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 National Cancer Institute has launched a new interactive website, Cancer Risk:Understanding the Puzzel. Anyone giving presentations to people who have yet to be diagnosed can test themselves on how good is their understanding of cancer risk with the three quizzes in the first section, "What is Risk". You can then go on to the [...]
I hope that people in Europe can help to publicize this day and make it something that becomes a part of the yearly calendar the way we are now celebrating September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. This year, the European Association of Urology (EAU) has defined a few key issues: - [...]
The 2007 National Conference on Prostate Cancer begins Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, located at 5855 West Century Boulevard, and aims to educate and empower men and their families about prostate cancer for the newly diagnosed and the undiagnosed –as well as the medical community, caregivers, and [...]
I have been communicating with a friend I have never met but who I have known since Bill was alive. We met on one of the listserves, the Circle, a list heavily populated by women dealing with the realities of prostate cancer. Her husband was diagnosed 10 years ago and is reaching the end of [...]