Prostate News Archive
06-Dec-2008
Testosterone Levels Reduced By Prostate Cancer Drug In As Little As 3 Days (Medical News Today)
More than 95 per cent of men who took degarelix for prostate cancer saw their testosterone levels fall dramatically as early as three days after they started treatment, according to a paper in the December issue of BJU International. They also experienced much greater falls in their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at 14 and 28 days than men taking leuprolide. Wartime diet of regular fasting slashes prostate cancer risk (Daily Mail)
Rationing food intake every few weeks could slash men's risk of prostate cancer, scientists believe. Men who halve the amount they normally eat for a week or two once a month could markedly lower their chances of a tumour at a young age. Treatment Options Are Many for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A diagnosis of prostate cancer may prompt an understandable feeling of dread, but patients actually have a wide array of options at their disposal for tackling the disease, medical experts say. Treatment Options Are Many for Prostate Cancer (HealthCentral)
Some doctors say many tumors can be left untreated, depending on man's age. Dick Vitale To Create A National Discussion About Prostate Cancer (MyNC.com)
Dick Vitale and Michael Wilbon have teamed up with ESPN, The V Foundation for Cancer Research and Stand Up To Cancer to raise money.
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