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As proclaimed by President George W. Bush on April 1, 2008 in lieu of Cancer Control Month 2008:
During Cancer Control Month, we honor cancer victims and survivors, raise awareness of the impact cancer has on our citizens, and underscore our commitment to battling this deadly disease.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United […]
Administration of the popular anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in combination with Lipitor (atorvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug or statin) halts the transition of early prostate cancer to its more aggressive and potentially deadly stage.
“Anti-androgen therapy slows the prostate cancer but eventually the cancer becomes androgen-independent, the therapy becomes ineffective and the […]
Robert De Niro “won” against the cancer suit filed against him by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday granted the actor’s request to toss a lawsuit filed against him by an insurance company that claimed De Niro intentionally withheld that he had prostate cancer before the insurer signed on to cover one […]
Speaking of prostate cancer, it is important to catch it early, as with any other type of cancer.
Early cancer detection increases response to treatment, the chance of curing the cancer and patient survival. Most especially, it may prevent the patient from undergoing surgery.
As we know, however advanced procedures there may have, surgery doesn’t come with […]
According to new genomics research by a team from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, a blood test for five generic variants previously associated with prostate cancer will be able to gauge a man’s risk for developing prostate cancer.
As the researchers reported in New England Journal of Medicine:
Researchers found that a man with four of […]
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that hormonal components in OTC dietary supplements may promote the progression of prostate cancer and decrease the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs.
According to Dr. Claus Roehrborn, chairman of urology at UT Southwestern and one of the study’s authors:
“Physicians need to ask their patients not only about the prescription […]
Fatherhood has always been a controversial factor in relation to prostate cancer and its risks.
A recently study of Danish researchers revealed, rather interesting findings on this issue:
childless men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer than fathers
BUT, the more children a father has, the lower the risk of the disease
A paradox indeed, suggesting that […]
Singer-songwriter Stephen Stills is now recovering after a prostate cancer surgery.
The 63-year old Stills (born in Dallas, Texas) is a member of the group called CSNY or the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young — one of the few North American groups to rival the Beatles in popularity.
As stated by Stills’ wife, Kristen Stills:
“The procedure went […]
Just four months of hormonal (androgen deprivation) therapy before and with standard external beam radiation therapy slowed cancer growth by as much as eight years–especially the development of bone metastases–and increased survival in older men with potentially aggressive prostate cancer.
Such were the findings reported by researchers of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.
This “neoadjuvant” hormonal therapy […]
Molecules found in the common fungus Ganoderma lucidum aid in suppressing some of the mechanisms involved in the progression of prostate cancer. The said fungus works by disrupting the androgen receptor activity and impeding the proliferation of cancerous cells.
Such were the findings of a recent research from University of Haifa.
In this research, conducted by Dr. […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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