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Benefit seen in having chemo-radiation treatment prior to prostate removal
SCIENCE DAILY: A combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is safe and may have the potential to reduce cancer recurrence and improve patient survival. READ MORE… more →
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Benefit seen in having chemo-radiation treatment prior to prostate removal
wrote 1 month ago: SCIENCE DAILY: A combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is … more →
Death risk greater if prostate cancer patients' PSA rises with 18 months of radiotherapy
wrote 1 month ago: ATLANTA JOURNAL: Prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels rise within 1 … more →
'Prostate surgery shrank my dick - but I don't care,' say majority in new study
wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up wit … more →
New guidelines issued in US for prostate cancer brachytherapy treatment
wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedu … more →
Prostate cancer tumour blood vessels may be guide to how risky it is
wrote 1 month ago: SCIENCE DAILY: The size and shape of the blood vessels visible within a prostate cancer tumour may b … more →
Radiation therapy alone can reduce PSA levels below detectable amounts
wrote 2 months ago: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: Radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below … more →
Provenge treatment for advanced prostate cancer gets a step closer
wrote 2 months ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Long-awaited advanced prostate cancer drug Provenge is a step closer t … more →
Sense of 'meaning and peace' important in beating prostate cancer-induced depression
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: A new study has looked at the relationship between depression caused by prostate cancer a … more →
Proton radiation therapy boost helps avoid prostate cancer recurrence
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wrote 2 months ago: SCIENCE CODEX: Men who get a “boost” of proton therapy after receiving a standard course … more →
Substance found in Indian spice turmeric works as prostate cancer treatment
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Curcumin – found in Indian spice trumeric – appears to be a non-toxic alterna … more →
Italian researchers take rare look at men's orgasms after nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: What happens to men’s orgasms after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy for prostat … more →
Proportion of positive biopsy samples may be indicator of later success of hormone therapy for prostate cancer
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: The number of positive core samples in a biopsy for prostate cancer appears to be related … more →
Debate over whether single, double or triple hormone therapy is best awaits trial results due in 2013
wrote 2 months ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: A trial to see whether double hormone therapy for prostate cancer is b … more →
Three dimensional conformal radio therapy succeeds in treating PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: In cases of persistent PSA following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, three-dim … more →
Promising drugs being developed to prevent eventual failure of hormone therapy for prostate cancer
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Activation of the androgen receptor is crucial for prostate cancer growth at all points o … more →
MRI-guided laser surgery tried for first time on US prostate cancer patient
wrote 2 months ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Magnetic resonance imaging-guided, targeted laser surgery has been use … more →
Tomography shown to be highly accurate at pinpointing where recurrent prostate cancer has spread
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Dutch researchers testing the use of (11)C-choline positron emission tomography as a way … more →
Long-term cure rate for prostate cancer with radiation not good, but today's higher doses may change that
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: The long-term outcomes of radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not good, although th … more →
Experiment with chemo combination works for hormone refractory prostate cancer patients
wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: A combination of docetaxel/zoledronic/prednisone in chemotherapy for hormone refractory p … more →
