Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease

A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.

Read more »

Keywords: standard, treatment, prostate, cancer, encourage, spread, disease

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease":

1. 1 surgery better than 2 for some colorectal cancer patients
   03-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A single surgery to remove cancer from both the colon and the liver to which it has spread may be better in some cases than the current standard treatment of two separate surgeries with chemotherapy in between, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Radiation seed implant decreases risk of death over watchful waiting
   10-31-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Prostate cancer patients cut their risk of dying of the disease in half when they receive radiation seed implants to treat their cancer, compared to those who don't receive active treatment, within six months from being diagnosed with localized prostate cancer, according to a study presented Oct. 31, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. MR imaging helps predict recurrence in prostate cancer patients
   05-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   MR images taken of prostate cancer patients prior to treatment that show that the cancer has spread outside the prostate gland capsule help predict whether the cancer will return, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at the University of California-San Francisco.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Jefferson scientists find aging gene also protects against prostate cancer development
   11-27-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Cancer researchers have found that a gene that is involved in regulating aging also blocks prostate cancer cell growth. They have shown that the enzyme SIRT1 can block the growth of treatment-resistant prostate cancer cells that overexpress a mutation for the androgen receptor. The scientists hope the newly found connection will aid in better understanding the development of prostate cancer and lead to new drugs against the disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Study first: Over-expression of Cox-2 can predict prostate cancer outcome
   11-08-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers say an over-expression of COX-2 in men with prostate cancer is associated with an increase in PSA after radiation treatment and the spread of the cancer outside of the prostate. That is the result of the first study linking COX-2 with prostate cancer radiation treatment outcomes.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. New drug therapy to combat GVHD in stem-cell patients shows significant reduction in deaths
   01-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers. Now, new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center shows that adding a widely used topical corticosteroid to the standard treatment for GVHD kept the disease in remission and significantly reduces deaths one year after therapy.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Men with prostate cancer avoid radiation due to misconceptions
   11-05-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Adding radiation therapy for treatment of advanced prostate cancer may offer benefit
   11-14-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation therapy after removal of the prostate gland reduces the risk of disease recurrence, but does not appear to significantly improve the length of survival, according to a study in the Nov. 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on men's health.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Radiation therapy combo cures prostate cancer long-term
   01-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, according to a study released today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. New imaging method shows whether treatment for advanced prostate cancer is working
    04-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new imaging technique that can measure the effectiveness of treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The technique involves measuring diffusion of water within tumors.
    Similar news · Read more »