Drop in testosterone tied to prostate cancer recurrence
Fox Chase researchers find that men whose testosterone falls after radiation are more likely to experience a rise in PSA BOSTON, MA (October 28, 2012)—Men whose testosterone drops following…
Researchers Find Many Elderly Men Are Undergoing Unnecessary PSA Screenings
Public release date: 28-Mar-2011 Summary of study being published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology March 28 finding that men in their seventies had prostate cancer screening nearly…
Early prostate cancer detection, screening: No benefit for men with low baseline PSA value
Public release date: 13-Sep-2010 - While a man in the United State has about a one in six chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, his risk…
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‘Prostate cancer test has been misused for money’ Claims Pathologist Richard Ablin who discovered the PSA antigen 40 years ago
"Many men get treated unnecessarily – and risk life-altering side effects including impotence and incontinence"Pathologist Richard Ablin discovered the PSA antigen 40 years ago. He says it should never have…
Surgery better than radiation, hormone treatments for some prostate cancer, study shows
Public Release: 5-Aug-2010 - Most previous reports comparing treatment outcomes among different treatment options have looked only at PSA responses to treatment, rather than at the more important long-term survival…
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it…
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it…
Drop in testosterone tied to prostate cancer recurrence
Contact: Diana Quattrone Diana.Quattrone@fccc.edu 215-728-7784 Fox Chase Cancer Center Fox Chase researchers find that men whose testosterone falls after radiation are more likely to experience a rise in PSA BOSTON,…
Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth
2009 study posted for filing Contact: David Sampson david.sampson@cancer.org American Cancer Society ATLANTA—June 29, 2009—The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of…
24th Health Research Report 06 FEB 2008 – Reconstruction
Health Technology Research Synopsis 24th Issue Date 06 FEB 2008 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano Editors Top Five: 1. Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk2. Over-the-counter eardrops may cause…
Study shows no evidence of a mortality benefit to PSA screening
Men enrolled in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial had no evidence of a mortality benefit compared to a control group of men undergoing usual care,…
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Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth
Public release date: 29-Jun-2009 - the average man who chooses screening decreases his risk of prostate cancer death from a lifetime risk of 3 percent to a lifetime risk of…
Green tea may affect prostate cancer progression
Public release date: 19-Jun-2009 - Patients consumed four capsules containing Polyphenon E until the day before surgery — four capsules are equivalent to about 12 cups of normally brewed concentrated…
When should prostate-specific antigen testing be stopped?
Public release date: 20-Feb-2009 New York, NY, February 20, 2009 – Although widespread Prostate-Specific-Antigen (PSA) testing has undoubtedly decreased prostate cancer mortality, is there a point of diminishing returns?…
New, non-invasive prostate cancer test beats PSA in detecting prostate cancer, researchers report
Public Release: 1-Feb-2008 Simple urine test leads to more accurate diagnoses, fewer false-positive results PHILADELPHIA - An experimental biomarker test developed by researchers at the University of…
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