Prostate Cancer Screening -- More Harm than Good? A Best Evidence Review
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 18:00 - http://www.medscape.com/This Best Evidence Review weighs in on screening recommendations for prostate cancer from the US Preventive Services Task Force. Medscape Family Medicine
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug Approved
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 18:20 - http://www.fdanews.com/The FDA has approved Ferring Pharmaceuticals degarelix, which the agency says is the first new prostate cancer drug in several years, and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) may be next to clear...
Study Shows Colonoscopies May Not Be As Accurate As Previously Thought
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 09:00 - http://charlottesville.injuryboard.com/For years doctors have believed colonoscopies, the screening test for colorectal cancer, prevented 90 percent of cancers, but a new study shows they might actually only prevent 60 percent to 70...
Stress Vitamin D & the Prevention of Colon & Rectal Polyps
Published on Sunday 28 December 2008 - 18:30 - http://mensnewsdaily.com/Health Report:''' ' ''''Stress A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers '' 'By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS ' 'Last Updated: 12/28/2008''The...
Ingredient In Cough Medicine Could Effectively Treat Prostate Cancer
Published on Sunday 28 December 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A study published in the December issue of the European medical journal Anticancer Research demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced...
Prostate testing lowest in some minority men
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 18:18 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds regardless of their sexual orientation, according to a recent study...
Debate argues need for screening
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.post-gazette.com/Whether men should undergo routine screening for prostate cancer is hotly debated in the medical community.
Prostate cancer patients who seek latest technology must rely on medicare intermediaries decision
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 02:09 - http://www.wiredprnews.com/Miami, Florida (WiredPRNews.com) -- For some patients who are fighting prostate cancer, whether or not they have access to the latest technology is really up to specific Medicare intermediaries....
CHMP Recommends Granting Marketing Authorisation For FIRMAGON(R) (degarelix) For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 10:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/Ferring Pharmaceuticals received notification that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), part of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has adopted a positive opinion and is...
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.wired.com/''When the first cell in one of Brenda Rosenthal's ovaries mutated and turned cancerous, she felt no symptoms. The telltale pains or lumps that signal cancer were still months, if not years, away....
