Radiation, Drugs Help With Prostate Cancer
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Men with prostate cancer that doesn't appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation, rather than radiation alone, a small study found.
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The type of prostate cancer treatment a man gets has a lot to do with the kind of specialist he sees first, according to a study released on Monday that lends scientific evidence to something many men have likely guessed.
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Three studies published on Sunday  identify at least ten new genes that raise a man's risk of  prostate cancer, information which could lead to better  screening and targeted drugs to treat the disease.
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The drugs docetaxel and estramustine can increase survival by a few months in men whose prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body, two new studies find.
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MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News)  High-dose precision radiation therapy doesn't harm the sexual function of prostate cancer patients, U.S. researchers say.
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Older men with early stage, localized prostate cancer live longer if the disease is treated with radiation or surgery instead of simply waiting and watching it as is often recommended, a study said on Tuesday.
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Prostate cancer patients are being treated with an artificial version of the pigment lycopene that gives tomatoes their red colour, after a Dutch study found that low doses of lycopene suppressed the growth of human prostate tumours.
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NEW YORK  - Staying active through moderate  walking may help prevent fatigue in men undergoing radiation  therapy for prostate cancer, a UK study shows.
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A new report calls for the urgent need to improve treatments and find a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that strikes one in six American men.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to make prostate cancer treatment more effective.
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An analysis of men with early  prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic found that  those treated with external beam radiation therapy had poorer  overall survival than those treated with radioactive seed  implants (brachytherapy) or by surgical removal of the prostate  (radical prostatectomy).
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NEW YORK  - For men with prostate cancer  that recurs after radiation therapy, 'salvage' surgery to  remove the prostate can lead to long-term cancer control, New  York- based researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A mix of dietary supplements  including antioxidants and plant-based estrogens may slow the  rise of a biomarker for prostate cancer progression in some  men, preliminary research suggests.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- A large majority of men who have surgery or external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer are impotent five years after either procedure, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - Men who take Avodart  (dutasteride) to treat an enlarged prostate apparently have a  reduced risk for developing prostate cancer, a new study  indicates.
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WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry&#39;s doctors have told him he is cured of the prostate cancer that sidelined him almost two years ago and that there is a slim chance it could recur in the next decade, The New
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Doctors are reporting their first success at improving survival in men with advanced prostate cancer by using a treatment that trains the immune system to fight tumors. The approach is called a cancer vaccine although unlike traditional vaccines, it treats disease rather than prevents it.