Prostate News Archive
02-Dec-2007
Prostate Cancer (WJTV Jackson)
New study on prostate cancer HMC meet mulls prostate disorders (Gulf Times)
Staff Reporter AN international training course on prostate disorders was hosted recently by Hamad Medical Corporation?s Urology Department at the Medical Education Centre. The course focused on the new techniques in the diagnosis and therapy of prostate disorders. Genetic And Behavioral Differences Add To Prostate Cancer Disparities (Medical News Today)
African American men face an observable disadvantage versus Caucasian men when it comes to prostate cancer survival. Not only is prostate cancer detected later in African Americans, it is often more aggressive and harder to treat. [click link for full article] Cellular Pathway Identified That Makes Prostate Cancer Fatal (Science Daily)
Expanding evidence that tiny strands of RNA -- called microRNAs -- play big roles in the progress of some cancers, UC Davis researchers have identified one that helps jump start prostate cancer cell growth midway through the disease process, eventually causing it to become fatal. The discovery is an important link to finding new treatments targeting this cellular function and reducing cancer ... Biological markers of prostate cancer shed light on cancer burden faced by African-American men (PhysOrg)
Researchers based at Tulane University report the discovery of biological markers of prostate cancer which are involved in the growth of tumor cells, shedding light on the genetic basis for the prostate cancer burden faced by African-American men. The research is being presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in ...
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