• Learning from the Regrets of the Dying

    Updated: 2010-10-29 16:46:28
    Bronnie writes a blog, Inspiration and Chai, Warmth for the soul and body.  A recent post on her blog deals with what she has learned about some of the regrets of the dying.  I have received permission from her to re-post this on the advanced prostate cancer blog. We all know that having advanced prostate cancer [...]

  • Cancer Society official: "flawed" study does NOT prove that PSA tests reduce cancer recurrence

    Updated: 2010-10-28 21:37:03
    : Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Cancer Society official : flawed study does NOT prove that PSA tests reduce cancer recurrence By Gary Schwitzer on October 28, 2010 4:37 PM No Comments No TrackBacks Dr . Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society asks , Does PSA Testing Really Reduce The Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence on his blog . Excerpts : I don't normally like to criticize the work of others in this blog , other than pointing out from time to time where I may disagree with a particular viewpoint or conclusion . But an abstract that is going to be presented this coming Monday at a meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology has received some degree of coverage in the press , and

  • Speaking at Missouri Health Policy Summit

    Updated: 2010-10-28 19:25:58
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Speaking at Missouri Health Policy Summit By Gary Schwitzer on October 28, 2010 2:25 PM No Comments No TrackBacks I won't be blogging much today or tomorrow as I'll make my first visit to the University of Missouri to speak with journalism and public health students , to participate in a Twitter Town Hall session on health literacy messages Tweeps can follow the hashtag healthlit if they wish and to give a luncheon keynote at the Eighth Annual University of Missouri Health Policy Summit . Humbled and honored to be speaking in between presentations by Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt and by former CDC head Dr . Louis Sullivan , I'll talk about Too Good To Be True : The

  • Radiation Plus Hormone Therapy Increases Survival

    Updated: 2010-10-28 15:58:50
    Prostate cancer patients who are treated with a combination of hormone therapy and radiation have a substantially improved chance of survival compared to patients who do not receive radiation, according to interim results of the largest randomized study of its kind presented at the plenary session, November 1, 2010, at the 52nd Annual [...]

  • GnRH Agonist Warning Restates the Facts

    Updated: 2010-10-28 14:00:00
    WASHINGTON -- The FDA's push for stronger warnings on gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists follows an accumulation of evidence linking the drugs to increased cardiovascular risk, not any single event, according to specialists in urologic oncology.

  • Many male cancer patients are missing out on sperm banking

    Updated: 2010-10-28 00:01:00
    Many men - whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment - are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research published today in the Annals of Oncology.

  • Drug company settles case complaining of prostate cancer fear-mongering

    Updated: 2010-10-27 20:05:14
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Drug company settles case complaining of prostate cancer fear-mongering By Gary Schwitzer on October 27, 2010 3:05 PM No Comments No TrackBacks Duff Wilson of the New York Times reports The German drug giant Bayer on Tuesday settled complaints by three states that it had deceptively used the fear of prostate cancer to sell One A Day vitamins without proof the pills could prevent prostate . cancer The settlement , announced by the states and the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest , which had also sued , requires Bayer to support all such claims with competent and reliable scientific evidence . Packages of One A Day Men's Health Formula had said : Did you

  • ASTRO: Aspirin May Improve Prostate CA Outcomes

    Updated: 2010-10-27 14:00:00
    SAN DIEGO -- Prostate cancer patients had almost a 60% lower disease-specific mortality if they used anticoagulants, an analysis of a large prostate cancer database showed.

  • Height might affect risk of testicular cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-27 00:02:00
    Taller men could be at an increased risk of testicular cancer, new research today (Wednesday) suggests.

  • New imaging technique reveals if breast cancer treatments are working

    Updated: 2010-10-27 00:01:00
    CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have developed a new imaging technique that can show when breast cancer treatment is working, weeks before current methods. The research is published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

  • More robot hype - McGill's McSleepy joins DaVinci for McProstate removal

    Updated: 2010-10-26 16:11:46
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org More robot hype McGill's McSleepy joins DaVinci for McProstate removal By Gary Schwitzer on October 26, 2010 11:11 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks The Popular Science website Popsci.com reports with breathless enthusiasm about claims that McGill University Health Centre Montreal General Hospital performed a world first , a completely robotic surgery and anesthesia . By now , unless you've been living in a cave , you know about DaVinci surgical robots . This team also used an anesthesia robot , nicknamed McSleepy . The surgery was done on a man's McProstate . Can you imagine the informed consent for this one Popsci.com called it groundbreaking surgery and stated that the robots'

  • Surgical Management with Hormone Therapy of Lymph-Node-Positive Prostate Cancer Improves Local Control

    Updated: 2010-10-26 16:02:20
    Diagnosed with lymph-node positive prostate cancer, what are the best treatment options?  Should you add surgery to hormone therapy? These are important questions which have not yet been adequately answered. To help to begin to answer this question, researchers at Department of Urologic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL. [...]

  • Let's hope there isn't political pressure on prostate CA screening recommendations

    Updated: 2010-10-26 14:23:38
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Let's hope there isn't political pressure on prostate CA screening recommendations By Gary Schwitzer on October 26, 2010 9:23 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks Something doesn't smell right about the announcement that the U.S . Preventive Services Task Force cancelled its November meeting a meeting at which a new vote was to be taken on prostate cancer screening recommendations . I've been assured by some who are very close to the process that there's nothing fishy that it was just a matter of scheduling . But it's been suggested to me by others who are close to the process that scheduling was not the issue and that there is , indeed , reason for suspicion . I'm slow to conjure up

  • Scans that are "little more than pretty pictures with a big price tag & potentially serious side effects"

    Updated: 2010-10-25 21:25:09
    See this Reuters story that includes questions about new criteria for doctors to decide when to use CT scans to diagnose heart problems - criteria written by a group of cardiologists and radiologists from several medical societies. Critics charge that the criteria could lead to "overtesting" when ""Right now we don't have any data showing that cardiac CT is as good as or better than other tests we have."

  • How health product advertising is creeping (leaping?) into editorial content

    Updated: 2010-10-25 18:06:12
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org How health product advertising is creeping leaping into editorial content By Gary Schwitzer on October 25, 2010 1:06 PM 2 Comments No TrackBacks Here's an article that explains the exploding trend of advertisers buying in effect key words in stories that are relevant to the products they're selling . So , for example , drug companies with heart disease products can buy terms like heart disease and then hyperlink the word to one of those obnoxious small window ads that pop up when you scroll over the hyperlink . Here's a screenshot that the MediaPost.com story provided about what the Healthline company is doing . The story explains that the product is already rolling out

  • Drug trial success could reduce risk of bladder cancer recurring by a third

    Updated: 2010-10-25 17:00:00
    A major bladder cancer trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, has shown that adding two commonly used chemotherapy drugs to traditional radiotherapy can reduce the chance of a patient's tumour coming back by a third.

  • MRI scans 'shouldn't guide treatment decisions for early-stage breast cancer patients'

    Updated: 2010-10-22 18:09:00
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may not be the most appropriate way to assess women with early-stage breast cancer, a surgeon at University College Dublin has said.

  • Long-term, low-dose aspirin use may cut bowel cancer risk

    Updated: 2010-10-22 17:31:00
    Long-term use of low-dose aspirin could reduce the number of cases of bowel cancer and deaths from the disease, British scientists have found.

  • What is the Deal with Vitamin E? More Prostate Cancer Confusion

    Updated: 2010-10-22 16:21:45
    So, what is the deal with vitamin E? Vitamin E had been a generally recommended for men with prostate cancer, then research put it on the out. Now, a new study from Brisbane Australia suggests a new vitamin E treatment could improve prostate cancer survival rates by inhibiting prostate cancer recurrences and progression [...]

  • NHS cervical screening figures show drop following Jade Goody peak

    Updated: 2010-10-22 12:57:00
    There has been a fall in the number of women attending cervical screening, following a noticeable rise in 2008-09.

  • Government seeks to offer patients more choice and information

    Updated: 2010-10-22 10:31:00
    The government has set out a number of proposals aimed at realising its aim of giving patients more control over their own care.

  • ASH Scotland publishes tobacco control recommendations

    Updated: 2010-10-22 10:31:00
    Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland has published a set of 33 recommendations for a new tobacco control strategy north of the border.

