Prostate Cancer Awareness
This one's for Jason, I know he is reading.
"Movember Team Grants program focuses on collaboration and innovationTORONTO , July 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) is proud to debut its new Movember Team Grants program, awarding up to $6 ..."
Eliminating prostate cancer screening could result in thousands of more cases of advanced disease each year, researchers say
Susan Wrote: Here's one for you - "July 30, 2012 - Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted a University of Rochester Medical Center analysis published in the journal, Cancer. Health news for senior citizens and baby boomers."
My brother told me about this.
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with low-risk forms of prostate cancer are more likely to opt for so-called active surveillance over surgery or radiation when they have a multidisciplinary team of doctors working with them, according to a new study. Researchers said that may be because teams with urology, imaging and cancer specialists can provide the most balanced view of the risks and benefits ..."
I found this article and thought I would pass it along.
"GenSpera, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for initiation a Phase II human clinical trial of its lead compound, G-202, in the treatment of prostate cancer patients who have failed prior hormonal therapy."