Prostate cancer News
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Scientists have declared the results of a trial involving a new prostate cancer immune system drug as 'spectacular', with the results showing success against certain patients.
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A new prostate cancer blood test can help to target treatment by pinpointing more precisely where cancerous cells are. This fist with the paradigm of precision medicine.
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A new therapeutic drug for the treatment of prostate cancer has been trialed, and shown to be effective. The drug inhibits a protein known to contribute to the disease.
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It’s November so it must be Movember, right?
Throwing caution to the wind, men are growing moustaches with various degrees of success.
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Challenging the assumption that prostate cancer is one type of the disease, researchers have identified five different types, each of which has a distinct genetic signature.
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Nothing like finding an expert to help you find easy ways to increase your likelihood of remaining healthy. For men who want to lower their chances of prostate cancer, in honor of 'Movember', nutritionist Manuel Villacorta blogged today about just that.
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According to a University of Montreal study, having sex with more than 20 women can reduce your risks of prostate cancer by 28 percent.
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Toronto -
Prostate Cancer Canada has entered into a partnership with Canadian men's curling team "Team Morris", led by Skip John Morris. The new partnership will focus on the promotion of health, wellness and fitness for Canadian men.
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A few years ago, a young Brazilian woman working and studying in Italy left the country to return to Brazil, so that she could care for her father who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Before she left, she met a woman who told her about alkaline diets.
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Allspice, from the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta dioca, has several compounds that can fight prostate and breast cancer.
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A new study shows that supplementing a low fat diet with fish oil can help fight prostate cancer. Eating lots of fish also produced a 63 percent reduction in prostate cancer-specific mortality.
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Comedian and actor Billy Connolly has stated that he has had surgery for prostate cancer and that he has also been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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After all the hype about fish oil and how omega-3 fatty acids work for everything from heart disease to Alzheimer's, findings of a new study linking fish oil to increased risk of prostate cancer will come as a jolt.
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A faulty gene leading to the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer has been identified and hope is that treatment will be able to target men with the BRCA2 gene earlier. Men with BRCA2 are in greater danger should they get prostate cancer.
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Santiago -
Today, April 8 at 8 AM (local time) is scheduled to begin the exhumation of the remains of Chilean poet, Nobel Prize winner 1971, Pablo Neruda, who according to the official report on his death, on September 23, 1973, died from cancer of the prostate.
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A study in Australia found that men who become bald by the age of 40 have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. The results support the data from earlier studies on the same subject.
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Dubbed the 'month of the mustache,' you may notice a lot of men in your area wearing one for a global movement called Movember, to raise awareness and funds towards men's health, which brings me back to the memory of the only friend I've truly lost.
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A newly released study shows that men who take a daily multivitamin may be able to reduce their risk of some types of cancer.
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Two news items are worthy of note with regard prostate cancer research, each with promise. One says it is more often not the cause of the death of a man who has prostate cancer, the other gives hope for improved detection methods.
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GOP candidate Chris Collins is under a heavy barrage of criticism for saying that Americans don't need Obamacare and that modern health care is expensive only because people now don't die "from prostate cancer, breast cancer and some of the other things."
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A Scottish research study has linked heavy tea drinking with an increased risk of prostate cancer. The study found that men who drink at least seven cups of tea a day are 50 percent more at risk of developing the cancer, compared to men who drink no tea.
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Tommy Chong, one half of the "marijuana loving" comedy duo "Cheech and Chong" announced Saturday that he has been fighting prostate cancer
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Prostate cancer, a disease that kills nearly 30,000 men a year, now has a new foe –– a drug so good that researchers shut down the study early so that every participant could receive it, researchers reported Saturday.
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Routine prostate cancer screening should be halted for most men, according to a new recommendation by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a key government advisory panel.
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The Canadian Cancer Society announced Wednesday that the death toll due to cancer has declined over the last two decades. More than 100,000 lives have been saved in that time span.
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The Canadian Cancer Society announced Wednesday that the death toll due to cancer has declined over the last two decades. More than 100,000 lives have been saved in that time span.
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Circumcised men show a lower risk for developing prostate cancer –– the most common cancer diagnosed in men today –– a new study finds.
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A popular fundraiser for men's health is taking off within Canada's gay communities, and in doing so, is changing the face of prostate cancer one moustache at a time.
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Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men residing in developed countries, and women's use of contraceptive pills have soared over the past 40 years, and the two trends may be linked, a study published in BMJ Open has suggested.
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Have you seen a bit more upper lip hair on the men around you lately? It must be Movember. What used to be called November has become a month-long period of men sporting mustaches to raise funds and awareness for men's health.
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Position showing the area where the prostate gland can be found. National Cancer Institute
ZYTIGA may prove to be an important new treatment option for prostate cancer patients prior to receiving chemotherapy. handout
Protestor holding an anti-circumcision sign at the San Francisco Pride Parade urbangarden
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