Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 9/16/09.  You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications.

FDA approves swine flu vaccine - USATODAY.com, 9/15/09 - "The bulk of vaccine will start arriving Oct. 15"

Swine Flu: How Long Are You Infectious? - WebMD, 9/15/09 - "On the eighth day after symptoms struck, 8% to 19% were still shedding live H1N1 virus ... The second study ... showed that 80% were still shedding virus after five days of illness, 40% at seven days, and 10% at 10 days"

Antioxidant Ingredient Proven To Relieve Stress - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "The 35 people in our study who received capsules containing superoxide dismutase showed improvement in several signs and symptoms of perceived stress and fatigue" - See SOD products at iHerb.

On-the-job Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson's Disease - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "Among the patients with Parkinson's disease, 44 (8.5 percent) reported pesticide exposure compared with 27 (5.3 percent) of controls, such that occupational pesticide exposure was associated with an increased risk of the disease"

Diabetes Drug Fights Breast Cancer - WebMD, 9/14/09 - "And in mice carrying human breast cancers, metformin made standard chemotherapy vastly more effective. Mice treated with the combination remain cancer-free for four months, unlike mice treated with either drug alone ... A lot of data shows lower cancer risk -- not just breast cancer -- in people taking metformin for diabetes ... This drug at low doses can be considered a very good candidate for cancer prevention before a person has any cancer at all" - Note:  I've been taking metformin for years for anti-aging.  See my Insulin and Aging page.  See metformin at IAS.

High-Dose N-Acetylcysteine Reduces Contrast Nephropathy - Medscape, 9/14/09 - "the odds of contrast-induced nephropathy were 54% lower in patients randomized to high-dose N-acetylcysteine, compared to those randomized to a control group" - See n-acetyl cysteine at Amazon.com.

Daily Bathroom Showers May Deliver Face Full Of Pathogens, Says Study - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "increases in pulmonary infections in the United States in recent decades from so-called "non-tuberculosis" mycobacteria species like M. avium may be linked to people taking more showers and fewer baths ... Water spurting from showerheads can distribute pathogen-filled droplets that suspend themselves in the air and can easily be inhaled into the deepest parts of the lungs ... Symptoms of pulmonary disease caused by M. avium can include tiredness, a persistent, dry cough, shortness of breath, weakness and "generally feeling bad," ... mmune-compromised people like pregnant women, the elderly and those who are fighting off other diseases are more prone to experience such symptoms ... plastic showerheads appear to "load up" with more pathogen-enriched biofilms, metal showerheads may be a good alternative"

Popular Stomach Acid Reducer Triples Risk Of Developing Pneumonia, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "hospitalized cardiothoracic surgery patients treated with pantoprazole were three times more likely to develop pneumonia"

The Many Causes Of Immune Deficiency - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "Defects of the immune system lead to increased susceptibility to infection, autoimmune diseases (e.g. inflammatory rheumatism), allergies and sometimes even cancer ... The most common causes worldwide include malnutrition, poor sanitary conditions and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection. Other causes of temporary or permanent damage to the immune system include old age, medications (e.g. cortisone, cytostatic drugs), radiotherapy, stress after surgery and malignant tumors of the bone marrow and the lymph nodes"

Vaccine Expert Advises: Immunization Should Be Given As Early In Life As Possible - Science Daily, 9/14/09 - "Many parents would prefer to postpone the vaccination of their babies until these are older, by fear that their young immune system would be too weak or overwhelmed by the vaccines. In contrast, pediatricians insist that babies should be immunized as rapidly as possible after birth against the most dreadful microbes causing bacterial meningitis or whooping cough. These infections can cause irreversible damage or even kill the children"

Fish Intake in Maternal Diet, Mercury Exposure May Affect Fetal Growth - Medscape, 9/14/09 - "small for gestational age (SGA) ... Compared with mothers who consumed less than 1 portion of canned tuna per month, those consuming 2 or more portions per week had newborns who weighed more (P for trend = .03) and had a lower risk of having infants who were SGA for weight"

