Joel Nowak

Stage IV Prostate Cancer Incidence Down, Survival Up, But More Younger Men Make up an Increased Proportion of the Diagnosed

According to a study funded by Amgen Inc., the incidence of stage IV prostate cancer has significantly declined and survival has improved, but the scary side of the equation is that younger men represent an increasing proportion of those diagnosed. The study was published in the June issue of Urology. […]

By |2017-10-19T10:53:24-04:00December 20th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, General Information, Politics of Cancer, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|1 Comment
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BMI & Prostate Cancer Recurrence

There has been a lot of controversy over the association between obesity and the eventual biochemical failure of men treated for prostate cancer. Research performed at the Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio attempted to determined whether there is an association between body mass index and biochemical failure [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:53:26-04:00November 15th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, General Information, Prostate Ponderings, Research, Uncategorized