MAY 31: PROSTABLOG NZ: Here’s a question that doesn’t seem to have been addressed for a while – how come fewer Maori than non-Maori are registered as prostate cancer sufferers, yet the death rate among Maori is twice that of non-Maori?
Archive for May, 2009
PROSTATE RESEARCH: Cell study sheds light on prostate tumour development
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, tagged Adult prostate stem cells, cancer research, E-TV, oncogenesis, progenitor cells, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate stem cell pathways, self-renewing primitive foetal prostate cells on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 31: E-TV: Adult prostate stem or progenitor cells may acquire characteristics of self-renewing primitive foetal prostate cells during oncogenesis and aberrant activation of components of prostate stem cell pathways may contribute to the development of prostate tumours.
PROSTATE DETECTION: Future tests will embrace range of markers and data
Posted in Biomarkers, Diagnosis, Digital exams, FUTURE PROSPECTS, New tests, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate prognosis, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, Screening debate, tagged Biomarkers, blood tests, cancer research, complex assays systems, digital examination, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer detection, prostate cancer risk, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA test, Screening debate, urine tests on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 31: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: The future of prostate cancer detection may lie in complex assays systems that can test for several markers at the same time and use the accumulated data to assess prostate cancer risk.
PROSTATE RESEARCH: Study finds prostate drug boosts cataract surgery risks
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate drugs, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment debate, tagged Canadian scientists, cancer research, cataract surgery, Flomax, NOT ALONE, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate treatment debate, serious complications, tamsulosin on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 31: NOT ALONE BLOG: Flomax (tamsulosin), a drug that is commonly used by men to treat their prostate problems, is linked to more than a double risk for serious complications following cataract surgery, indicates new study by Canadian scientists.
PROSTATE PREVENTION: Does green tea really help fight off prostate cancer?
Posted in Avoidance, Dietary intervention, Natural remedies, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate claims, PROSTATE RESEARCH, tagged cancer research, green tea, Natural remedies, phytochemicals, polyphenols, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 31: CANCER.COM: Some newer research reveals that green tea might help prevent the spread of prostate cancer.
PROSTATE PROGNOSIS: German company will report on biomarker’s prognostic accuracy
Posted in Biochemical recurrence, Biomarkers, Diagnosis, New prostate drugs, New tests, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate drugs, Prostate prognosis, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Screening debate, tagged American Society of Clinical Oncology, cancer detection, cancer research, DNA methylation, Epigenomics AG, molecular diagnostics, mPITX2 biomarker, PITX2 methylation, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostatectomy, Radical prostatectomy on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 31: PRESSEMITTEILUNG: A German molecular diagnostics company developing cancer detection products based on DNA methylation, will report clinical data from its study validating the mPITX2 biomarker in a prognostic setting in prostate cancer.
ROW 4 PROSTATE: Kiwis slip to fourth as eights mow down the field
Posted in FUND RAISING, PROSTATE CANCER, Rowing 4 Prostate, tagged prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, Rowing for Prostate on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 29: PROSTABLOG NZ: Eight pairs of hands are obviously better than four, as the only eights team in the Indian Ocean Rowing Race is showing. Aud Eamus is starting to close on the leaders, Bexhill, and has left Rowing For Prostate and Pura Vida in its wake, still battling over third/fourth (with the Kiwis slightly behind).
PROSTATE BIOPSY: Study looks at reasons why biopsy should be repeated
Posted in Biopsy, Diagnosis, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, tagged atypical small acinar proliferation, Biopsy, cancer research, High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, prior negative biopsies, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA doubling times, PSA test, PSA velocity, recurrent biopsy, Screening debate on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
MAY 29: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: A US researcher has reviewed the strategic options for recurrent biopsy in men with one or more prior negative biopsies but continuing indications of risk of prostate cancer.
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