Diet care, nutrition, supplements have no real effect on prostate cancer prevention

NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: There is minimal evidence of any well-defined effect of diet, nutrition or supplement use on the prevention of prostate cancer, says a new study. READ MORE> The authors conclude exclusively that a high dietary intake of polyunsaturated n-6 fatty acids may increase prostate cancer risk because of their effects on inflammation [...]

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Most men whose prostate cancer recurs still survive

REUTERS: Men who show signs that their disease has returned after prostate cancer treatment are still more likely to die of other causes, a new study in US veterans shows. READ MORE>

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Prostatectomy gives ‘far better’ cure rate for prostate cancer than radiation or hormone treatment

URO TODAY: Prostatectomy gives a far better survival rate for prostate cancer than radiation or hormone therapy, a new study found. READ MORE> Prostatectomy for localised prostate cancer was associated with a significant and substantial reduction in mortality relative to radiation therapy and androgen-deprivation monotherapy.

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Big reduction possible in number of implant needles used in brachytherapy

URO TODAY: A substantial reduction of the number of implantation needles used in brachytherapy is possible without compromising adequate dose coverage of the prostate, new research shows.  However, the chance of an unpredicted high dose to other organs increases as fewer needles are used. READ MORE>

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Maori and prostate cancer – latest research shows shocking trends haven’t improved

PROSTABLOG NZ: If you’re Maori and poor in New Zealand, you have less chance of being diagnosed early with prostate cancer – and you’re got a 60% greater chance than non-Maori of dying . These and other findings are in a major new report just released by the NZ Ministry of Health, whose researchers looked [...]

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Are we really no further ahead with prostate cancer testing?

PROSTABLOG NZ:  This hardly helps those of us who support the need for widespread prostate cancer screening, but deeper analysis of the European randomised study of PSA testing says such screening is dangerously counter-productive. Dangerous in the sense that – as the epidemiologists (trends counters) have long claimed – too many men with harmless prostate [...]

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Dogs can sniff out prostate cancer tumours in men’s urine

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Dogs can be trained to detect – by sniffing – prostate tumour molecules in urine, French scientists have found. READ MORE>

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Biopsy practices not ideal for avoiding over-treatment of prostate cancer

URO TODAY: Current standard prostate biopsy protocols have limited accuracy in identifying candidates for less drastic focal therapy for prostate cancer (as opposed to total removal or treatment). READ MORE>

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Research needed on why prostate cancer patients make few diet changes

URO TODAY: Few men with prostate cancer adopt significant diet change, indicating a need to better understand how and why they make food choices. READ MORE>

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Numb penis after brachytherapy can be treated

URO TODAY: A numb penis is a rare complication from brachytherapy for prostate cancer, but it can be fixed. READ MORE>

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