A new study shows that about two-thirds of cancer cases are caused by random mutations when the cells divide. Researchers concluded that the “bad luck” factor is the main cause of all cancers, rather than “bad genes” or unhealthy lifestyle. The study was conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. According to it, stem cells can be affected by bad luck mutations when … [Read more...]
Prostate Cancer Screening Invalidated by New Study?
The new European Randomized study of Screening for Prostate Cancer has published its results and they suggest that the PSA antigen (prostate specific antigen) screening might not be ideal for population-wide screening programs. The study has been published in the Lancet after results had been previously presented during the Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology. According to the … [Read more...]
Semen Test may offer the Precise Diagnosis for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most frequent cancer among the men. PSA tests in the last decade proved to be more of unworthy as they are associated with number of illogical procedures to generate an approximate report. Recent study proved that semen tests can actually provide a clear report which may lead to the better diagnosis. University of Adelaide, an Australian university had conducted numerous … [Read more...]
Decade-old cheap drug extends lives of men with Prostate Cancer: Study
A decade –old cheap drug for chemotherapy was found to have extended life among those men who suffer from prostate cancer, a study says. According to the researchers, when the drug was added to standard hormone therapy, the life of these cancer patients got extended by more than a year. The drug docetaxel (doe-suh-TAX-uhl) allowed these cancer patients to live nearly 58 months. During … [Read more...]
Treating Prostate cancer to older with health problems shorten their life span – Study
Prostrate Cancer is the most common cancer among US men, 1 in every 6 men and it doesn't manifest any symptoms. It is advisable to attend the free prostate cancer screening event, rather than to wait and see symptoms, the disease is very advanced and untreatable. These kind of disease grow slowly, causing no health problems. If these diseases are treated aggressively could result in adverse … [Read more...]
Can Vitamin D help black men fight prostate cancer ?
A new study has found that vitamin D could play a vital role in checking prostate cancer and high grade tumours among blacks. Black men are 60 percent more likely diagnosed with prostate cancer and are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than their white counterparts, according to American Cancer Society. Apart from this, men with dark complexion are also diagnosed at a younger … [Read more...]
MLS Commissioner Don Garber diagnosed with prostate cancer, hopes for early recovery
In a big disappointment for the soccer fans, Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is undergoing treatment for the same. 56-year-old Garber has undergone a series of comprehensive tests at Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital in New York. According to the sources, he will also undergo surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital. In a statement released … [Read more...]
