Noscapine, a natural substance found in cough medicine, may prove useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to studies in mice.

Roberto wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq:CYTR), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncology, today announced initiation of the PROstate Advanced Cancer Treatment (PROACT) Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bafetinib in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The open-label PROACT trial is being conducted at City of Hope, located just outside of Los Angeles ..."

Would anyone care to comment on this?

Here is an intersting one:

"Northern Michigan Regional Hospital will have low-cost prostate cancer screenings 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23."

My cousin told me about this.

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I found this video and thought I would pass it along.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated one in six American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. "Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is currently the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States," said Dr. David B. Samadi, a robotic prostatectomy and prostate cancer ...

I read this in the Santa Clara paper and wanted to share it with you.

"Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered Friday, September 17, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute."

I read this in the Fremont paper and wanted to share it with you.

"CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chicago city leaders, along with management of major landmark buildings, are doing their part to raise prostate cancer awareness in Chicago. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Since the color blue is to prostate cancer as pink is to breast cancer, a number of building exteriors in downtown Chicago will be awash with blue lighting at night ..."