Here’s a video of Peter R. Carroll, MD giving a presentation entitled Cancer Biology 101: Advances In Prostate Cancer. Google Video Enclosure The event appears to have been recorded in 2005 but may still be worth a look if you’re interested in learning more about areas like Gleason scores, prophylactic surgery and the importance of [...]

Results from a recent study conducted at the Autonoma University School of Medicine in Barcelona, Spain, show a considerably higher incidence of osteoporosis in males undergoing treatment for prostate cancer than males in the general population. “Men who had undergone androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) were particularly at risk” said lead researcher Dr. Jacques Planas from the [...]

The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending adult Canadians consider adding daily Vitamin D supplements to their diets during the fall and winter months. The CCS’s dosage recommendation of 1000 international units (IU) per day is based on increasing medical evidence showing Vitamin D may reduce a person’s risk for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. Adults [...]

Research of a blood protein identified as early prostate cancer antigen-2 (EPCA-2) may significantly improve the accuracy of prostate cancer screening. The current method of screening focuses on a blood protein known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) combined with a digital rectal exam, but PSA testing often results in false positives or negatives by erroneously highlighting [...]

Research at the Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey has led to a new drug, HXR9, which shows promise for treating malignant melanoma as well as lung, prostate, and kidney cancers. This new drug therapy is designed to stop processes that normally occur in the embryo from being mistakenly reactivated in adult cells. [...]

The second annual University of Michigan Men’s Fantasy Football Experience is scheduled to take place August 2-3, 2007. The two-day fundraiser will benefit the Men of Michigan Prostate Cancer Research Fund while giving the participants a rare insider’s look at Michigan Wolverine Football. Cost for the event is $2,500 per person which includes meals and [...]

The Journal of Biological Chemistry reports that elevated levels of epinephrine produced during periods of increased stress or persistent depression may reduce the effectiveness of cancer treatments. In a laboratory study of prostate and breast cancer cells, George Kulik, D.V.M., Ph.D., and a team of colleagues from Wake Forest and the University of Virginia, compiled [...]