Prostate News Archive
01-Mar-2007
Fleisher Optimistic After Further Prostate Testing (TheGolfChannel.com)
Fleisher, 53, underwent a biopsy under the supervision of Dr. Floyd Seskin at a private Miami office and while final test results are not due back for a week, preliminary indications are that an elevated Protein Specific Antigen (PSA) number discovered June 12 shows no indications that prostate cancer is present. Scientists tout new prostate cancer test (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oregon scientists say a simple test can identify men at high risk of life-threatening prostate cancer even after a biopsy finds no signs of it. The key, researchers say, is "PSA density," which compares the size of a man's prostate with his levels of a cancer-related protein called prostate-specific antigen. Rating Radiation For Prostate Cancer (CBS News)
Men who receive external radiation therapy for prostate cancer are more likely to die over the subsequent five years than those treated with radioactive seed implants or surgery to remove the prostate, a new study suggests. Test May Detect Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer (Fox News)
A test that measures prostate density may identify risk of developing cancer. Some prostate cancer treatments better than others (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An analysis of men with early prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic found that those treated with external beam radiation therapy had poorer overall survival than those treated with radioactive seed implants (brachytherapy) or by surgical removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy).
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