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Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Can Cause Osteoporosis
Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. However, among other side-effects, it can cause significant bone thinning in men on long-term treatment...
Agent Orange Linked To Fatal Prostate Cancer
A new study of US Veterans has found that exposure to Agent Orange is linked to a two-fold higher risk of developing the most lethal forms of prostate cancer...
Agent Orange Exposure Linked To Life-Threatening Prostate Cancer
A new analysis has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and lethal forms of prostate cancer among US Veterans. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that Agent Orange exposure history should be incorporated into prostate screening decisions for Veterans...
Prostate Cancer Tool Tested By UC San Francisco Helps Identify Those Best Suited For Active Surveillance
A new genomic test for prostate cancer can help predict whether men are more likely to harbor an aggressive form of the disease, according to a new UC San Francisco study. The test, which improves risk assessment when patients are first diagnosed, can also aid in determining which men are suitable for active surveillance - a way of managing the disease without direct treatment...
Soy And Tomato Combination May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Soy and tomato foods are probably better at preventing prostate cancer when eaten in combination than alone, researchers from the University of Illinois reported this week. John Erdman, professor of food science and nutrition, and colleagues used genetically engineered laboratory mice for their study. They were engineered to develop a fast-progressing aggressive form of prostate cancer...
Prostate Cancer Spread May Be Driven By Amplification Of A Stat5 Gene Which Produces Excess Oncogenic Protein
An international group of investigators, led by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center, have solved the mystery of why a substantial percentage of castrate-resistant metastatic prostate cancer cells contain abnormally high levels of the pro-growth protein Stat5...
Risk For Prostate Cancer Likely Increased By Sleep Problems
Men who reported sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, had up to a twofold increased risk for prostate cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Sleep problems are very common in modern society and can have adverse health consequences," said Lara G...
Low-Volume Institutions Experience Inferior Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Surgery
The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Those conclusions were presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in San Diego...
Sleep Problems Double Men's Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Sleep problems, such as difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, double the risk of prostate cancer in men, according to new research. The study was conducted by a team at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik and was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Lara G. Sigurdardóttir, M.D...
Weekend Visits To ER May Lead To Greater Risk Of Mortality For Some Prostate Cancer Patients
Patients with prostate cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to other parts of the body face a significantly higher risk of dying when visiting a hospital emergency department on the weekend instead of on a weekday, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
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