Beverly wrote:

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

Would anyone care to comment on this?

Scientists at Indiana University, Methodist Research Institute study a botanical formula that kills aggressive prostate cancer tumors. Their findings, based on experiments in mice using a human prostate cancer tumor model, appear online in The International Journal of Oncology.

Carrie Wrote: Here's one for you - "The latest findings about the ineffectiveness of PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer has confused many men--and their loved ones. On the one hand is the seeming chance to catch cancer early."

Helen told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.SENIORJOURNAL.COM on Thursday.

"Feb. 8, 2012 ? Is heart disease the cause of prostate cancer? New research from the Duke Cancer Institute has found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting they may have shared causes."

( American College of Radiology ) To improve early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, ACR, AdMeTech Foundation and ESUR have formed a joint effort to expedite development of standards for the Magnetic Resonance Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System modeled after a successful effort in breast cancer care. The goal is to expedite the transfer of high-quality MRI from laboratories to ...

This is the latest news as of February 8th.

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

I saw this posted at NEWS.YAHOO.COM.

"WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While more men are being diagnosed with the prostate cancer, fewer are dying from the disease. Data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2012, incidence rates of prostate cancer will increase slightly, while death ..."

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

"In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes."

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Indiana University, Methodist Research Institute, study a botanical formula that kills aggressive prostate cancer tumors. Their findings, ...

( Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ) Research led by Wanguo Liu, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer.