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24 September 2008
Hormone therapy before seed implants reduces survival in elderly men with prostate cancer | | Elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer who receive hormone therapy before undergoing a procedure to insert radioactive seed implants into the prostate, called brachytherapy, have lower survival rates than those who receive brachytherapy alone, research suggests.
more |  | 22 September 2008
Combined therapy improves prostate cancer survival | | Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who receive radiation treatment in addition to anti-androgen hormone therapy have better survival rates than those who receive the hormone treatment alone, study results show.
more | | 16 September 2008
Aspirin-type drugs may lower levels of prostate cancer blood marker | | A common class of painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which includes aspirin and ibuprofen, may lower men's levels of a blood marker that is used to screen for prostate cancer, research suggests.
more | | 10 September 2008
Androgen deprivation therapy linked to falls and physical decline | | Men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer have an increased risk of physical impairment and falling, indicates research published in the journal Urology.
more | | 10 September 2008
Health risk behaviours linked to low awareness of prostate-specific antigen test | | Research has linked low patient awareness of the prostate-specific antigen test to health risk behaviours such as smoking, obesity, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol consumption.
more | | 8 September 2008
Height linked to progression of prostate cancer | | Tall men might be at a slightly increased risk for the progression of prostate cancer, according to the results of a study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.
more | | 3 September 2008
High calcium levels linked to increased risk of fatal prostate cancer | | Men with high levels of calcium in their blood face an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, US study findings suggest.
more | | 2 September 2008
Complementary therapy use common in UK men with prostate cancer | | The use of complementary therapies is common among UK men with prostate cancer, but many do not let their doctors know that they are using such therapies, potentially increasing the risk of dangerous interactions with traditional medications, say researchers.
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