  • Unnecessary breast surgery & junk food for breast cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-22 00:24:51
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Unnecessary breast surgery junk food for breast cancer By Gary Schwitzer on October 22, 2010 7:24 AM No Comments No TrackBacks See this story or others about a BMJ editorial stating that MRI scans may lead to unnecessary breast surgery . Of course , some American TV viewers will only hear messages such as that promoted by actress Christina Applegate and Dr . Sanjay Gupta on CNN this week in which she claimed that an MRI saved her life something that no one can prove . Gupta just threw her a big softball question What do you say to people who say look we're a culture of over-testing as it is but let the pro-MRI message go by on the air virtually unchallenged . Meantime ,

  • Surgical Technique Provides Good Results for Men with Spine Fractures Resulting from Metastatic Cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-21 16:53:48
    Many men with metastatic prostate cancer will suffer compression fractures in their spine. Since the spine is one of the most common sites for metastatic spread of the disease, the vertebrae often become brittle and at a very high risk for fractures. Hormone therapy and radiation therapy can also have a weakening effect on bone [...]

  • FDA Asks for Tougher Warnings on GnRH Agonists

    Updated: 2010-10-20 22:25:53
    WASHINGTON -- The FDA has asked manufacturers of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists -- a class of drugs used primarily to treat prostate cancer -- to add new warnings about the potential risk for heart disease and diabetes.

  • FSH Receptor Expressed in Tumors

    Updated: 2010-10-20 22:00:00
    The follicle stimulating hormone receptor is expressed on endothelial cells of blood vessels in tumors, a finding that may open the door to new antitumor therapeutic strategies, researchers predicted.

  • Insurers Test New Cancer Pay Systems- Rationing Care

    Updated: 2010-10-20 18:29:59
    Today’s New York Times had a most distressing, but not surprising article, written by Reed Abelson, discussing the probable trend we will see in the near future in cancer treatment reimbursements. In a cost cutting experiment, the United Healthcare insurance company (UHC), will be starting a pilot project which entails paying medical oncology [...]

  • More men with low-risk prostate cancer choosing to delay treatment

    Updated: 2010-10-20 18:26:00
    An increasing number of UK men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are choosing to have their condition monitored rather than immediately opting for aggressive treatment, it has been revealed.

  • Medicalizing menopause and related issues

    Updated: 2010-10-20 16:44:20
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Medicalizing menopause and related issues By Gary Schwitzer on October 20, 2010 11:44 AM No Comments No TrackBacks Journalist Liz Scherer writes to inform us that : The International Menopause Society IMS joined forces this year with Novo Nordisk FemCare Ag marketers of Activella® to end silent suffering' and promote recommendations for the management of vaginal atrophy during the menopause . A key problem , they say , is that results of a phone survey show that women are not discussing vaginal atrophy with their practitioners , who in turn , are not openly asking questions about vaginal . health aren't we being a bit alarmist about the silent suffering' of women with this

  • Health Care Reform Law Myths & Facts

    Updated: 2010-10-20 13:35:01
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Health Care Reform Law Myths Facts By Gary Schwitzer on October 20, 2010 8:35 AM No Comments No TrackBacks A Kaiser Health News story in collaboration with the Washington Post , evaluates some of the most common criticisms of the health care reform law as heated up in the midterm election discussions . So , for each of the following claims , the story asks , Says Who and How True Is It The Claim : The law amounts to a government takeover of health insurance and health . care The Claim : The law will gut Medicare by cutting more than 500 billion from the program over 10 years seniors will lose benefits and won't be able to keep their . doctors The Claim : The law will cause

  • Communication Problems in Our Medical Care System Create Errors and Financial Waste

    Updated: 2010-10-19 17:22:02
    It should not be a great surprise to any of us, but a recently published study in the August issue of Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that there are significant gaps between what doctors think their patients know and what patients say they know!  The study consisted of a survey of 89 patients and 43 [...]

  • Cancer Research UK calls for maintenance of science budget 'ring-fence'

    Updated: 2010-10-18 17:21:00
    Failure to protect levels of science spending could result in years of valuable research being wasted, says Cancer Research UK.

  • Supporting H.R. 6389 (the Prostate Act)

    Updated: 2010-10-18 16:33:34
    It is again time to contact your members in congress and urge them to support of H.R. 6389 (the Prostate Act), which, if passed, would require coordination and intensification of prostate cancer research by government departments. The bill was introduced on Sept. 29 by the Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), chair of the House Committee on Oversight [...]

