The USPSTF Downgrades PSA Testing Using Bad Science
It has been in the news so I am sure that you are aware that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has prepared a draft recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate [...]
Eating Eggs Increases the Chance of Developing Lethal Prostate Cancer
We all know that diet does effect the development of more lethal forms of prostate cancer. Red meat and dairy products are on the “NO” list while fish oil is a “YES”. Now, it looks [...]
On The Horizon- Coming Soon – Radium-223 (Alpharadin) A Bone Targeted Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer that Extends Life
At the recent European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm, Dr Chris Parker from The Royal Marsden Hospital presented results of the phase 3 ALSYMPCA trial that showed both delayed time to first skeletal-related event (SRE) [...]
HOUSE, SENATE AT ODDS OVER NIH, NCI FUNDING
OK, I give up. I clearly don’t understand American politics! A new House proposal puts research funding at center of broader FY2012 budget debate, but not the way I would have predicted. In a surprise [...]
Three Types of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Have Their Genomes Mapped
Finally, advanced prostate cancer makes it into the genomeic world of cancer. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington in Seattle published in this week's online edition of the [...]
Alpharadin Extends Life in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Some more good news for those of us who are battling advanced prostate cancer, In a major breakthrough another new drug has been shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer. […]