Archive for: June 2008

Reuters - The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Two imaging modalities used in combination -- dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-MRI -- can accurately spot residual or recurrent prostate cancer in patients treated with a fairly new treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasonic ablation, a new study shows.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Countering common medical theory, a new study finds that radiation therapy may save the lives of many men whose prostate cancer recurs aggressively after surgery.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Genes may not fully control your destiny when it comes to cancer risk, according to a new study of men with prostate cancer.

Reuters - Men whose prostate cancer recurs after they have undergone surgical removal of the prostate may benefit from early radiation therapy, according to study findings reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- On Father's Day, as a gift to themselves, all men should ask three key questions about their risk for prostate cancer, says the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC).

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The traits of an aggressive type of prostate cancer that occurs in about 10 percent of men with the disease have been identified in hopes of finding a way to diagnose it early, according to researchers.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Costs for treating Medicare patients with cancer increased substantially from 1991 to 2002, researchers report.

Reuters - A compound found in dehydrated tomatoes may help quash prostate cancer tumors, new animal research suggests.