Dehydrated Tomatoes Promising For Prostate Cancer Prevention
New research suggests that the form of tomato product one eats could be the key to unlocking its prostate cancer-fighting potential, according to a report in the June 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read more
Monitoring Blood Flow Helps Improve Prostate Biopsies
Using a special ultrasound technique to spot areas of blood flow in the prostate gland may substantially reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study by urologists and radiologists at the Jefferson Prostate Diagnostic Center and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia. Read more
Prostate Cancer Treatment Without Side Effects
Mike Strong, a health minister for Hallelujah Acres, was only 52 when an annual physical revealed his Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) was 31 (normal is 4 or under). Although he had no symptoms, a biopsy confirmed that he had cancer. Read more
Black Men Less Likely To Undergo Elective Aneurysm Repair
Black men are less likely than white men to undergo elective surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms, even after accounting for racial differences in rates of developing the disease, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more
Invasive Methods Unnecessary For Prostate Cancer Treatment Planning
Modern 3-D computed tomography is an effective method for locating the prostatic apex for radiation therapy treatment planning in prostate cancer patients because it eliminates the need for an invasive procedure and the related side effects. Read more
Experimental Agent Blocks Prostate Cancer
An experimental drug has blocked the progression of prostate cancer in an animal model with an aggressive form of the disease, new research shows. Read more
Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
The current issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has two interesting studies in the relationship of Erectile Dysfunction and Coronary Heart Disease in men with Type 2 Diabetes. Read more