AUA report and update no. 10: Thursday, April 30, 2009

In a plenary session on Tuesday, Dr. William Aronson summarized current understanding about the impact of diet and lifestyle on prostate cancer development and progression.

The news report: Thursday, April 9, 2009

Today’s news reports address: The association between metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer The association between health habits (smoking, drinking, and exercise) and prostate cancer risk The use of MRI to project risk of disease recurrence post-surgery Another possible long-term drug development lead

Exercise and radiotherapy: a controlled, randomized trial

It has long been known that external beam radiotherapy for treatment of prostate cancer may cause unfavorable changes in fatigue, quality of life (QOL), and physical fitness. This commentary discusses the results from the Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy and Exercise Versus Normal Treatment study, conducted in Canada.

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