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Faulty prostate cancer test alert
(BBC 03/11/2009)
A faulty self-testing kit on sale in the UK for prostate cancer could mean some given the all clear actually have cancer, a government agency is warning. Two brands available to buy in pharmacies and online since December 2008 are involved, says the MHRA. A thousand batches of Fortel's PSA test and Simplicity Health's prostate screening test are effected. But experts say any man who has used either brand during this time should consider getting retested.
Freezing gives cancer breakthrough
(The Scotsman 11/10/2009)
SURGEONS in Scotland are defeating cancer by freezing malignant tumours in a pioneering technique that has achieved remarkable results in patients who have failed to respond to radiotherapy. New hope has been offered to prostate cancer sufferers by the procedure, which involves inserting "ice probes" into the body, which then shatter cancerous cells - basically killing them by giving them frostbite.
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Raises Heart Risks
(World health - EU Monitor 23/09/2009)
Hormone therapy to treat advanced prostate cancer can increase the risk of heart disease, but some types of hormone therapy appear to be safer than others, new research has found. The study included 30,642 Swedish men with either locally advanced prostate cancer or prostate cancer that had spread (metastatic), who had received hormone therapy as primary treatment for their cancer. The study findings were scheduled to be presented Tuesday at the European Cancer Organization meeting in Berlin.
Killer prostate cancer test hope
(BBC 23/09/2009)
Scientists have discovered a protein that predicts survival from prostate cancer at diagnosis. A University of Liverpool team found the presence of heat shock protein-27 (Hsp-27) was a key marker of how prostate cancer would progress. Men who tested positive for Hsp-27 at diagnosis were almost twice as likely to die from the disease in the next 15 years than those who did not. The study features in the British Journal of Cancer. Aggressive prostate cancer can kill rapidly.
Genes breakthrough offers new hope in prostate cancer fight
(The Scotsman 21/09/2009)
Scientists screened the DNA of tens of thousands of men to identify the nine previously unknown risk areas for prostate cancer. The research highlighted at least two genes that could be targets for new treatments. One, known as NKX3.1, helps control how cells die and may have a key role in cancer. Drugs that could help men with a defective NKX3.1 gene are already in clinical trials.
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Stem cell link to prostate cancer
(BBC 10/09/2009)
A newly identified type of stem cell may cause some cases of prostate cancer, research on mice suggests. The cells, found among those which line the inner cavity of the prostate gland, can produce copies of themselves, and other, more mature cell types. But researchers showed that when the cells were deliberately mutated by switching off a tumour suppressor gene they rapidly formed tumours. The Columbia University study appears in the journal Nature [early animal experiments].
Professor offers up recipes to beat cancer
(The Scotsman 10/09/2009)
A NEW prostate care cookbook could help men to avoid getting cancer, it has been claimed. Nutritionist Professor Margaret Rayman put the cookbook together with researchers at the University of Surrey. The recipes feature foods that have been proven to combat the disease, which affects about 35,000 men a year in the UK and kills 10,000. The foods include vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, as well as tomatoes, pomegranates, soya and garlic.
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Virus could cause prostate cancer, says new research
(The Scotsman 08/09/2009)
A VACCINE against prostate cancer has moved a step closer after scientists discovered the disease may be caused by a virus. Researchers who examined more than 300 tumours taken from patients found an infection known as XMRV (xenotropic murine leukaemia virus) in just under a third. The virus was more likely to be present in aggressive cancers - adding extra significance to the findings, which are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Don't get high on cannabis, prostate cancer patients warned
(Daily Express 19/08/2009)
PROSTATE cancer patients were today warned not to smoke cannabis - despite research suggesting the drug can fight the disease. Chemicals identical to those in cannabis halted the growth of prostate cancer cells in the laboratory and reduced the size of tumours in mice with the disease. Scientists said the research pointed the way to promising new treatments for the cancer, which affects more than 35,000 men in the UK each year and kills around 10,000.
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