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month AOL Health

    Updated: 2010-10-18 15:45:20
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  • Healthy lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family history

    Updated: 2010-10-18 00:00:00
    Leading a healthy lifestyle can help women reduce their risk of breast cancer even if they have a family history of the disease, it has been claimed.

  • Some Comments Posted on the ABC News Blog About the President’s Failure to Light the White House Blue for Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-17 15:05:39
    Referring back to last Friday’s post asking that you share your comments on the ABC News Blog About the President’s failure to light the White House Blue, here are just a few of the many that were posted: Why politicize breast cancer? Every kind of cancer is horrible. Last month (September) was prostate [...]

  • Share Your Comments About the Failure of the White House to Acknowledge Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

    Updated: 2010-10-15 16:11:29
    I apologize for the lack of posts but I just returned from Virginia where I served as an ad hoc reviewer for U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) aka the Congressionally Directed medical Research Program. We spent two very intensive days reviewing prostate cancer research grant [...]

  • White House Turns Pink Tonight

    Updated: 2010-10-14 20:07:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 14 0 White House Turns Pink Tonight by : cancercompass In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month , the White House residence will be lit pink this Thursday . evening According to ABC News last year , President Obama's residence displayed a large pink ribbon in October . And two years ago , President Bush was the first to light the White House . pink On October 1, President Obama issued the Presidential Proclamation--National Breast Cancer Awareness Month news

  • Lemon-lime soft drink as anti-cancer drug

    Updated: 2010-10-14 14:54:42
    Experiments with an artificial stomach suggest that a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play an unexpected role in improving the effectiveness of an oral anticancer drug. The experiments produced evidence that patients will absorb more of the unnamed drug, tested in Phase I in clinical trials, when taken with "flat" or degassed Sprite. The study appears in ACS' Molecular Pharmaceutics, a bi-monthly journal........

  • Urine protein could pave the way for new prostate cancer test

    Updated: 2010-10-13 22:01:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that a protein in urine could be a powerful indicator of prostate cancer risk, according to a study published in PLoS ONE.

  • Breast Cancer Survivor Invents Post-Mastectomy Product

    Updated: 2010-10-13 15:08:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 13 0 Breast Cancer Survivor Invents Post-Mastectomy Product by : cancercompass Normal , everyday activities after a mastectomy can be challenging . Breast cancer survivor Lisa Crites can attest to it . After undergoing a bilateral mastectomy , Crites found that she couldn't shower or . bathe I had just had my breasts amputated and I was told I couldn't take a shower , Crites told FloridaToday.com Women have been going through mastectomies in this country for 70

  • Gene could predict breast cancer patients' response to tamoxifen

    Updated: 2010-10-13 00:02:00
    Scientists have identified a gene which could help predict whether a breast cancer patient will respond to taking tamoxifen.

  • Multimillion pound project launched to improve genetic testing for cancer drugs

    Updated: 2010-10-13 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK has launched a multimillion pound programme, alongside the Technology Strategy Board's Innovation Platform, to help turn the genetic revolution into better treatment for cancer patients.

  • Former Baseball Star Tony Gwynn Diagnosed with Cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-12 21:45:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 12 0 Former Baseball Star Tony Gwynn Diagnosed with Cancer by : cancercompass Although he hasn't discussed it with his doctors , Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn believes his dipping or chewing tobacco habit is related to his recent salivary gland cancer . diagnosis However , according to a recent ESPN.com article a head and neck specialist states that no studies have linked salivary gland cancer to chewing tobacco . Chewing tobacco is banned in minor

  • Physical symptoms among patients with cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-12 15:02:14
    Patients with cancer who experience pain or depression also have a high rate of physical symptoms, such as fatigue, dry mouth and nausea, as per a report in the October 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Having a number of physical, or somatic, symptoms is known to adversely affect patients in primary care settings and those with chronic medical conditions other than cancer, as per background information in the article. "Somatic symptoms account for more than half of all general medical visits, lack a definitive medical explanation one-third to half of the time and are frequently persistent," the authors write. "Physical and psychological factors seem to contribute to somatic symptom reporting, even in patients with chronic medical disorders. These symptoms are linked to substantial functional impairment, disability and health care use, even after controlling for medical and psychiatric comorbidity"........