Early Data Show H1N1 Vaccine Is Highly Effective - Time, 9/10/09 - "The researchers calculate that every person infected by the virus will go onto infect another 1.3 to 1.7 people on average ... Preliminary data from the Australian trial showed that 21 days after getting one shot, 96% of the 240 trial volunteers aged 18 to 64 years generated an impressive amount of antibodies to the virus. The results were "unanticipated," according to the authors; health officials had expected that people would need two doses of the vaccine for full protection, because H1N1 is a new flu virus to most of the population ... The virus will be with us for many years to come in many forms ... It's important to start building up resistance now"

Vaccination Of 70 Percent Of US Population Could Control Swine Flu Pandemic - Science Daily, 9/10/09 - "An aggressive vaccination program that first targets children and ultimately reaches 70 percent of the U.S. population would mitigate pandemic influenza H1N1 that is expected this fall"

Note:  That’s something to think about. If you don’t get the flu shot you also hurting others by not containing the pandemic.  I’m not a doctor but here’s the way I understand it.  When you get the flu shot, what you are getting are dead viruses and your body builds immunity against that specific virus and a partial immunity against some similar viruses.  I’m sure that immunity decreases over the years but not completely.  Elderly that were exposed to the Swine virus as far back as 1918 are still partially immune (click here for the video).  A flu virus is most likely to be life threatening if it’s a virus totally different than anything you immune system has seen before.  So by getting the shot ever year, you decrease the chances of that happening.  Also, I read several years ago that the flu can cause permanent damage to organs such as the heart that can catch up to you later in life.

For people concerned about the mercury, some flu shots do have as much mercury as a small 6 ounce can of tuna.  Some argue that the form in the vaccine (ethylmercury in the thimerosal in vaccines) may be more lethal than the form in fish (methylmercury).   I don’t believe there have been any studies to prove or disprove that.  The form in the vaccine is eliminated from the body faster so it seems that it would have to be much more toxic to make up for that. There are flu vaccines with no or trace amounts of thimerosal.  There are vaccines that are mercury free (thimerosal, which is 49% 49% ethylmercury) free.  Thimerosal free vaccines are more expensive because they need to be packaged differently such as in single vials.  Click here for the list.  Click here for my web page on mercury in vaccines.

NNii : Immunization Science - National Network for Immunization Information - "Ethylmercury is much more rapidly excreted than methylmercury. Based upon the prevaccination blood levels in 6-months old infants, ethylmercury does not appear to accumulate after routine immunizations. Because samples also contained methylmercury, the measured blood levels may have overestimated the amount of ethylmercury present—but the levels were low in any case. Because 24-hour collections of stool were not tested, how much and how fast all of the administered ethylmercury is eliminated can not yet be estimated; it appears likely that most of the dose is rapidly excreted, however ... Because injected ethylmercury is much more rapidly excreted than methylmercury, exposure guidelines developed for the oral consumption of methylmercury were and are not accurate for the assessment of risk for infants who receive thimerosal-containing vaccines"

Back in the 50’s there were people who would not install seat belts because they heard of someone dying because they wore them even though the odds of dying by not wearing one was much greater, not even close. I see vaccines the same way. 36,000 people die each year of the flu. Last year was high at 57,000. That’s as much as the entire 10 years of the Vietnam War.

