A new Cancer Research UK clinical trial has been launched to investigate the best treatment options for men who have had surgery for early stage prostate cancer.
Researchers want to understand, firstly whether further treatments should be given to all men and for how long, regardless of their PSA levels. And secondly, when radiotherapy should be […]

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The spread of prostate cancer to the pelvic lymph nodes is the most reliable indicator that the patient will have a poor prognosis, with disease recurrence and progression likely. Accurately assessing pelvic lymph node involvement in patients is critical in planning their treatment, Wu said.
Currently, physicians don’t know if a treatment is attacking cancer cells […]

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New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer and slows the advance of prostate cancer.
So, the standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise
There are 10 million cancer survivors in the U.S., 17 […]

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Men with advanced prostate cancer may be given androgen deprivation therapy to stop their production of testosterone, which may drive tumor growth.
 A new study shows that a substantial minority of men receiving so-called androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, for prostate cancer experience erectile dysfunction (ED). However, many respond well to ED therapy, doctors from Memphis have found.

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A lot of doctors give androgen deprivation therapy without any evidence that it’s a good thing for early-stage prostate cancer. One of the reasons we’re in such a quagmire on prostate cancer is so many doctors have practiced medicine not supporting the clinical trials but just treating it the way they think they ought to […]

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Hormone therapy is the second most-used treatment after surgery for early prostate cancer that hasn’t spread, although the drugs aren’t approved for that use, researchers said. The medicines can cause side effects such as hot flashes and impotence and have been associated with osteoporosis and diabetes.
Widely used hormone-blocking drugs failed to improve survival in older […]

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At the ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU) organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology, researchers showed that counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment.
The study shows that circulating tumor cell counts could provide information about how […]

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Canadian investigators created a teaching and mentoring method called “block” surgery to simplify and improve time efficiency and safety while maintaining acceptable oncological and functional outcomes during the learning curve of a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP).
This is a unique report of the first multicenter LRP mentoring experience. These educators suggest that a mentoring program utilizing […]

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Men who work at desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers, a study indicates.
Researchers found low levels of physical activity in the workplace can significantly raise the risk of cancer, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
The study determined men who worked as teachers or in office jobs were much more likely […]

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According to a new research, eating a broccoli-rich diet can reduce the risk of deadly prostate cancer.
What’s more, the consumption of one or more portions of the green veggie can lessen the risk of localized cancer becoming more aggressive.
In the study, the research group at the Institute of Food Research led by Professor Richard Mithen […]

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