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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
Jim Tucker 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
Jim Tucker 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
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up wit … more →
Radiation therapy alone can reduce PSA levels below detectable amounts
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month 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
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Long-awaited advanced prostate cancer drug Provenge is a step closer t … more →
Hormone therapy no benefit to low-risk prostate cancer patients prior to and during radiation
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during radiation treatment to medium-risk p … more →
Substance found in Indian spice turmeric works as prostate cancer treatment
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month 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
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: What happens to men’s orgasms after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy for prostat … more →
Debate over whether single, double or triple hormone therapy is best awaits trial results due in 2013
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month 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
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month 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
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Activation of the androgen receptor is crucial for prostate cancer growth at all points o … more →
Tomography shown to be highly accurate at pinpointing where recurrent prostate cancer has spread
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Dutch researchers testing the use of (11)C-choline positron emission tomography as a way … more →
Experiment with chemo combination works for hormone refractory prostate cancer patients
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: A combination of docetaxel/zoledronic/prednisone in chemotherapy for hormone refractory p … more →
Placebos work in treatment of erectile dysfunction, new study confirms
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Mind over matter does work with treating erectile dysfunction, a Brazilian study has foun … more →
As many as 56,000 US men saved from prostate cancer death in two decades following introduction of PSA testing
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Some 56,000 prostate cancer deaths were averted in the US over the 20 years following the … more →
Researchers discover way to manipulate a gene product so cancer cells die
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: In trying to better predict a patient’s response to chemotherapy, a team o … more →
Women bare all - tastefully, of course - to promote prostate cancer awareness
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NORTH JERSEY.COM: A retired school teacher and 11 other New Jersey women say they have nothing to hi … more →
Early treatment recommended for depression brought on by hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Depression and cognitive loss are common in men on hormone therapy for prostate cancer an … more →
Salvage cryotherapy best option for prostate cancer patients whose PSA rises after radiation
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Salvage cryotherapy appears to be the treatment of choice for patients who have a rising … more →
