65-year-old grandfather of six, Graham McCormack has become the first cancer patient in the UK to be treated using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.
RapidArc delivers a volumetric intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment in a single or multiple arcs of the treatment machine around the patient and makes it possible to deliver advanced image-guided IMRT […]

continue reading from " UK’s first prostate cancer patient treated using RapidArc radiotherapy "

According to research published in the December issue of the UK-based urology journal BJU International, just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA’s largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes.
1,902 […]

continue reading from " Prostate cancer screening programme shows high compliance and consistent results in more than 38,000 men "

The question of possible connections between cancer and the risk of deformities in future children has been less thoroughly addressed.
Young men undergoing treatment for cancer often want to know how the disease and its treatment affect their chances of fathering healthy children. Can cancer have affected the sperms even though sperm production as such is […]

continue reading from " Good News For Young Male Cancer Patients "

Support groups can be a great resource for people with cancer, their families, and other loved ones.The National Cancer Institute lists these potential benefits of joining a support group:

They allow patients and loved ones to express their feelings, challenges and problems to others with similar experiences.
They can provide an opportunity to share tips and advice […]

continue reading from " Health Tip: Joining a Cancer Support Group "

According to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, treating prostate cancer patients with drugs that block hormonal activity does not appear to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
While a 2006 report from members of the same study team found that treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists increased the risk of […]

continue reading from " Hormone therapy for prostate cancer does not appear to increase cardiac deaths "

In perhaps the largest cancer chemoprevention trial ever conducted, researchers have found that supplementation with vitamin E or selenium, alone or in combination, was not associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer or other cancers. This study, along with another cancer prevention study, will be published in the January 7 issue of JAMA, and […]

continue reading from " Supplementation with vitamin E or selenium does not reduce risk of prostate cancer "

A recent study related to cancer prevention study, suggests that long-term supplementation with vitamin E or C did not reduce the risk of prostate or other cancers.
The study conclusions, along with another cancer prevention study, will be published in the January 7 issue of JAMA, and both reports are being released early online because of […]

continue reading from " Neither vitamin C or E associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer, or other cancers "

According to reports this week by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and American Cancer Society, deaths and diagnoses for prostate and several other cancers fell between 2001 to 2005.
Among men, incidence rates dropped for cancers of the lung, colon/rectum, oral cavity, and stomach. Prostate cancer incidence rates decreased by 4.4 percent per year from 2001 […]

continue reading from " Rates of prostate and other major cancers have begun to fall in men "

According to a team from the Everyman Centre at The Institute, UK, the majority of prostate cancers are essentially harmless - also known as “pussycat” prostate cancers, but it can often be difficult to distinguish them from the harmful ones, known as “tigers”.
Researchers suggests that there is a real need to find a way of […]

continue reading from " A Proposal To Ignore “pussycat” Prostate Cancer "

According to Chicago Department of Public Health, prostate cancer is very survivable because it’s a very treatable disease.
But depending on the type of treatment selected, a prostate cancer patient can suffer some rather uncomfortable side effects, among them impotence and incontinence.
Surgery that removes the tumor can result in impotence, if the nerves that control erection […]

continue reading from " Treatment Options Are Many for Prostate Cancer "