Category Archives: Prostate Cancer

Study: Dogs Can Detect Prostate Cancer (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – A study presented earlier this month at a meeting of the American Urological Association by a team of French researchers found that a particular dog breed, Belgian Malinois shepherd dogs, can be trained to detect prostate cancer. Continue reading

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Untreated prostate cancer no death sentence

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even without treatment, only a small minority of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer die from the disease, Swedish researchers reported Friday. Continue reading

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Untreated prostate cancer no death sentence (Reuters)

Reuters – Even without treatment, only a small minority of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer die from the disease, Swedish researchers reported Friday. Continue reading

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Jevtana Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) — The chemotherapy drug Jevtana (cabazitaxel) has been approved by the U.S. Continue reading

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Cancer wins may be bigger than they seem (AP)

AP – Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at a conference that ended this week. Yet when Will Thomas heard about an advance against prostate cancer, he wanted to know just one thing: “Is it a cure?” Continue reading

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Studies Suggest New Treatment Paradigms for Ovarian, Prostate Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay – SUNDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — New research points toward novel ways to treat ovarian and prostate cancer, while producing a disappointment for those with a certain form of colon cancer. Continue reading

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Prostate cancer treatment cuts deaths by 43 percent: study (AFP)

AFP – A combination of radiation therapy and hormone treatment can cut by 43 percent the risk of death in men suffering from locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer, a study unveiled here Sunday showed. Continue reading

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New test can predict return of prostate cancer

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A highly sensitive blood test may be able to predict whether prostate cancer is cured or is likely to come back, giving doctors an early sign of whether treatments are working, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. Continue reading

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New test can predict return of prostate cancer (Reuters)

Reuters – A highly sensitive blood test may be able to predict whether prostate cancer is cured or is likely to come back, giving doctors an early sign of whether treatments are working, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. Continue reading

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New test can predict return of prostate cancer (Reuters)

Reuters – A highly sensitive blood test may be able to predict whether prostate cancer is cured or is likely to come back, giving doctors an early sign of whether treatments are working, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. Continue reading

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