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Prostate Cancer Guide Available Online
The McHenry County Department of Health encourages men to get checked in September during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. men, behind lung cancer.
According to the Illinois State Cancer Registry, about 8,340 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in Illinois during 2008, and 1,330 men […]
Study Reveals Photodynamic Therapy Promising For Recurrent Prostate Cancer
The September issue of BJU (British Journal of Urology) International reports the results of “the largest study to date” of Tookad (padoporfin, WST09), a minimally invasive vascular-targeted photodynamic (VTP) therapy agent. The study suggests that Tookad can help men with recurring cancer of the prostate. Tookad was developed by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of […]
Multi-network cancer telethon donations top $100M
Spurred by an historic telethon Friday night, viewers stood up to cancer and pushed total donations for research to battle the disease past the $100 million mark.
That dollar figure reflects contributions from viewers of the telethon, Stand Up to Cancer, as well as money raised since late May, when the Stand Up to Cancer initiative […]
Cancer Survival Rates Increase
Australians are far more likely to survive cancer in the short-term than they were two decades ago, according to new figures which celebrate the success of improved detection and treatments.
But while there were vast improvements in major cancers like breast and prostate, there was no change in survival for notoriously hard to treat cancers of […]
Radio’s Alan Jones Has Prostate Cancer
SYDNEY’S highest-rating radio personality, Alan Jones, has announced he is suffering prostate cancer and will undergo surgery.
Jones, 67, has held a press conference in the boardroom of Macquarie Radio Network, owner of 2GB, amid speculation he was to retire.
However, Jones said he would be back on air four weeks after surgery.
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“Of course I will be […]
County Supervisor Pedrozo Says He Has Prostate Cancer
Supervisor John Pedrozo has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, he announced Wednesday. Pedrozo, who turns 51 today, learned he had early-stage prostate cancer in June.
Pedrozo, who represents District 1, said the cancer hasn’t spread and he expects to recover fully. He has no plans to step down or take a leave of absence from his […]
High Fat Diet May Abet Prostate Cancer Progression
Diets high in saturated fat may increase the risk of prostate cancer progression, researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report.
In a follow up study of men who had their cancerous prostates removed, researchers found that men who consumed higher amounts of saturated fat — mostly from steaks, burgers, […]
Broccoli May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says
Men who eat one or more servings of broccoli per week can reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer, a new British study says.
Researchers from the Institute of Food Research found that men who ate 400 g of broccoli per week over a 12-month period had significant changes in the actions of genes related to […]
Could a Blood Transfusion be a Cure for Cancer ?
Could common white blood cells fight some of the most aggressive cancers? Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center plan a human trial to find out.
They will take white blood cells called granulocytes from people whose granulocytes have shown a strong ability to fight cancer and transfuse those cells into cancer patients.
Such transfusions have […]