FDA Panel OKs HPV Vaccine Gardasil for Boys - WebMD, 9/9/09 - "An FDA advisory committee voted to recommend approval of the vaccine Gardasil for males ages 9 to 26 to prevent genital warts" - Note:  If I were younger I would use that as an excuse to use it off label as a precaution against head and neck cancer.  See:

• Low Prevalence Of HPV Infection May Be Tied To Poor Prognosis For Blacks With Head And Neck Cancer - Science Daily, 7/29/09 - "Only 4 percent of black patients with squamous cell carcinoma in the study were HPV-positive, compared with 34 percent of white patients. The median overall survival was more than three-fold higher for whites (70.6 months) than for blacks (20.9 months) who were treated with chemotherapy and radiation. Dr. Cullen says the survival rate at five years for HPV-positive patients was about 85 percent, compared to 35 percent for HPV-negative patients. Survival was similar for HPV-negative patients, regardless of race. The study's findings confirm that HPV infection relates specifically to a type of head and neck cancer -- cancer of the oropharynx, which include the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue ... Overall, about 25 percent of head and neck cancers are tied to HPV infection"
• Sharp Increase In HPV-positive Tonsil Cancer Found - Science Daily, 4/2/09 - "Because the tumours produce so few symptoms, patients seek medical care when the disease is relatively advanced, often after the tumours have spread to the lymph glands of the throat, possibly making the prognosis much worse ... More recent studies, however, have demonstrated a link between HPV and tonsil cancer, so that today an HPV infection is also one of the established risk factors ... Since 1970, the cumulative incidence of HPV-positive tonsil cancer has increased from 23 to 93 per cent"
• ABC News: The Oral Sex Cancer Connection -  ABC News, 10/15/08 - "These are patients that are young. They are in their 30s and 40s. They are nonsmokers, and they don't drink alcohol ex ... There is absolutely a link between oral sex and oral cancer" - Click here for the 7 minute video.  I says that boys may want to get the HPV vaccine.
• HPV-related oral cancers rise among younger men - baltimoresun.com, 4/14/08 - "They're men in their 40s, and even 30s, whose cancer is brought on by the increasingly common human papillomavirus (HPV) ... researchers now believe that the increase in certain oral cancers can be traced to the spread of the virus through oral sex ... New studies suggest that HPV-related oral cancer cases are on pace to eventually surpass cases of cervical cancer in the United States ... many doctors do not realize that they should be on the lookout for oral cancer in younger patients ... The public is unaware of this"
• Incidence trends for human papillomavirus-related and -unrelated oral squamous cell carcinomas in the United States - J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 1;26(4):612-9 - "oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) ... Life-table analyses were used to compare 2-year overall survival for HPV-related and HPV-unrelated OSCCs. RESULTS: HPV-related OSCCs were diagnosed at younger ages than HPV-unrelated OSCCs (mean ages at diagnosis, 61.0 and 63.8 years, respectively; P < .001). Incidence increased significantly for HPV-related OSCC from 1973 to 2004 (annual percentage change [APC] = 0.80; P < .001), particularly among white men and at younger ages. By contrast, incidence for HPV-unrelated OSCC was stable through 1982 (APC = 0.82; P = .186) and declined significantly during 1983 to 2004 (APC = -1.85; P < .001). When treated with radiation, improvements in 2-year survival across calendar periods were more pronounced for HPV-related OSCCs (absolute increase in survival from 1973 through 1982 to 1993 through 2004 for localized, regional, and distant stages = 9.9%, 23.1%, and 18.6%, respectively) than HPV-unrelated OSCCs (5.6%, 3.1%, and 9.9%, respectively). During 1993 to 2004, for all stages treated with radiation, patients with HPV-related OSCCs had significantly higher survival rates than those with HPV-unrelated OSCCs"
• Oral sex-related cancer at 30-year high - New Scientist, 2/28/08 - "The incidence of oral cancer due to a virus transmitted during oral sex has increased steeply over the last 30 years ... The rise was largest among young white males, suggesting this group is more likely to have oral sex at a younger age now than it was 20 years ago ... What is not in doubt, says Gillison, is the need to consider giving boys the HPV vaccine, to protect them from the disease ... These strains are also thought to cause oral cancer, as well as penile and anal cancer"
• HPV-Related Oral Cancers on the Rise in Men - oncologystat.com, 2/2/08 - "The virus usually associated with cervical cancer has been linked to oral cancer in men, and is responsible for as many cases of the disease as tobacco and alcohol"
• Human Papillomavirus in Cervical and Head-and-Neck Cancer - Medscape, 12/17/07 - "mounting epidemiological, molecular and clinical evidence indicates that high-risk HPVs (especially HPV.16) account for the development of headand-neck carcinoma in some individuals who do not have the classical risk factors for this disease (i.e. a history of tobacco use and/or alcohol consumption)"
• Loud and clear on oral cancer - USATODAY.com, 11/25/07 - "The most likely culprit, he says: the same strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause most cases of cervical cancer. A likely mode of transmission is oral sex"
• Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines May Decrease Chances Of Oral Cancer - Science Daily, 8/30/07 - "oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OOSCC) have been linked to high-risk HPV strains, the same strains that cause cervical cancer ... It's possible that oral and oropharyngeal cancers could be reduced if vaccination were more widespread; however, additional research is needed"
• Oral Sex Implicated in Some Throat and Neck Cancers - washingtonpost.com, 8/27/07 - "Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is believed to be responsible for most cervical cancers, may also be at the root of many cancers of the mouth and throat ... Previous research has found that up to 50 percent of nonsmokers with throat and mouth cancers were infected with HPV"

