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ISLAMABAD: A dietary supplement that contains the soy extract genistein reduced prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels by as much as 61 percent in men with untreated prostate cancer. But the dietary supplement didn’t have the same effect in men who had undergone surgery, radiation or hormone therapy for prostate cancer, say researchers from the University of [...]
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SEATTLE — The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has given a $5 million grant to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for its work on early detection of breast and prostate cancer. The money will go toward a “proof-of-principle” project testing the theory that certain blood proteins can signal the early development of cancer with [...]
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A chemical found in hard plastics — such as CD cases, baby bottles, food-storage containers, and even electronics parts — has been loosely linked to incidences of breast cancer. Popular opinion cautions that if we were not worried about this news yesterday, we should not be worried about it today — because studies are preliminary [...]
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, United States (UPI) — A protein in men can determine if they are likely to have a low or high risk of surviving prostate cancer, a new study finds. The protein is prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, which is made by the prostate gland. If men with prostate cancer have a low PSA level [...]
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ISLAMABAD: Treating prostate cancer cells with a vitamin D-like compound appears to make them more susceptible to the destructive effects of radiation, lab experiments show. If this research holds up, pretreating prostate cancer patients with the vitamin D “analog” could offer two benefits. It might allow the radiation dose to be reduced, resulting in fewer [...]
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A cancer charity says health chiefs have done a U-turn on funding a form of treatment for men with prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity said it had assurances that men in Wales could have brachytherapy, a type of radiotherapy. But Health Commission Wales (HCW) has confirmed it will not pay for the treatment due [...]
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LOS ANGELES, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Dendreon Corp. said on Thursday that it has filed the safety and efficacy portions of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration application for an experimental prostate cancer drug and expects to submit the chemistry and manufacturing segment by the end of the year. “We will apply for a priority [...]
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A test used to detect prostate cancer can also help doctors know when treatment is working. A man’s prostate specific antigen, or PSA, level after seven months of hormone therapy for advanced prostate cancer predicted how long he would survive, according to a new multicenter study conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group and led by [...]
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A new blood test for prostate cancer could change the way the disease is diagnosed and treated, it has been revealed. Not only is it far more accurate than the standard PSA test, but it can also detect cancers that have started to spread. Researchers in the US hope the test will be available to [...]
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Abdul Qadeer Khan, the controversial pioneer of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, was on Tuesday diagnosed with prostate cancer, reports said. The cancer was detected during a routine medical test in early August and confirmed by a detailed examination at the Khan Research Laboratory hospital near Islamabad, The News reported without identifying the source. “The results have [...]
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U.S. researchers have identified a DNA segment on chromosome 8 that is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, especially in African-American men.”This paper identifies a genetic risk factor that about doubles the likelihood of prostate cancer in younger African-American men,” says Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Genetics David Reich, the lead investigator of [...]
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