News related to Plenaxis (Abarelix) and/or conditions it is approved for
Side Effects Of Radiation To Treat Prostate Cancer Reduced By Biodegradable Implant
Source: Medical Devices / Diagnostics News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
Several years ago, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center became the first center in the United States to test an Israeli-invented device designed to increase the space between the prostate and the rectum in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy...
Hybrid Molecular Imaging System As Good As PET/CT Gold Standard For Restaging Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Source: MRI / PET / Ultrasound News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
When prostate cancer makes a comeback, it becomes increasingly important to have exceptional imaging available to find all possible regions where cancer has spread to other parts of the body, or metastasized, in order to plan the best possible treatment...
Vegetable Fats Reduce Prostate Cancer Death Risk
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today [2013.06.11]
Prostate cancer patients who replace animal fats and some carbohydrates with vegetable fats have a lower risk of premature death, researchers from the University of California reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. In the United States alone, nearly 2.5 million men currently live with prostate cancer...
Tweaking Dietary Fat Mix Might Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.06.11]
Title: Tweaking Dietary Fat Mix Might Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 6/10/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/11/2013 12:00:00 AM
Heart-Healthy Diet May Be Prostate Cancer Healthy Too
Source: Medscape Family Medicine Headlines [2013.06.10]
Men with prostate cancer who eat nuts, skip bread, and enjoy salad dressing made of vegetable oils could possibly live longer.
Medscape Medical News
Food Supplement Linked to Lower PSA in Prostate Cancer
Source: Medscape Family Medicine Headlines [2013.06.10]
A commercially available food supplement that contains pomegranate, broccoli, green tea, and turmeric significantly lowers PSA levels in prostate cancer patients, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Ra-223: New Arrow in Prostate Cancer Quiver
Source: Medscape Urology Headlines [2013.06.10]
Drs. Johann de Bono and Howard Scher discuss the fifth active agent in prostate cancer as well as imaging as a biomarker and upcoming immunoconjugates, as reported at ASCO 2013.
Medscape Oncology
Pomegranate, Green Tea, Turmeric And Broccoli May Help Fight Prostate Cancer
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.06.10]
British researchers have scientifically proven that broccoli, turmeric, green tea and pomegranate help fight the most common cancer in men in the United States and the United Kingdom - prostate cancer...
Prostate Cancer Pictures Slideshow: Visual Guidelines to Symptoms, Tests and Treatment
Source: MedicineNet Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Specialty [2013.06.07]
Title: Prostate Cancer Pictures Slideshow: Visual Guidelines to Symptoms, Tests and Treatment
Category: Slideshows
Created: 12/1/2010 5:22:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/7/2013 12:00:00 AM
Previously Unidentified Cells Offer Potential Targets For Future Treatments Of Prostate Cancer
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.31]
Researchers have identified a sub-group of cells that could contribute to prostate cancer recurrence, opening up new ways to treat the disease, which claims more than 3000 lives a year in Australia. Published in Science Translational Medicine, a study led by Monash University researchers has found prostate cancer cells that survive androgen withdrawal treatment...
Experimental Drugs Show Promise Against Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Clinical Trials Specialty [2013.05.31]
Title: Experimental Drugs Show Promise Against Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/31/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/31/2013 12:00:00 AM
Synthesis Of Small Molecule Could Have Big Impact On Prostate Cancer
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.30]
Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas, has designed and synthesized a novel small molecule that might become a large weapon in the fight against prostate cancer...
Time From Prostate Cancer Diagnosis To Initiation Of Treatment Generally Seven Days Longer For African American Patients
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.29]
Among men with prostate cancer, African Americans experience longer treatment delays after being diagnosed than Caucasians. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...
Genomic Analysis Lends Insight Into Prostate Cancer
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.28]
Mayo Clinic researchers have used next generation genomic analysis to determine that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors have similar genetic origins, which may help in predicting cancer progression. The findings appear online in the journal Cancer Research...
Black Prostate Cancer Patients More Likely to Delay Treatment: Study
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.05.28]
Title: Black Prostate Cancer Patients More Likely to Delay Treatment: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/28/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/28/2013 12:00:00 AM
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Share The Same Genetic Origins
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.27]
Using a new form of genomic analysis, researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified that some of the more aggressive prostate cancer tumors share the same genetic origins, lending more insight into the development of prostate cancer. The finding, published in the journal Cancer Research, could significantly help predict prostate cancer progression...
Inexpensive, Accurate Way To Detect Prostate Cancer Could Facilitate Commercially Available, At-Home Urine Tests
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.24]
Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published in the /iJournal of the American Chemical Society...
Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary
Source: MedicineNet Mens Health Specialty [2013.05.22]
Title: Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary
Category: Health News
Created: 5/21/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2013 12:00:00 AM
Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.05.21]
Title: Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/20/2013 8:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/21/2013 12:00:00 AM
Among Patients Carrying BRCA Mutations, PARP Inhibitor Shows Activity In Pancreatic, Prostate Cancers
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.18]
In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer, the oral drug olaparib was found to be effective against advanced pancreatic and prostate cancers...
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug Xofigo Approved By FDA
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) has been approved by the US FDA for symptomatic late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has reached bones but not other organs, i.e. with no known visceral metastatic disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xifogo under the priority review program, three months ahead of schedule...
Xofigo Approved for Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.05.17]
Title: Xofigo Approved for Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Can Cause Osteoporosis
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.16]
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...
FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.05.16]
Title: FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/15/2013 12:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2013 12:00:00 AM
Agent Orange Linked To Fatal Prostate Cancer
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
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 Tied to Lethal Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.05.13]
Title: Agent Orange Tied to Lethal Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 5/13/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2013 12:00:00 AM
Prostate Cancer Tool Tested By UC San Francisco Helps Identify Those Best Suited For Active Surveillance
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.12]
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
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.11]
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
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
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...
Prostate Cancer May Be Deadlier for the Uninsured
Source: MedicineNet Mens Health Specialty [2013.05.08]
Title: Prostate Cancer May Be Deadlier for the Uninsured
Category: Health News
Created: 5/7/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2013 12:00:00 AM
Sleep Woes Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk in Study
Source: MedicineNet Mens Health Specialty [2013.05.07]
Title: Sleep Woes Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk in Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/7/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/7/2013 12:00:00 AM
Deaths From Prostate Cancer Lower Among Statin Users
Source: Statins News From Medical News Today [2013.05.04]
New research from the US suggests men with prostate cancer who took or started taking statins before their diagnosis, may reduce their risk of dying from the disease. Statins are a class of drugs prescribed for lowering cholesterol. Lead researcher Janet L. Stanford, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in Seattle, Washington, and colleagues...
Can Selenium Lower Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2013.04.10]
Title: Can Selenium Lower Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
Intermittent Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Not the Best
Source: MedicineNet Hormone Therapy Specialty [2013.04.04]
Title: Intermittent Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Not the Best
Category: Health News
Created: 4/3/2013 6:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2013 12:00:00 AM
Is Early Baldness in Blacks a Clue to Prostate Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Hair Loss Specialty [2013.03.27]
Title: Is Early Baldness in Blacks a Clue to Prostate Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/26/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/27/2013 12:00:00 AM
Study: Barriers To Prostate Cancer Care: Affordable Care Is Not Enough
Source: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical News Today [2013.03.07]
A combination of financial, cultural and communication barriers plays a role in preventing underserved Latino men with prostate cancer from accessing the care and treatment they need, according to a new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing...
Blood Thinners May Boost Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
Source: MedicineNet warfarin Specialty [2013.02.22]
Title: Blood Thinners May Boost Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 2/21/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/22/2013 12:00:00 AM
Fried Foods May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says
Source: MedicineNet Esophageal Cancer Specialty [2013.01.29]
Title: Fried Foods May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says
Category: Health News
Created: 1/28/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2013 12:00:00 AM
Comparison Of Costly Proton Radiotherapy And IMRT For Prostate Cancer
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2012.12.19]
Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
FDA OKs Expanded Use of Prostate Cancer Drug
Source: MedicineNet docetaxel Specialty [2012.12.11]
Title: FDA OKs Expanded Use of Prostate Cancer Drug
Category: Health News
Created: 12/10/2012 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2012 12:00:00 AM
Targeted Prostate Cancer Biopsies Might Improve Care: Study
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Specific Antigen Specialty [2012.12.11]
Title: Targeted Prostate Cancer Biopsies Might Improve Care: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 12/10/2012 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2012 12:00:00 AM
Proton Beam Therapy Better for Prostate Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Intestinal Gas (Belching, Bloating, Flatulence) Specialty [2012.11.02]
Title: Proton Beam Therapy Better for Prostate Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 11/2/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives: Study
Source: MedicineNet sildenafil Specialty [2012.10.30]
Title: Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 10/29/2012 2:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
Scientists ID 'Genetic Signatures' for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Laparoscopy Specialty [2012.10.09]
Title: Scientists ID 'Genetic Signatures' for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 10/9/2012 11:53:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2012 12:00:00 AM
Following Radiation In Prostate Cancer, Risk Markers Discovered For Erectile Dysfunction
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2012.09.29]
In the first study of its kind, a research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University discovered 12 genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in prostate cancer patients who were treated with radiation...
Predicting Erectile Dysfunction From Prostate Cancer Treatment
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2012.09.27]
Researchers have identified 12 DNA sequences that may help doctors determine which men will suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) following radiation therapy for prostate cancer...