Report Stirs Debate on Cell Phone Safety - WebMD, 9/9/09 - "studies are showing a 50% to 90% increased risk for two types of brain tumors -- gliomas and acoustic neuromas -- among people who have used cell phones for at least 10 years" - Click here to see how you cell phone rates.  The iPhone ranged from 0.52 to 1.19 W/kg, the lowest rated cell phone ranged 0.15 - 0.35 W/kg and the highest was 1.55 W/kg

New Role Of Vitamin C In Skin Protection; Relevance To The Cosmetics Industry - Science Daily, 9/8/09 - "a form of Vitamin C helped to promote wound healing and also helped protect the DNA damage of skin cells ... Previously, the group has published evidence that DNA repair is upregulated in people consuming vitamin C supplements ... The results demonstrated that vitamin C may improve wound healing by stimulating quiescent fibroblasts to divide and by promoting their migration into the wounded area. Vitamin C could also protect the skin by increasing the capacity of fibroblasts to repair potentially mutagenic DNA lesions ... Free radicals are associated with premature skin aging, and antioxidants, such as vitamin C, are known to counter these highly damaging compounds. This new evidence suggest that, in addition to ‘mopping up’ free radicals, vitamin C can help remove the DNA damage they form, if they get past the cell’s defences"

Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics plus abstracts from my RSS feeds (Click here for the journals, the PubMed ones at the top):

Chronic periodontitis and the incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Sep;18(9):2406-12 - "Patients with periodontitis were more likely to have poorly differentiated oral cavity SCC than those without periodontitis (32.8% versus 11.5%"

The pharmacodynamic equivalence of levothyroxine and liothyronine. A randomized, double blind, cross-over study in thyroidectomized patients - Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Sep 10 - "The therapeutic substitution of L-T3 for L-T4 was achieved at approximately 1:3 ratio" - See T3 at International Anti-aging Systems.

A high normal TSH is associated with the metabolic syndrome - Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Sep 10 - "Subjects with a TSH in the upper normal range (2.5 to 4.5 mU/l, n = 119) had a significantly higher BMI (30.47 +/- 0.57 vs. 28.74 +/- 0.18 kg/m(2), p = 0.001) and higher fasting triglycerides (1.583 +/- 0.082 vs. 1.422 +/- 0.024 mmol/l, p = 0.023), and their likeliness for fulfilling the criteria of the MS was 1.7-fold increased"