  • Do you have 'Pink Ribbon Fatigue'?

    Updated: 2010-10-11 19:48:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 11 0 Do you have Pink Ribbon Fatigue' by : cancercompass The New York Times recently published an interesting article titled : Pink Ribbon . Fatigue As you may or may not be aware , October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month , which usually means pink , pink and more pink : pink ribbons , pink hats , pink water bottles , pink shirts , pink . everything The article questions whether the incredible success of the pink ribbon campaign really has had an impact fighting

  • Abiraterone finding a 'significant step forward' for prostate cancer treatment

    Updated: 2010-10-11 18:37:00
    News that a drug developed by British scientists could help to extend overall survival of men with advanced prostate cancer by four months has been welcomed as a "significant step forward".

  • ESMO: Drug Extends Survival in Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-11 16:53:44
    MILAN -- Prostate cancer patients with castration-resistant metastatic disease appeared to benefit from an experimental drug that counteracts the tumor's ability to create growth-sustaining hormones, researchers reported here.

  • Scientists uncover protective role of BRCA2's 'protein partner'

    Updated: 2010-10-10 18:01:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have shed new light on the vital role that a protein plays in protecting our DNA, reveals a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology today (Sunday).

  • Lee National Denim Day To Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness

    Updated: 2010-10-08 14:52:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 08 0 Lee National Denim Day To Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness by : cancercompass In the workforce , Casual Friday is a welcome day full of jeans , sneakers and casual tops . And now , Casual Friday has another reason to celebrate this . week Friday , October 8th is Lee National Denim Day In its 15th year , Lee National Denim Day is a fund-raising effort which benefits breast cancer research for breast cancer awareness . month All one simply has to do is wear jeans

  • Factors Identified for Bone Risk in Men on ADT

    Updated: 2010-10-08 14:07:18
    Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) leads to decay of bone microarchitecture and is a predisposing factor in bone fragility and fracture in prostate cancer patients, Australian researchers reported.

  • Gas pedal and brakefor uncontrolled cell growth

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new way to regulate the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels, a major problem in a broad range of diseases and conditions. The findings appear in the online edition of Nature Medicine by David A. Cheresh, PhD, professor of pathology in the UC San Diego School of Medicine and associate director for translational research at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, and his colleagues at the cancer center and at the University of Michigan........

  • Small peptide found to stop lung cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    In new animal research done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, researchers have discovered a therapy effective in mice at blocking the growth and shrinking the size of lung cancer tumors, one of the leading causes of cancer death in the world. The study, recently published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, is the first to show that therapy with a specific peptide, angiotensin-(1-7), reduces lung tumor growth by inhibiting blood vessel formation........

  • Profiling prostate cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    A large scale genetic analysis of multiple prostate cancer samples, published online by Cell Press on June 24th in the journal Cancer Cell, is providing exciting new insight into the disease and may lead to more effective therapy strategies. In addition, the freely available genetic and clinical outcome data obtained in the study represents a valuable public resource for the cancer research community........

  • Robotic surgery for kidney cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Robotic trained surgeons at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia presented a new and novel approach to surgically treat urothelial cancer (in the lining of the bladder or kidney) today at the American Urological Association's Annual Meeting. Using da Vinci robot-assisted technology, urologic cancer surgeons perform complicated urologic cases using minimally invasive surgery........

  • Risks associated with prostate cancer therapy

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Patients with prostate cancer who undergo treatment to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects in comparison to patients who do not take these medications, as per a new analysis. Reported in the June 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that preventive measures and careful scrutiny of patients' health can keep men from experiencing these potentially serious consequences........

  • Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice For Diabetics

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
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  • Tool to study prostate cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer. Using the model, they observed that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to survive, which could aid in discovering how to target cancer cells without affecting normal cells when developing therapys........

  • Infertility increases risk of prostate cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Infertile men have an increased risk of developing high grade prostate cancer, which is more likely to grow and spread quickly. That is the conclusion of a newly released study published early online in Cancer, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest that because infertility appears to be an identifiable risk factor for prostate cancer, early screening appears to be warranted in infertile men........

  • Any possible risk associated with low-dose radiation exposure

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the electronic medical record, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate evaluation of whether any cancer risk is linked to low-dose radiation exposure from medical imaging tests, as per an article in the recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). The electronic medical record allows for the storage, retrieval, and manipulation of one's medical records........

