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Lipitor and Celebrex combined may halt prostate cancer

Researchers at Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy have shown that administering a combination of the widely used drugs Celebrex (celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and Lipitor (atorvastatin, a cholesterol ...read
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Men who eat a diet low in fat and red meat but high in vegetables and lean protein and who drink alcohol in moderation may not just be doing their hearts a favor.

A new study shows that such a heart-healthy diet may also be good for the prostate.

Specifically, such a diet significantly decreases the risk of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. ...read
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Men with prostate cancer who have their prostate removed cite sexual dysfunction as the most common side effect after surgery, but urinary dysfunction troubles these patients most, reports a University of Florida researcher. Whats more, many arent emotion

The study findings, published in a recent issue of Urologic Nursing, underscore the need for health-care practitioners to educate their patients about the physical and psychological effects the surgery will ...read
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Long Term Urinary Sequelae Following 125 Iodine Prostate Brachytherapy

In the early view version of The Journal of Urology, Dr. Crook and colleagues present a single practitioner series of 125I prostate brachytherapy with analysis of long-term sequelae.

Patients with low-risk ...read
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Protein Discovery Offers Hope For Prostate Cancer, Australia

Australian scientists are researching a possible way of making aggressive prostate cancer cells less invasive after their discovery of a protein essential for the normal functioning of cells.

Professor Robert ...read
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs And Prostate Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

This is a large case-control study estimating prostate cancer incidence among users of statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs in a study population of 24,723 case-control pairs. It is a register-based ...read
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Living With Prostate Cancer: Patients And Spouses Psychosocial Status And Quality Of Life

In the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Northouse and researchers report on the psychosocial effects of prostate cancer (CaP) across the spectrum of the illness.

The study ...read
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Prostate Biopsy Patterns In The CaPSURE Database: Evolution With Time And Impact On Outcome After Prostatectomy

According to a report in the early view section of the Journal of Urology by Dr. Shah and CaPSURE investigators, increasing number of prostate biopsy cores may have contributed indirectly ...read
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Accurate Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Depends On Biopsy Location

The part of the prostate that is biopsied may matter more than the number of biopsy samples taken for accurately diagnosing prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at ...read
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Adaptive Therapy For Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Selection Trial Of Four Regimens

In the November 2007 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Thall and colleagues report on changing chemotherapy regimens based upon patient response and provide statistical modeling ...read
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