Topic: Prostate Cancer

March 26, 2008

Compound Found In Soybeans May Halt Spread Of Prostate Cancer

In a study published in the March 15 issue of Cancer Research, researchers report that genistein, an antioxidant found in soybeans, almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer in mice, and the amount of genistein used in the... ... more

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March 5, 2008

Scientists Say Anti-Cancer Smart Bomb Ready For Human Use

Applications for nanotechnology in cancer treatment continue to be in the news, and as a two-time survivor of stage-IV cancer - now in my 5th year post treatment, I'm always interested in new hope for patients faced with cancer. Now... ... more

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August 1, 2007

U-M Researchers Find 'Gene Fusions' Acting As 'On Switches' That Cause Prostate Cancer

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how genes turn on the switch that leads to prostate cancer. The team discovered that pieces of two chromosomes can trade places with each other and cause two genes... ... more

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March 7, 2007

Combination Of Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Slow Prostate Cancer

Drinking warm green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal. But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined with low doses of Celecoxib, a COX-2 inhibitor (drugs for inflammation that... ... more

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March 23, 2006

Eating oily fish 'may help block advance of prostate cancer'

Prostate cancer is at its most dangerous when tumour cells from the prostate gland migrate and invade other parts of the body, such as the bone marrow.

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March 1, 2006

'Virus Chip' Detects New Virus In Prostate Tumors

The virus was probably originally acquired from another species; it is known as a xenotropic retrovirus - in this case, a xenotropic murine-like retrovirus, or XMRV.

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August 13, 2005

Lifestyle change can slow prostate cancer

an active lifestyle combined with a healthy diet definitely decreases the risk of many types of cancer, and in the case of early nonaggressive prostate cancer, it may slow disease progression.

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May 23, 2005

Obesity Is Risk Factor For Aggressive Prostate Cancer

researchers suggest that obesity appears to increase the risk of prostate cancer, particularly aggressive disease, and may make it harder to find.

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Men with spouses do better after prostate treatment

Being married or in a relationship significantly improves quality of life for prostate cancer patients following treatment, according to a study by researchers

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May 12, 2005

A "Hidden" Biomarker in Prostate Cancer Cells - Researchers Find Way to Shake Loose

using a common chemotherapy agent, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have found a way to move an important biomarker expressed in prostate cancer, shaking it loose from one location in a cell - where it could not be accessed by blood - to another, easier to target area:

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May 9, 2005

Exercise 'slows prostate cancer'

Regular vigorous physical activity could slow the progression of prostate cancer in older men, a study has found.

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