Prostate News Archive
21-Dec-2006
High-dose vitamin D to be tested as prostate cancer treatment (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Canadian and international researchers are recruiting men for a clinical trial to test whether combining a high-dose vitamin D pill with chemotherapy improves treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Statins vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer (CBS News)
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower men's chances of developing advanced prostate cancer, a study shows. Skin, Breast And Prostate Cancer On The Rise, While Lung And Colon Cancer Decline (Medical News Today)
Nation-wide statistics indicate that while some types of cancer are occurring less frequently, the rates of others are still surging upward. According to a new study published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, incidence of skin cancer is climbing in both sexes - more men are facing prostate cancer, while more women are diagnosed with breast cancer. [click link for full article] Statins Vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer (CBS News)
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower men's chances of developing advanced prostate cancer, a study shows. But it is "premature to recommend the use of statins for the prevention of prostate cancer."
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