Recent investigations of medications, diet and the molecular understanding of prostate cancer are defining potential prevention strategies for the disease, and herald a new stage in the management of this cancer, according to a new review. Writing in the November 1, 2007 issue of Cancer, Dr. Neil Fleshner and Dr. Alexandre Zlotta from the University [...]
The Washington Post today reports, According to a new study, neither carotenoids (such as lycopene), retinol, nor tocopherols (forms of vitamin E) appear to reduce the odds of prostate malignancy -- findings that are in line with two other recent publications. "Our overall findings are null," said lead researcher Timothy Key, deputy director of the [...]
The 7th Annual Pacific NW Prostate Cancer Conference will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 on the campus of the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Speakers will include Dr. Tomasz Beer of OHSU and Celestia Higano of the University of Washington School of Medicine, who are two of the top prostate cancer [...]
Canadian researchers are launching a large, multi-year international study to try to find a way to help the hundreds of thousands of men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year decide whether to opt for potentially life-altering treatments or choose a watch-and-wait approach.The Canadian Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute of Canada announced the study [...]
According a press release today from the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada, only 22 per cent of men aged 45 or older can accurately assess their risk of developing prostate cancer. Of greater concern is that only half of all middle-aged men in Canada aged 45-54 and their doctors are having the necessary dialogue [...]