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A new retrospective analysis of data from > 2,300 patients suggests that African-American men are a greater risk for biochemical disease recurrence after brachytherapy alone than Hispanics or Caucasian men, but
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In today’s news reports we address data from studies dealing with: Cancer risk in young Korean males with an elevated PSA level Mushroom-based supplements in the treatment of prostate cancer Outcomes after brachytherapy in intermediate-risk Canadian patients Traumatic stress among African American prostate cancer patients
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In this weekend’s prostate cancer news reports, we have addressed recent publications on: A SNP that may be specifically linked to risk for prostate cancer in African Americans The need for extended biopsies in men with larger prostates who are considering focal treatment for prostate cancer A possible association between diabetes, race, obesity, and risk [...]
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A new report is suggesting that the use of PSA and DRE testing in African Americans declined between 2002 and 2006.
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Today’s news reports include discussion of items on: Prostate cancer risk awareness Improving cryotherapy technique with 3D ultrasound Interposition (“sural”) nerve grafting Post-brachytherapy “PSA bounce” The potential of targeted, peptide-linked, α-emitting radioisotopes
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This morning’s news reports cover: Decision making and prostate cancer testing among African Americans Inflammation and prostate cancer etiology Minimally invasive penile prosthesis surgery High-intensity focused ultrasound in first-line treatment Intermittent hormone therapy
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The reports addressed today offer information from three very technical studies dealing with: Genomic profiling of localized prostate cancers among African American men “DNA licensing” and prostate cancer progression Interleukin-6 over-expression and bicalutamide resistance
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The American Cancer Society has just released its biannual publication Cancer Facts and Figures in African Americans, 2009-2010. However, publication of the complete Cancer Facts and Figures 2009, which is normally published by early February each year, “has been delayed due to the late release of the US final mortality for 2006 by the National [...]
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Today’s news items address such matters as: The potential importance of the “new” (International Society of Urological Pathology) rules for reporting Gleason scores Post-operative surgical outcomes among African Americans Post-brachytherapy outcomes and exposure to Agent Orange “Masculinity” and prostate cancer treatment among low income African Americans and Latinos The adverse effects of ADT among elderly [...]
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