Posts Tagged ‘prostate cancer’
Walnuts may shrink prostate cancer risk
UC DAVIS (US) — Mice genetically programmed to develop prostate cancer had smaller, slower growing tumors when fed a walnut-rich diet, report researchers. Continue…
Friday, February 3, 2012 13:13 - 4 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments
Pan-fried fish may raise cancer risk
USC (US) — The type of fish and how it is cooked may affect whether the fish offers protection against—or raises the risk for—developing prostate cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 12, 2012 17:52 - 0 Comments
Mutation tied to cancer risk in young men
UNC-CHAPEL HILL / U. MICHIGAN (US) — After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages, researchers have zeroed in on a rare, inherited mutation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2011 11:05 - 1 Comment
Calcium raises cancer risk for some men
USC (US) — High calcium intake causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:59 - 1 Comment
Laser tags detect prostate cancer
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — New laser technology can discriminate between cancerous prostate cells in bodily fluids from those that are healthy—and may ultimately help doctors determine when cancer will spread. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 16:07 - 0 Comments
Prostate biopsy not the final say
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Nearly 70 percent of men who had a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, but a normal biopsy, were eventually diagnosed with prostate cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 11:26 - 0 Comments
Heart drug may also treat prostate cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A heart drug taken from the leaves of flowering foxglove may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 1, 2010 12:30 - 1 Comment
Pigments in tomatoes pack a punch
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Tomatoes have previously been found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer and now scientists have developed a tool that will help find out why. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2010 14:16 - 3 Comments
Soy may halt cancer in its tracks
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2010 9:30 - 0 Comments
Prostate tissue kept alive and working
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists have found a way to keep surgically removed prostate tissue alive and functioning normally for up to a week. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 17:20 - 2 Comments
Exercise enhances cancer treatment
U. PENN (US)—Cancer patients who have been told to rest and avoid exercise can—and should—find ways to be physically active both during and after treatment, according to new national guidelines. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2010 10:17 - 1 Comment
Prostate cancer increases blood clot risk
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—Men with prostate cancer—particularly those receiving hormone therapy—are at increased risk of developing blood clots, a condition known as thromboembolism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2010 16:42 - 0 Comments
HIV drugs inhibit prostate cancer virus
EMORY (US)—Four drugs used to treat HIV infection can inhibit a retrovirus recently linked to prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent study published in the journal PLoS One. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2010 15:47 - 1 Comment
Heart-friendly walnuts help prostate, too
UC DAVIS (US)—Walnut consumption slows the growth of prostate cancer in mice and has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2010 12:03 - 3 Comments
Statins inhibit inflammation in prostate tumors
DUKE (US)—Patients with prostate cancer who regularly use statins to lower their cholesterol may be enjoying a secondary benefit: The drugs significantly lower the degree of inflammation within prostate tumors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2009 17:27 - 0 Comments
Molecules kick start body’s response to HIV
YALE (US)—Researchers have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body’s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2009 13:58 - 1 Comment
Tooling MRIs to pinpoint prostate cancer
RUTGERS (US)—Computerized tools may soon improve the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help doctors identify prostate cancer. The technique potentially could be adapted for imaging breast cancer and other forms of cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
‘Staging’ key to treating older cancer patients
A new study suggests that older adults diagnosed with cancer—like 92-year-old Louis Falzer, who survived prostate cancer—are more likely to become frail and vulnerable. The findings could be helpful in developing a new staging approach to caring for older adults. (View this and other videos at Futurity’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/futurityvideo)
