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Prostate News Archive

17-Jul-2011

  • Combination Therapy May Treat Prostate Cancer

    Title: Combination Therapy May Treat prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/14/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2011


  • For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, Combo Treatment Improves Survival

    WEDNESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- For men who have prostate cancer that's considered "intermediate risk," radiation plus four months of hormone therapy appears to improve survival, a new study finds.


  • Hormone Drugs May Boost Life Expectancy for Prostate Cancer Patients

    Some prostate cancer patients may improve their long-term survival chances by receiving hormone suppression drugs such as Abbott Laboratories (ABT) ? Lupron and AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) ?s Zoladex with radiation therapy, a study showed.


  • PSA Test Reduces Risk of Spread if Prostate Cancer Strikes

    MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Having a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer reduces the risk that if cancer develops it will spread to other parts of the body, new research indicates.


  • Prostate Cancer Patients Live Much Longer with Hormone Therapy Added to Radiation

    July 15, 2011 ? Adding short-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to radiation therapy for men with early-stage, intermediate risk prostate cancer made a significant improvement in their overall survival after 10 years, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.


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