Prostate News Archive
25-Jan-2008
Localized Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit From Hormone Suppression Combined With Radiation Treatment (Medical News Today)
While a man with localized prostate cancer will live longer if he receives male hormone suppression therapy combined with radiation treatment, the same does not happen for patients with moderate/high levels of other illnesses, says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), January 23rd issue. Enlarged Prostate: Inevitable, Treatable QUESTION: (ThirdAge)
I have been seeing advertisements on television about older men who have erratic bathroom problems because of prostate enlargement. What can you tell me about this and can it lead to prostate cancer? Hormone Therapy Only Helps Some Older Men With Prostate Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Adding hormone therapy to radiation treatment for fast-moving prostate cancer can save lives, but the benefit often doesn't apply to men who have other serious medical problems, a new study shows. Auditel Conference raises £2,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity (Consultant News)
Auditel, the UK cost and purchase management franchise, raised over £2,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity at their recent Annual National Conference. Treatment with hormone suppression therapy and radiation improves survival for certain prostate cancer patients (News-Medical-Net)
Men with localized prostate cancer who were treated with male hormone suppression therapy and radiation treatment had longer survival, but those with moderate to high levels of other illnesses did not experience this effect, according to a study in the January 23 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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