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Growing doubts over standard prostate cancer test

2010-03-13T12:15:38Z

<div><p>The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate after its discoverer said it had become a "hugely expensive public health disaster."</p><p>In a commentary in The New York Times, Richard Ablin of the Uni...

Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests

2010-03-12T13:45:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Experts say Americans getting too many medical tests, maybe even President Obama</div><div><p>Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.</p><p>Is it doctors practicing defens...

Guidelines: Do medical tests later, less often

2010-03-12T02:45:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Are some medical tests overused? Some guidelines are scaling back on frequency, timing</div><div><p>Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often:</p><p>_ MAMMOGRAM: Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and they should get one every two years starting at 50, according to the Watson Pharmaceuticals says FDA approves 6-month dose of prostate cancer drug Trelstar</div><div><p>Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration approved a six-month dose of the prostate cancer drug Trelstar, which already was available in one- and three-month d...

Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer

2010-03-10T14:18:31Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.</p><p>Dr. Richard Ablin of the University of Arizona joined the ongoing deb...

Specialty may bias doctors' prostate cancer advice

2010-03-08T13:46:23Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference -- may determine the treatment he receives.</p><p>This is problematic, the study's authors say, because none of the options now available for treating localized prostate cancer have been shown to be any better than the others.</p><p>"The...

Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests

2010-03-04T00:45:40Z

<div id="subtitle">American Cancer Society casts more doubt on value of regular testing for prostate cancer</div><div><p>Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.</p...

Sanofi drug shows promise against prostate cancer

2010-03-03T15:16:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Experimental drug modestly boosts survival in men with advanced prostate cancer, study finds</div><div><p>For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study found.</p><p>The benefit was modest — an extra 10 weeks — but cancer specialists were excited because no chemotherapy un...

Should men be tested for prostate cancer?

2010-03-03T13:46:03Z

<div id="subtitle">New advice on prostate cancer screening stresses talking about pros, cons before deciding</div><div><p>The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Wednesday. The advocacy group is one of many organizations that make such recommendations. Some questions and answers:</p><p>Q: What's the advice?</p><p>A: The bottom l...

PROSTATE_CANCER

2010-03-03T13:04:17Z

Graphic shows incidence rates for prostate cancer between 1975 and 2006 and highest death rates from prostate cancer by race between 2001 and

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New guidelines on prostate cancer urge frank talk

2010-03-03T10:18:14Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - New guidelines from the American Cancer Society urge doctors to make sure their patients fully understand the risks as well as the benefits of prostate cancer screening before any blood is drawn.</p><p>The updated guidelines issued on Wednesday reflect the o...

Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk

2010-03-03T10:18:12Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoking may increase a man's risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer, pooled data from 24 studies involving 21,600 men with the disease indicates.</p><p>This study "provides good evidence that prostate cancer is likely a smoking-related tumor," Dr. Michael Huncharek, at Meta-

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Statins Slow Inflammation in Prostate Tumors

2010-02-26T00:15:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Anti-cholesterol meds could slow cancer progression</div><div><p>Prostate cancer patients who take statins to lower their cholesterol may be getting a secondary benefit: The drugs significantly lower the degree of inflammation within prostate tumors.</p><p>That, according to researchers, may explain in part, why men on statins have a lower risk of disease progression. </p><p>Previous studies have shown that statins reduce syste...

Is newer prostate surgery really better than the old?

2010-02-22T13:45:20Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Robot-assisted laparoscopic, or "keyhole," surgery appears to be no better at reducing side effects than traditional "open" surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland, according to new study from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Tiger Woods, Mark Sanford, Eliot Spitzer, et al. — it seems it really is possible to have too much of a good thing. And your prostate gland appears to agree.</p><p>According to a new research out of the American Cancer Society, more than 190,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Fortunately, there is a lot you can do to keep your prostate healthy as you age—and stay ahead of the game. Here's what Christopher Saigal, MD, an ass...

J&J drug helps in last-ditch prostate cancer fight

2010-02-22T09:12:16Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Johnson &amp; Johnson's experimental drug abiraterone can help men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of standard treatments options, according to results of a mid-stage clinical trial.</p><p>The drug, which J&amp;J took on after buying Cougar B...

louis gossett jr

2010-02-09T18:16:50Z

*file photo* * GOSSETT JR. BATTLING PROSTATE CANCER Veteran actor LOUIS GOSSETT JR. has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The An Officer and a Gentleman star has started an intensive treatment programme to battle the disease. Gossett reveals the cancer is in its early stages and he's determined to remain optimistic so he can get back to work as soon as possible. He says, "I count this diagnosis among the many challenges I...

Amgen sees positive data in bone drug study

2010-02-22T10:35:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Amgen says potential bone drug tops rival in late-stage study on prostate cancer patients</div><div><p>Amgen Inc. said its osteoporosis drug candidate denosumab beat a rival drug in reducing and delaying the rate of fractures in men with prostate cancer during a study.</p><p>The drug, also called Prolia, is viewed by