Iodine supplementation improves cognition in mildly iodine-deficient children - Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Sep 2 - "The overall cognitive score of the iodine-supplemented group was 0.19 SDs higher than that of the placebo group ... Iodine supplementation improved perceptual reasoning in mildly iodine deficient children and suggests that mild iodine deficiency could prevent children from attaining their full intellectual potential"

Coffee and tea consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes - Diabetologia. 2009 Sep 1 - "After adjustment for potential confounders, coffee and tea consumption were both inversely associated with type 2 diabetes, with hazard ratios of 0.77 (95% CI 0.63-0.95) for 4.1-6.0 cups of coffee per day (p for trend = 0.033) and 0.63 (95% CI: 0.47-0.86) for >5.0 cups of tea per day (p for trend = 0.002). Total daily consumption of at least three cups of coffee and/or tea reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by approximately 42%"

Health Focus (BPH/Prostate Cancer):

Related Topics:

• prostatitis / cancer cures? / radiation therapy / Propecia (finasteride) / Avodart (dutasteride) /

Popular Supplements:

• Genistein Combined Polysaccharide® (GCP) / vitamin E / selenium / saw palmetto / pygeum extract / quercetin / red clover / CLA / green tea / shiitake / maitake / I3C / DIM / enzymes / aspirin / melatonin / boron / omega-3 / garlic

Alternative News:

