Prostate News Archive
21-Jun-2008
Prostate screenings urged for men (Hartselle Enquirer)
prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with the exception of skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. This year 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 30,000 will die from the disease. Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents Three Studies On Trofex? Program For Prostate Cancer Diagnosis And ... (Medical News Today)
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI) announced three presentations at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) 55th Annual Meeting on preclinical data supporting its Trofex program for the detection, staging and monitoring of prostate cancer. The presentations described the synthesis, production and preclinical profile of two lead candidate compounds, MIP-1072 and MIP-1095. Radiation Therapy Prolongs Life In Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer (Science Daily)
Men whose tumors recur after prostate cancer surgery are three times more likely to survive their disease long term if they undergo radiotherapy within two years of the recurrence. Surprisingly, survival benefits were best in men whose new tumors were growing fastest, according to results of a "look-back" study of 635 men by Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions researchers reported June 18 in the ... Tender, loving prostate care (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines?Men know they?ve hit middle age when they start getting advice to have their prostate checked or, worse, noticing symptoms related to the enlargement of this gland. GreenLight Laser Vaporization Of The Prostate: Single-Center Experience And Long-Term Results After 500 Procedures (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - In the online issue of European Urology, Dr. Robin Ruszat and associates report a single institution experience of GreenLight laser vaporization of the prostate. The investigators used the technique of photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) with the 80-W GreenLight laser system.
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