Prostate News Archive
31-Mar-2007
Vaccine Therapy For Prostate Cancer (CBS News)
An estimated 27,000 men in the United States will die of prostate cancer this year. A new vaccine could offer a new way to combat the disease, Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Prostate cancer vaccine moves closer to US approval (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A vaccine against advanced prostate cancer could soon hit the US market after a key health panel recommended that federal regulators approve it, the vaccine's maker said. Sector Snap: Prostate Cancer Drugs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A Food and Drug Administration endorsement for Dendreon Corp.'s prostate cancer drug candidate sent shares skyrocketing Friday and boosted those of its peers. Soy intake may stave off early prostate cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Consumption of the estrogen-like "isoflavone" substances found in soy may reduce the risk of developing early prostate cancer, but isoflavones appear to be associated with advanced disease if prostate cancer does occur, Japanese researchers report. FDA Panel Backs Prostate Cancer Vaccine (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. THURSDAY, March 29 (Healthday News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to support approval of Provenge, a vaccine aimed at extending survival for patients with deadly metastatic prostate cancer.
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