• Estrogen - the Unrecognized Male Hormone - IAS - "DIM may reduce prostate cancer incidence as it has been shown to stop human cancer cells from growing by (54-61%) and provoking the cells to self-destruct (apoptosis). DIM also improves prostate function, enhances insulin sensitivity and increases abdominal fat loss."
• Tomato Sauces and Prostate Cancer - thenutritionreporter.com
• Metformin use and prostate cancer in Caucasian men: results from a population-based case-control study - Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Aug 4 - "In Caucasian men, metformin use was more common in controls than in cases (4.7 vs. 2.8%, p = 0.04), resulting in a 44% risk reduction for PCa (adjusted OR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.32-1.00). No association was seen in African-American men" - See metformin at The Antiaging Store.
• Selenium Intake May Worsen Prostate Cancer In Some, Study Reports - Science Daily, 6/26/09
• Green Tea May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression - Science Daily, 6/19/09 - "According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression ... Findings showed a significant reduction in serum levels of HGF, VEGF and PSA after treatment, with some patients demonstrating reductions in levels of greater than 30 percent" - See green tea extract at Amazon.com.
• Diet May Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/3/09 - "a diet low in fat, high in vegetables and fruit, and avoiding high energy intake, excessive meat, and excessive dairy products and calcium intake may be helpful in preventing prostate cancer, and for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer ... Specifically, consumption of tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, green tea, and vitamins including Vitamin E and selenium seemed to propose a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Consumption of highly processed or charcoaled meats, dairy products, and fats seemed to be correlated with prostate cancer"
• Carbohydrate Restriction May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth - Science Daily, 5/26/09 - "The researchers believe that insulin and insulin-like growth factor contribute to the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer, and that a diet devoid of carbohydrates lowers serum insulin levels in the bodies of the mice, thereby slowing tumor growth"
• Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among patients with prostate cancer - BJU Int. 2009 Apr 4 - "The frequency of vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL) and insufficiency (20-31 ng/mL) was 40% and 32% in men with recurrent prostate; 28% had vitamin D levels that were normal (32-100 ng/mL). Among men with localized prostate cancer, 18% were deficient, 50% were insufficient and 32% were normal. Among controls, 31% were deficient, 40% were insufficient and 29% were normal" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 4/26/09 - "All of the men drank 8 ounces of pomegranate juice daily, and that slowed down the time it took for their PSA levels to double ... Fifteen of the patients stayed with the study for up to 64 months (a little more than five years), and it typically took four times longer for their PSA levels to double when they were drinking pomegranate juice, compared to their PSA doubling time at the study's start" - See pomegranate at Amazon.com.
• Serum calcium and the risk of prostate cancer - Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Apr 18 - "These data do not support the hypothesis that high serum calcium levels is a risk factor for prostate cancer. On the contrary, the data suggest that high serum levels of calcium in young overweight men may be a marker for a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer"
• Serum Retinol and Prostate Cancer Risk: a Nested Case-Control Study in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Mar 31 - "Vitamin A (retinol) plays a key role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation, and has been studied as a potential chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer ... the highest versus lowest concentrations of serum retinol were associated with a 42% reduction in aggressive prostate cancer risk (Ptrend = 0.02), with the strongest inverse association for high-grade disease (Gleason sum >7; odds ratio, 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.32-0.84; Ptrend = 0.01)"
• Vitamin K and prostate cancer – study supports benefits - Nutra USA, 3/31/09 - "increased intakes of vitamin K2, but not K1, were associated with a 35 per cent reduction in prostate cancer risk. The potential benefits of K2 were more pronounced for advanced prostate cancer ... A higher ratio of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) to intact total osteocalcin (iOC) is indicative of poorer vitamin K status ... of ucOC and iOC were analysed from serum samples, and every 0.1 increment in the ratio was associated with a 38 per cent increase in advanced-stage prostate cancer, and a 21 per cent increase in high-grade prostate cancer" - [Abstract] - See vitamin K at Amazon.com.
• Fatty Fish May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/24/09 - "Men in the study who ate one or more servings of fatty fish a week were found to have a 63% lower risk for developing aggressive prostate cancer than men who reported never eating fish" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com and Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.
• Folic Acid May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/10/09 - "Men in the study who took high doses of the vitamin had a more than twofold increase in prostate cancer risk, compared to men who did not take folic acid supplements"
• Differential Effects of Selenium on Benign and Malignant Prostate Epithelial Cells: Stimulation of LNCaP Cell Growth by Noncytotoxic, Low Selenite Concentrations - Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(2):251-64 - "Thus, noncytotoxic selenite concentrations did not induce growth inhibition or apoptosis selectively in prostate cancer cells. Growth stimulation of LNCaP cells by low concentrations suggests the possibility of adverse effects of selenium supplementation on hormone sensitive prostate cancer, whereas inhibition of PC-3 cell proliferation at noncytotoxic concentrations suggests potential benefit of selenium in advanced prostate cancer"