Lab Contamination Behind Debunked Link Between Virus, Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Specialty [2012.09.21]
Title: Lab Contamination Behind Debunked Link Between Virus, Prostate Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 9/21/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/21/2012 12:00:00 AM
Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer Won't Lower Quality of Life
Source: MedicineNet finasteride Specialty [2012.09.13]
Title: Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer Won't Lower Quality of Life
Category: Health News
Created: 9/12/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
FDA OKs PET Agent for Prostate Cancer
Source: MedPage Today Product Alert [2012.09.12]
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved the positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent Choline C 11 Injection for production and use in detecting recurrent prostate cancer.
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Source: MedicineNet Blood Transfusion Specialty [2012.08.29]
Title: Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2012 12:00:00 AM
Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Peptic Ulcer Specialty [2012.08.28]
Title: Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM
Can Prostate Cancer Screening Improve Men's Lives?
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Specific Antigen Specialty [2012.08.16]
Title: Can Prostate Cancer Screening Improve Men's Lives?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/16/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
Screening Debate Typifies Prostate Cancer Uncertainties
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Specific Antigen Specialty [2012.08.10]
Title: Screening Debate Typifies Prostate Cancer Uncertainties
Category: Health News
Created: 8/10/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Study: PSA Testing Cuts Worst Prostate Cancers
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Specific Antigen Specialty [2012.07.30]
Title: Study: PSA Testing Cuts Worst Prostate Cancers
Category: Health News
Created: 7/30/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
Study Ties Genes to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Prostate Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Specialty [2012.05.23]
Title: Study Ties Genes to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Prostate Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/22/2012 2:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/23/2012 12:00:00 AM
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
Source: MedicineNet leuprolide Specialty [2012.05.17]
Title: Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM
New Scanning Technology Might Help Guide Prostate Cancer Care
Source: MedicineNet Laparoscopy Specialty [2012.04.02]
Title: New Scanning Technology Might Help Guide Prostate Cancer Care
Category: Health News
Created: 3/31/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Can Circumcision Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Circumcision The Medical Pros and Cons Specialty [2012.03.12]
Title: Can Circumcision Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/12/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
FDA: Prostate Cancer Risk From BPH, Hair Drugs
Source: MedicineNet finasteride Specialty [2011.06.10]
Title: FDA: Prostate Cancer Risk From BPH, Hair Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 6/10/2011 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/10/2011 12:00:00 AM
FDA Approves Prostate Cancer Drug Zytiga
Source: MedicineNet docetaxel Specialty [2011.04.29]
Title: FDA Approves Prostate Cancer Drug Zytiga
Category: Health News
Created: 4/29/2011 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2011 12:00:00 AM
Prostate Cancer
Source: MedicineNet bicalutamide Specialty [2010.07.12]
Title: Prostate Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Lifestyle, diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Urology
The research is the first randomized, controlled trial to show that lifestyle changes may affect cancer progression.
Prostate Enzyme Enables Detection Of Metastases During Molecular Imaging
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
No matter where they have hidden, metastatic prostate cancer cells still express some of the same signaling as normal prostate cells; in some cases even more so, as with the PSMA enzyme...
New Test For Bladder Cancer Will Significantly Improve Quality Of Patient Care
Source: Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.29]
A simple urine test, developed at the University of Surrey may greatly improve patient quality of life and has the potential to save the NHS in excess of £100 million every year. The test, developed by Dr Richard Morgan and Prof Hardev Pandha looks for traces of the EN -2 protein in the urine, a protein which has been found to exist in bladder and prostate cancer patients...
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology [2013.05.24]
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include supine versus prone ventilation in the ICU, best treatment for COPD exacerbations, who benefits from prostate cancer treatment, and sports participation after ICD implantation.
News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013
Source: Dermatology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.22]
1. Older, Sicker Men Unlikely to Benefit from Aggressive Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Older men with localized prostate cancer and other serious health conditions may not benefit from aggressive treatment for their cancer...
Comorbidities Taken Into Account Before Prostate Biopsy
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities - the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer (TIBI-Cap) and the physician-reported Charlson Comorbidity Index - can successfully target prostate patients who would not benefit from biopsy to discover possible cancer...
Exercise Lowers Risk Of Lung And Colorectal Cancer Among Middle Aged Men
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
New research conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont reveals that middle-aged men who engage in a lot of cardiovascular exercise are at a reduced risk of suffering from lung and colorectal cancer. In addition, those who exercise are less likely to die from prostate cancer (although their risk of contracting the disease remained the same)...
Bavarian Nordic Agrees On Interim Analysis With The FDA And Provides An Update On Its PROSPECT Phase 3 Trial
Source: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) have announced that the Company plans to conduct an interim analysis of the on-going PROSPECT Phase 3 trial of PROSTVAC® in prostate cancer patients with metastatic disease...
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