Prostate News Archive
08-Oct-2006
Viking Systems Inc. Addresses Prostate Cancer Treatment With Next Generation 3-D Surgical Solutions Delivered in (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
As prostate Cancer Awareness month came to a close last week, patients and members of the medical field were provided the latest information about the diagnosis, management, treatment, and surgical solutions available for the disease. What's good for the heart is also good for the prostate! (EARTHtimes.org)
Researchers have found a link between the cholesterol levels and the risk of prostate cancer in men. They have found that lowering cholesterol level also helps in reducing not only the risk of heart diseases in men but also the chances of prostate cancer. Police chief is recovering after surgery for prostate cancer (The Enterprise)
BROCKTON ? One day after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, Police Chief William Conlon is recovering well, his administrative assistant said. ?They expect to have him up and about,? Winnifred Petkunas, his assistant, said. Amy Klobuchar: Painful times with dad helped create drive to succeed (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The first two times Amy Klobuchar's famous father was arrested on a charge of drunken driving, she was just a kid. When it happened again, in 1993, she was an adult and a successful attorney. This time she could do something for him. They met with an addiction counselor just days after Jim Klobuchar, a columnist for the Star Tribune, had prostate surgery. As he lay on a couch, she built her case: High-Tech Radiation Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Most prostate cancer patients treated with high-dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) were still alive and cancer-free an average of eight years after treatment, according to a large new study. New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer Is Likely To Spread (Medical News Today)
Prostate cancer researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute, supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, have found a new marker for identifying aggressive prostate cancers. [click link for full article] 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. Healthy Cholesterol Levels Could Lower Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long known that lowering your cholesterol levels helps protect your heart. But could it also reduce the risk of prostate cancer for men? PROSTATE CANCER: Hormone therapy risk seen (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
The question | Statistics have shown that men with prostate cancer frequently develop other serious ailments, such as heart problems and diabetes. Might this be related to the drugs commonly used to treat their disease? Test Could Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer (Health Scout)
"Men who have low levels of a marker called AZGP1 in the prostate at the time of [prostate removal] surgery have a greatly increased risk of developing metastatic cancer," Sue Henshall, leader of the prostate cancer research group at the Garvan Institute in Sydney, said in a prepared statement.
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