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The Tuesday news update: March 3, 2009

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Sitemaster

Today’s news covers:

The ongoing trial of toremifene 20 mg in prevention of prostate cancer
Interleukin-6 in the development of prostate cancer
Preservation of the fascia and recovery of erectile function post-surgery
The use of urethral wall stents and delayed artificial urinary sphincters to treat men with severe, recurrent bladder neck contracture and incontinence after radical prostatectomy … READ MORE …

Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Prevention, Treatment | Tagged: contracture, erectile function, fascia, incontinence, interleukin-6, PIN, preservation, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, sphincter, stent, toremifene | 1 Comment »

Prostate cancer news update: Tuesday, 9 September

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Sitemaster

This morning’s news update deals with two newly published studies:

The relative effectiveness of two different types of artificial sphincter for the chronically incontinent post-treatment
The impact of ADT on metabolic and cardiovascular processes and the risk for significant adverse reactions as a consequence of hypogonadism … READ MORE …

Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: ADT, adverse, androgen, artificial, cancer, cardiovascular, deprivation, effects, hypogonadism, incontinence, metabolic, news, prostate, sphincter, update | 2 Comments »