Prostate cancer news reports: Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Sitemaster

There have been a number of interesting reports over the past couple of days that are summarized briefly below. They encompass such topics as: The validity of the Epstein criteria in predicting clinically indolent prostate cancer MRI and MRSI in patient work-up prior to treatment for stage T1c disease Contrast-enhanced, color Döppler ultrasound and prostate [...]

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A whole new way for testosterone to reach the prostate?

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Sitemaster

It has long been clear that testosterone has an essential function in regulating the behavior of prostate tissues and has significant impact on the development and progression of prostate cancer. However, the way in which testosterone exerts these effects (the pathophysiological mechanism of prostate cancer) is still not well established or well understood.

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Prostate cancer news reports: Friday, September 18, 2009

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Sitemaster

In today’s news reports we have focused primarily on data showing that specific things do not seem to work well in prostate cancer risk assessment and diagnosis: Neither PSA velocity nor the PSA/serum testosterone ratio are normally predictive for risk of prostate cancer in undiagnosed patients. Post-surgical tumor volume is not predictive for risk of [...]

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The Thursday news reports: March 19, 2009

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Sitemaster

There are six new reports in today’s news, of which the most immediately important would seem to be: How men manage their “fear” while on active surveillance “Cancer anxiety” and early use of hormonal therapy Approval for a Phase III clinical trial of MDV3100

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Manny “feels like a man again”

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sitemaster

Today’s Boston Globe carries a story about Manny Hamelburg, a long-time prostate cancer patient and activist who finally got fed up with “zero libido for seven years.” So Manny started taking testosterone.

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Your weekend prostate cancer news: November 22, 2008

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Sitemaster

Today’s reports cover such topics as: Innaccuracies in use of the Partin tables in two cohorts of European patients Additional evidence that “earlier is better” when radiotherapy is required following surgery Lack of information about the effects of ADT on bone density (at least in Canada) Individual variation in serum testosterone levels among patinets receiving [...]

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Friday’s news update: November 21, 2008

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Sitemaster

Today’s reports cover such topics as: Diets high in fish and seafood and prostate cancer risk Testosterone therapy and prostate cancer risk A new, first-in-class drug enters prostate cancer trials The science behind products like Provenge

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Wednesday’s news: October 15, 2008

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Sitemaster

There is a significant number of new reports today, addressing such issues as: data from a large series of robotic prostatectomy patients; the importance of positive surgical margins and their management; the significance of number of positive lymph nodes in N+M0 patients; evolving models of the role of testosterone in prostate cancer progression; and data [...]

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The prostate cancer news update: Friday, October 10

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Sitemaster

Today’s news includes information about: A review of the risk associated with testosterone therapy in men with low testosterone levels Issues related to stress and coping among couples dealing with prostate cancer The pivotal trial leading to approval of circulating T-cell counts as a means to evaluate treatment of men with very late-stage prostate cancer

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Prostate cancer news update: Monday, September 1

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sitemaster

In today’s reports: Zoledronic acid (Zometa) has confirmed it’s impact on skeletal strength in the “real world” Time to recovered of “normal” testosterone levels after ADT has been measured in a prospective clinical trial Acupuncture appear to work to relieve “hot flashes” in men on LHRH agonists

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The weekend prostate cancer news update: Saturday, August 9

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Sitemaster

Today’s prostate cancer news contains important information for Vietnam veterans from a study carried out on the incidence of prostate cancer among veterans cared for through the Northern California VA Health System. It is also of considerable significance regarding prostate cancer risk among the Vietnamese people.

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Weekend prostate cancer news update: Saturday, July 26

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sitemaster

Articles summarized in this weekend news update include information about: The value of endorectal MRI imaging in staging patients with respect to whether they have cancer confined to the prostate or extracapsular disease Patterns of disease recurrence after salvage radical prostatectomy for patients with radiation-recurrent disease The potential of PSA kinetics to improve prediction of likelihood for [...]

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