  • Does green tea prevent cancer?

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Eventhough researchers are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow about its protective effects, including results of a newly released study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, which suggests some reduction in oral cancer........

  • ADT for prostate cancer may cause bone decay

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Using novel technology allowing "virtual bone biopsies" scientists have observed that a common therapy for prostate cancer called androgen deprivation treatment (ADT) is linked to structural decay of cortical and trabecular bone. The study has been accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)........

  • Study on Genetic Impact of Radiation

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are helping to lead a massive international study on the possible genetic effects of radiation and cancer drug exposures on future generations. The study's principal researchers are meeting this week at the OU Health Sciences Center to discuss their recent findings, which will be presented at an upcoming meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics........

  • Molecular imaging for endometrial cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-08 01:13:58
    A promising new molecular imaging technique may provide physicians and patients with a noninvasive way to learn more information about a type of cancer of the uterus lining called "endometrial carcinoma"one of the most common cancerous female tumors. This research was presented as per a research findings reported in the recent issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.......

  • Cancer Research UK voted top charity brand by British public

    Updated: 2010-10-07 16:15:00
    A public vote has placed Cancer Research UK in top position in the UK's charity sector, raising the charity from second place last year.

  • World's Most Expensive Barbie Benefits Breast Cancer Awareness

    Updated: 2010-10-07 14:34:00
    To some, diamonds are a girl's best friend. And in this case, Barbie's new best friend – a one-carat pink diamond – will benefit Breast Cancer Awareness Month.This special Barbie will be auctioned October 20th at Christie's in New York for upwards of $500,000. All proceeds will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.Canturi Jewels provided the entire design of the Barbie including the dress, heels, hair, and diamond arrangement which totals three carats.To learn more about the cancer featured in this post, please visit our breast cancer information page.

  • Breast Cancer Documentary Screens Wednesday Across U.S.

    Updated: 2010-10-06 14:51:00
    . Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 06 0 Breast Cancer Documentary Screens Wednesday Across . U.S by : cancercompass Every 69 seconds , somewhere in the world , a woman succumbs to breast . cancer That startling fact is the thesis behind a new breast cancer documentary titled 1 a Minute which will air Wednesday in theatres across the United . States The brainchild of breast cancer survivor and actress Namrata Singh Gujral , 1 a Minute chronicles Gujral after breast cancer . treatment This film is

  • Government announces new 'Flexi-scope' bowel screening test

    Updated: 2010-10-05 14:56:00
    The government has announced a revolutionary new bowel cancer screening test after a 16-year clinical trial, co-funded by Cancer Research UK, revealed that it could save up to 3,000 lives a year.

  • The Dempsey Challenge Raises Over $1 Million

    Updated: 2010-10-05 14:37:00
    Connect Search For Others Create Your Profile Participate Message Board Learn Cancer Atlas Cancer News Cancer Blog Cancer Information Weekly Cancer Newsletter Insurance Information Your Guide to Cancer Care Podcasts CF Thrive Magazine Recipes Empowering cancer patients to make informed . decisions Login or Join Now why join Oct 05 0 The Dempsey Challenge Raises Over 1 Million by : cancercompass Actor Patrick Dempsey , known for his role as Dr . Derek Shepherd also known as Doctor McDreamy on the ABC television show Grey's Anatomy , raised over 1 million this weekend during The Dempsey Challenge In its second year , The Dempsey Challenge is a non-competitive 5K and 10K Run Walk , along with a 10, 25, 50 and 100-mile cycle tour . Based in Lewiston , Maine , the fundraiser benefits The

  • Targeted Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

    Updated: 2010-10-04 13:10:57
    Research published in the recent issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) shows that a molecular imaging technique may prove useful in early evaluation of therapy response for cisplatin-resistant ovary cancer. "One of the most promising aspects of molecular imaging is its potential capacity to measure treatment effects long before changes in the tumor size and shape are detected," said Marijke De Saint-Hubert, medical scientist in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium, and one of the authors on an invited perspective article in JNM that comments on the study. It is important to identify response to treatment as early as possible so that ineffective therapies can be discontinued. Patients who are not responding to a given treatment appears to be suffering from unnecessary side effects and may also be offered potentially more effective therapys........

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