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Treatments for Prostate Cancer by Get Healthy Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Prostate Cancer: External radiation External-beam Radiation Internal radiation... and videos about Prostate Cancer, go to the Prostate Cancer WellPage or the Treatments for Prostate Cancer WellPage. Read on »

New laser treatment for Prostate Cancer at London Bridge Hospital. by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 01 Jul 2009 6:47pm With age men increasingly get urinary symptoms that become severe enough to consider seeking treatment. Benign Prostate Hypertrophy is a non cancerous enlargement... of adverse events. Click to read the full article New procedure for prostate cancer by Gordon Muir Consultant Urological Surgeon at King’s College Hospital who has pioneered the new Read on »

U-turn on the treatment of prostate cancer with abiraterone by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 16 May 2012 3:48am As totalhealth wrote in February 2012 , the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) rejected the drug abiraterone for the treatment of prostate cancer. This was due to its limited benefit but high cost. However, new draft guidance published today by NICE, recommends ... Read on »

Warning - Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer May Affect Your Brain. by Tonie K. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 9:18pm treatment for prostate cancer , may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in patients–such as in the ability to recall and concentrate. Published in the September 1, 2008 issue... for their appearance. For years, hormone deprivation therapy, also known as androgen depletion therapy, has been used as an effective treatment for prostate cancer because hormones Read on »

RALP as a treatment for prostate cancer in HIV-positive patients by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 21 Oct 2010 12:00am for localized prostate cancer in men who are HIV-positive but are taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have undetectable viral loads (< 50). Silberstein et al...-negative males, but that otherwise RALP has similar oncologic outcomes in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men with localized forms of prostate cancer. Read on »

Gamma-tocotrienol promising treatment for prostate cancer by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 23 Oct 2010 12:00am any other cancer, except lung cancer.” Dr Ling said existing chemotherapy and hormonal therapy treatment of prostate cancer was insufficient because it failed to kill off...-tocotrienol (γ-T3), can successfully kill off the prostate cancer CSCs. “Currently there is no effective treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, because it grows back after Read on »

Positive lymph node detection in treatment of prostate cancer: an update by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 28 Sep 2008 7:03pm (LN) in management of genitourinary cancers. The occurrence of positive lymph nodes is critical to the diagnosis and staging of patients with prostate cancer (and other forms of genitourinary cancer) because it can be a clear indicator of risk for micrometastatic disease. Jewett noted that while staging is prognostic and sets the scenario for adjuvant therapy Read on »

Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Mike V. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 06 Nov 2008 11:40pm patients were not aware of their problem until it became much worse. If detected early, there are many successful treatments for prostate cancer which include: Surgery This is only... in the hospital for about 5 to 7 days. Radiation Therapy This is the most common treatment among patients who are at stage A, B, or C prostate cancer. For those who are unable to have Read on »

Researchers at UCLA Discover Potential New Treatment for of Prostate Cancer When Other Methodologies Are Not Effective by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 09 Nov 2010 11:46am The scientists found that antibodies could potentially be used to block the spread of prostate cancer in men diagnosed with this aggressive form of the castration resistant disease. These were the results published on a 4 year study and tissues were used from men who had died from prostate cancer. This opens the door to perhaps some Read on »

Tykerb not effective in treatment of prostate cancer by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 19 Jan 2010 12:00am Like many other drugs before it, lapatinib (Tykerb/GlaxoSmithKline) appears to have very limited clinical activity in prostate cancer according... untreated prostate cancer or metastatic disease. All eligible patients received a daily, oral dose of lapatinib 1500 mg until progression. The primary end point of this study was PSA Read on »