Prostate Cancer Awareness
Here is an intersting one:
"Title: Vaccine Boosts Survival for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer: Study Category: Health News Created: 7/28/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2010"
I saw this posted at MNT.TO.
"A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can, in fact, trigger malignant prostate cancer, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists and their colleagues. HHMI researcher Owen N. Witte and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that the somewhat overlooked prostate basal cell can spawn tumors ..."
My Aunt told me about this -
Scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease.
I found this posted at WCBSTV.COM on Friday.
"Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with about 1 in 6 affected. Like so many other cancers, catching it early is the key. Now, doctors have discovered a new means of early detection using dogs."
Gail Wrote: Take a look at this article
"A cell that could be the "mother" of all prostate tumours has been identified by scientists. Samples of the "basal" cells taken from healthy human prostate tissue triggered cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems."