue samples from more than 50 men - covering normal ......o groups are patients with high blood pressure and prostate cancer, respectively, and these will be followed by experiences of cancer of the breast, bowel and cervix. The site will also have lots of other useful and up-to-date information, as well as links to other relevant sites, including patient support ......ss invasive than other tests."The current test for prostate cancer is not very reliable and gives many false positives, while many women find a mammogram awkward," Professor Parish explained. The value of mammography for breast cancer screening is also under debate, as reported in The Lancet this week.The cli...DNA biochip for genetic screening
... genes linked to breast cancer, cystic fibrosis or prostate cancer, for example,” says Xiaolian Gao, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Houston. “This highly parallel technology allows us to do thousands or tens of thousands of experiments all at once.” She says the quality, suitability and co...No link between blood groups and prostate cancer
Men with blood group A are not likely to get prostate cancer than men with other blood groups, despite p... group A are supposed to be more likely to develop prostate cancer and to get more aggressive forms of the disease. Hence it may be of big concern for men who h...Cure for osteoporosis in prostate cancer patients
Osteoporosis can be prevented in prostate cancer patients who are undergoing androgen depriv...rs evaluated 54 patients with clinically localised prostate cancer and 24 with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Those with prostate cancer were either treated with...New Prostate Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
... on a vaccine made from the immune system cells of prostate cancer patients show it to be a promising. Dr. Joh...rham, tested the vaccine on 13 men with metastatic prostate cancer.// The vaccine uses the men's own dendritic cells, extracted white blood cells (WBC) that a...... also is being studied as a possible treatment for prostate cancer, small-cell lung cancer and a rare type of brain cancer....Other Tagssigned 2signed 3signed 4signed 5signed 6signed 7signed 8signed 9signed 10overeating 2trip 2trip 3trip 4trip 5underground 2engage 2engage 3engage 4figure 2figure 3figure 4figure 5figure 6figure 7figure 8last 2last 3last 4last 5last 6last 7last 8last 9last 10Other Contentspotassiumpotassiumpotassiumpotassiumpotassiumpotassiumpotassiumpreeclampsiapreeclampsiapremenstrualpremenstrualpotatopotatopotatopotatopotatopresbyopiaprecociouseclampsiaeclampsia
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