GlaxoSmithKline pulls application for new drug use

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Monday it is temporarily withdrawing its application for U.S. approval of a drug to prevent prostate cancer.

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Prostate cancer yet another worry for women

Women worry about a lot — their children, relationships, jobs, health, hair and so on. But new research out of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York has found that some women are worrying about something rather unexpected: prostate cancer.

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Prostate drug shows promise in early testing

Early trials of a new drug for advanced prostate cancer are showing some success, researchers report.

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Cancer deaths not deterred by prostate tests

Nearly every man in the United States who’s made it past 50 has endured the indignity and the doubt of prostate screening tests designed to detect cancer. And nearly every man has wondered: “Is this worth it?”

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Cancer screening: Doing more harm than good?

Suzanne Bull always half expected that she'd get cancer. After all, she lived in Marin County, California, where breast cancer rates are among the highest in the country. Still, she was determined to do whatever she could to protect herself. She ate right and exercised, and every year, she went into San Francisco to get a mammogram.

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NCI: No prostate benefit from vitamin E, selenium

The government is stopping part of a major study of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer — because the supplements aren't working and there's a hint of risk.

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Study: Vitamins Tied to Prostate Cancer

There's more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men's risk of dying from prostate cancer.

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Study: Weight Loss May Lower Cancer Risk

Here's another reason for men to avoid packing on extra pounds over the holidays: A new study has found that losing weight reduces the risk of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

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Green tea makes for healthier hearts

Drinking several cups of green tea each day may substantially reduce a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease, a study of more than 40,000 people in Japan has found. But the new findings also cast doubt on the prevalent idea that the drink offers protection against cancer.

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Beer Ingredient May Fight Prostate Cancer

For many men, a finding by Oregon researchers sounds too good to be true: an ingredient in beer seems to help prevent prostate cancer, at least in lab experiments. The trouble is you'd theoretically have to drink about 17 beers a day for any potential benefit. And no one's advising that.

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Herb Not Effective for Enlarged Prostate

A popular herbal pill used by millions of men doesn't reduce the frequent urge to go to the bathroom or other annoying symptoms of an enlarged prostate, a rigorous new study concludes.

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Drinking coffee could help to cut the risk of advanced prostate cancer, a US study suggests.

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Tests have revealed that men who drink beer may reduce their chances of developing prostate cancer, say scientists.

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For two decades, the public-health message has been that cancer screening saves lives. In some cases, especially with cancers of the cervix and colon, screening does, in fact, work as it should: sniffing out disease at its earliest and most curable stages.

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The Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo has a reputation as one of the finest cancer care facilities in the country. But their promotion of prostate cancer screening doesn't match that reputation. They've created a Prostate Club For Men.

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Prostate cancer patients who chose minimally invasive surgery rather than more extensive operations to remove the prostate were less likely to experience complications like pneumonia, but reported higher rates of long-term problems, including impotence and incontinence, according …

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Overall, men who are screened are two to four times more likely to be diagnosed, but death rates -- both cancer-related and overall -- do not differ significantly from men who are not screened, the researchers said.

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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests may lead to unnecessary treatment of healthy men for prostate cancer, and there is little evidence supporting the common but controversial test for routine cancer screening, two new studies found.

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CHICAGO - ROUTINE screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million US men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, US researchers said on Monday.

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Dodd has cancer, many cheer in unison.

It was, sadly, announced today that Senator Chris Dodd had been diagnosed with a prostate cancer.

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Some of this is information we already know, but there were some new facts I learned as well- check it out.

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A new prostate cancer "homing device" could improve detection and allow for the first targeted treatment of the disease.

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Two patients with inoperable prostate cancer have made dramatic recoveries after receiving one dose of an experimental drug that is creating excitement among cancer specialists.

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The PSA blood test, used to screen for prostate cancer, saves few lives and leads to risky and unnecessary treatments for large numbers of men, two large studies have found.

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US scientists have moved a step closer to a simple urine test to distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Some prostate cancers are slow-growing, while others require rapid treatment.

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YOUNG men who pleasure themselves are at increased risk of prostate cancer in later life, but masturbating in middle-age appears to protect against tumours.

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Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds regardless of their sexual orientation, according to a recent study by a researcher at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.

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Prostate cancer isn't just about surgery, treatment and survival — it's also about relationships, sex, self-esteem, embarrassment, hope and fear. There is no such thing as a "good cancer." When my prostate cancer was diagnosed last April, I can't tell you how many we …

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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, do not prevent prostate cancer and may slightly increase risk, U.S. researchers said.

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A seven-year study involving more than 35,000 people supplemented with vitamin E and/or selenium showed no benefit for preventing prostate cancer, and it might even increase the risk.

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A major study of prostate cancer patients has found more men are being diagnosed with the disease, but fewer are dying from it.

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Finally-- a party that can please everyone!

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A Negative Prince Philip Endangers Cancer Sufferers

Prince Philip (aka the Duke of Edinburgh) - or his advisors at Buckingham Palace- have managed to twist the editorial arms of the London Evening Standard into printing a groveling front-page apology over a story this prestigious newspaper printed which claimed that His Royal High …

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In a move that could lead to significant changes in medical care for older men, a national task force on Monday recommended that doctors stop screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer because the search for the disease in this group was causing more harm than good. Stu …

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In a move that could lead to significant changes in medical care for older men, a national task force on Monday recommended that doctors stop screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer because the search for the disease in this group was causing more harm than good.

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