Archive for the 'Prostate Cancer' Category

Prostate Cancer Foundation Commits $4.3 Million to Young

Business Wire (press release) Prostate Cancer Foundation Commits $4.3 Million to Young InvestigatorsBusiness Wire (press release),CA- 12 hours agoDes.
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Learning About Prostate Cancer Prevention

Before you can learn about prostate cancer prevention, you obviously need to be more aware of what prostate cancer is to begin with and what is involved with it. Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the prostate gland, …
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Brachytherapy may benefit obese prostate cancer patients

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the …
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Your Black Health: Black Men at high risk for Prostate Cancer

African American men are 60 percent more likely to get prostate cancer than whites. They’re also twice as likely to die from it than any other group. For years those numbers puzzled researchers, but scientists have made a discovery that …
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Prostate Cancer Foundation Commits $4.3 Million to Young Investigators

(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced 19 Young Investigators Awards for 2008. Designed to encourage the most innovative research thinkers to continue their careers in prostate cancer research, …
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What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the US Men younger than 40 are rarely ever diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is deadly but can be cured if it’s caught early enough. …
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Panel Urges End to Prostate Screening at Age 75

In a move that could lead to significant changes in medical care for older men, a national task force on Monday recommended that doctors stop screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer because the search for the disease in this …
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Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases Table of Contents alert

Articles for Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases are published online ahead of print through Advance Online Publication (AOP), meaning that the latest research reaches you in the timeliest way possible. …
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What You Must Know To Make An Informed Decision About Prostate

Detected in its early stages, prostate cancer can be effectively treated and cured. In most men, prostate cancer grows very slowly: most men will never know they have the condition. Prostate cancer is deadly but can be cured if it’s …
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Obese Prostate Cancer Patients may benefit More from Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the …
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