Dendreon’s potential prostate cancer treatment Provenge gets May 1 FDA review date

November 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Radiation therapy, in combination with chemotherapy before prostate removal, has been found safe for cancer patients and may reduce the risk of recurrence, say researchers. The research team from Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Centre has shown chemo-radiation combination is feasible and safe and improves survival among prostate cancer patients.

November 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Blood vessels in prostate cancer could act as predictor of how it would behave, say researchers at The Ohio State University and the Harvard School of Public Health. The study of 572 men with localized prostate cancer indicates that aggressive or lethal prostate cancers tend to have blood vessels that are small, irregular and primitive in cross-section.

November 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Men with low cholesterol levels are less likely to suffer from aggressive form of prostate cancer, say researchers. The study led by Johns Hopkins researchers showed that having lower levels of heart-clogging fat might cut a man's risk of high grade prostate cancer by nearly 60 percent.

October 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research team at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, including an Indian-origin scientist, has found how two genes fuse together and lead to prostate cancer. The study found that pieces of chromosome relocate near each other after exposure to the hormone androgen, which sets the scene for the gene fusion to occur.

October 9th, 2009 TORONTO - Canadian researchers have found that some hidden prostate cancer tumours cannot be diagnosed with the current procedures. Researchers at Toronto University say their findings explain why some men with elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels who are carefully monitored and undergo repeated negative biopsies still develop aggressive prostate cancer.

October 6th, 2009 Gen. Petraeus treated for prostate cancerWASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S.

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new study has revealed that regular exercise can help keep prostate cancer at bay. According to researchers at Duke University Medical Centre, those who were moderately active - anything equivalent to walking at a moderate pace for several hours a week - were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

September 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Prostate cancer patients who belong to low socio-economic status are more likely to die than patients with higher incomes, according to a new study from Swiss researchers. The study's findings indicate that poor prostate cancer patients receive worse care than their wealthier counterparts.

September 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have found a novel way to reduce the genetic risk of prostate cancer. Typically, vaccines are based on specific antigens and trigger immunity for a specific pathogen.

September 22nd, 2009 Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problemsLONDON — A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. Experts said the findings could make doctors think twice before prescribing the standard hormone treatment to men with prostate cancer, particularly if they are at risk of heart disease.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - Taking a major step in prostate cancer research, scientists have found a host of genetic variations that could tell which men are at the highest risk of contracting prostate cancer. The results come from two studies today, which open up the prospect of new tests and treatments for the commonest male malignant disease.

September 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Body size and weight gain in younger and older adulthood may help weigh a man's proneness to prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Led by Dr. Brenda Hernandez, the researchers said that the risk varies among different ethnic groups For the study, the researchers studied the relationship in a multiethnic population consisting of blacks, Japanese, Hispanics, Native Hawaiians and whites, and compared differences among age groups using the Multiethnic Cohort, a longitudinal study of men 45-75 years of age established in Hawaii and California from 1993-1996.

September 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A strong association between the common sexually transmitted infection, Trichomonas vaginalis, and risk of advanced and lethal prostate cancer in men has been found by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The study appears online on September 9, 2009, on the Journal of the National Cancer Institute website and will appear in a later print edition.

September 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A simple jab may soon help prevent prostate cancer, say researchers. The research team from University of Utah and University of Columbia have identified a virus, known to trigger leukaemia, in malignant human prostate cancer cells.

August 31st, 2009 Rep. Sensenbrenner says he has prostate cancerWASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner announced Monday that he is in the early stage of prostate cancer.