Prostate News Archive
19-Jul-2006
New diagnostic tool for prostate cancer (News-Medical-Net)
According to the World Health Organization there are about 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer every year but, when caught in time, the disease has a cure rate of over 90%. Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice (Agriculture Online)
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function. Alzheimer's treatment discovered by observant wife (WIS-TV Columbia)
This week, scientists are unveiling a menu of experimental therapies to tackle Alzheimer's disease - everything from human antibodies to high-tech antioxidants that remove brain damaging compounds. One of the more promising treatments being presented at the International Alzheimer's Conference is a hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer. It was discovered - not by a scientist - but by a Threshold Stops Prostate Drug Program (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. plunged in premarket activity Monday after the biotech company said it would stop development of an enlarged prostate treatment following the failure of two clinical trials. Threshold prostate drug fails (San Francisco Business Times)
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its drug to treat enlarged prostate known as BPH failed in both a mid-stage and late-clinical trial. A New Diagnostic Tool For Prostate Cancer And How A "bigger" Chromosome 8 Can Predict Poorer Outcomes In Prostate (Medical News Today)
According to the World Health Organization there are about 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer every year but, when caught in time, the disease has a cure rate of over 90%. The problem is that the current methods of disease testing are still associated with too many misdiagnoses. [click link for full article] Threshold Stops Prostate Drug Program (KiplingerForecasts.com)
(AP) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Shares of Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. plunged in premarket activity Monday after the biotech company said it would stop development of an enlarged prostate treatment following the failure of two clinical trials. Scientists look at new treatments for Alzheimer's (WTHR Indianapolis)
Scientists are unveiling the latest treatments for Alzheimer's Disease at an international conference. One of the more promising treatments is a hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer. Its origins come from an observant wife. Interpretation Of The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - The prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) was designed to determine if the biopsy proven prevalence of prostate cancer (CaP) was less in a group of men taking finasteride vs. placebo. The 7-year trial demonstrated a 24.8% reduction in the finasteride group, but the finasteride patients who were diagnosed with CaP were more likely to have high-grade disease (6. [click link for
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