• Intake of plant foods and associated nutrients in prostate cancer risk - Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(2):216-24 - "Plant foods and associated nutrients may impact prostate cancer (PC) risk and survival ... Reduced PC risk was associated with the highest tertile of cryptoxanthin (OR = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.35-0.75), fiber (OR = 0.56; 95% CI = 0.35-0.89), vitamin C (OR = 0.60; 95% CI = 0.41-0.88), and fruits and/or fruit juices (OR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.31-0.68), with significant linear trends. Increased risk of PC was associated with the highest tertile of protein (OR = 1.99; 95% CI = 1.05-3.79) and daily servings of grains (OR = 1.99; 95% CI = 1.23-3.22) with significant linear trends"
• Zinc intake from supplements and diet and prostate cancer - Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(2):206-15 - "Ten-year average intake of supplemental zinc was not associated with a reduced prostate cancer risk overall (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) = 0.82 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.58-1.14) for >15mg/day vs. nonuse, P for trend = 0.44); however, risk of advanced prostate cancer (regionally invasive or distant metastatic, n = 123) decreased with greater intake of supplemental zinc (adjusted HR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.13-1.09 for 10-yr average intake > 15 mg/day vs. nonuse, P for trend = 0.04). Dietary zinc was not associated with prostate cancer. In this prospective cohort, long-term supplemental zinc intake was associated with reduced risk of clinically relevant advanced disease"
• New Lab Evidence Suggests Preventive Effect Of Herbal Supplement In Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 2/23/09 - "Combining DHEA with transforming growth factor beta-1 increased testosterone production in the stromal cells and prostate specific antigen protein secretion two to four-fold and gene expression up to 50-fold in the cancer cells. When these cell cultures were treated with red clover isoflavones, the androgenic effects of DHEA were reversed" - See Trinovin at Amazon.com.
• Soy consumption and prostate cancer risk in men: a revisit of a meta-analysis - Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb 11 - "Our analysis of studies on soy intake yielded a combined RR/OR of 0.74"
• Eicosapentaenoic acid inhibits voltage-gated sodium channels and invasiveness in prostate cancer cells - Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Jan 16 - "Treatment with EPA inhibited I(Na) directly and also indirectly, by down-regulation of Na(v) mRNA expression in prostate cancer cells, thus inhibiting their metastatic potential" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com.
• Serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin as biomarker of vitamin k intake and risk of prostate cancer: a nested case-control study in the heidelberg cohort of the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jan;18(1):49-56 - "From cell studies, Vitamin K is known to exert anticancer effects on a variety of cancer cell lines, including prostate cancer cells. Recently, we reported an inverse association between dietary intake of menaquinones (vitamin K(2)), but not phylloquinone (vitamin K(1)), and risk of prostate cancer ... There was indication of a lower prostate cancer risk in carriers of the A allele (compared with GG carriers) of the +2255 VKORC1 polymorphism with increasing menaquinone intake (P(interaction) = 0.14) whereas no distinct effect modification was observed for the ucOC/iOC ratio (P(interaction) = 0.37). The increased risks of advanced-stage and high-grade prostate cancer with higher serum ucOC/iOC ratio strengthen the findings for dietary menaquinone intake" - See vitamin K at Amazon.com.
• Study supports pomegranate’s anti-prostate cancer potential - Nutra USA, 1/6/09 - "the average doubling time increased from an average of 15 months to 54 months for the men drinking the pomegranate juice" - [Abstract] - See pomegranate at Amazon.com.
• Pomegranate polyphenols down-regulate expression of androgen-synthesizing genes in human prostate cancer cells overexpressing the androgen receptor - J Nutr Biochem. 2008 Dec;19(12):848-55 - "A twofold suppression of gene expression was considered statistically significant. Pomegranate polyphenols inhibited gene expression and AR most consistently in the LNCaP-AR cell line (P=.05). Therefore, inhibition by pomegranate polyphenols of gene expression involved in androgen-synthesizing enzymes and the AR may be of particular importance in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and the subset of human prostate cancers where AR is up-regulated" - See pomegranate at Amazon.com.
• gamma-Tocopherol-enriched mixed tocopherol diet inhibits prostate carcinogenesis in TRAMP mice - Int J Cancer. 2008 Oct 27 - "8 week old TRAMP males were fed 0.1% gamma-T-enriched mixed tocopherol diet that contained 20-fold higher levels of gamma-tocopherol, and roughly 3-fold higher levels of alpha-tocopherol ... Treatment with gamma-T-enriched mixed tocopherols significantly suppressed the incidence of palpable tumor and Prostate Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN) development without affecting the expression of the transgene (SV-40) ... gamma-T-enriched mixed tocopherols significantly up-regulated the expression of Nrf2 and its related detoxifying and antioxidant enzymes thereby suppressing PIN and tumor development" - Note:  One previous study was done with alpha-tocopherol.  I cannot understand why they did that when the previous research also supported the gamma unless they didn't do any homework at all before planning the study.  See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin and mineral use and risk of prostate cancer: the case-control surveillance study - Cancer Causes Control. 2008 Dec 18 - "For use of multivitamins that did not contain zinc, the multivariable odds ratios of prostate cancer were 0.6 for 1-4 years, 0.8 for 5-9 years, and 1.2 for 10 years or more, respectively (p for trend = 0.70). Men who used zinc for ten years or more, either in a multivitamin or as a supplement, had an approximately two-fold (OR = 1.9"
• Flaxseed Supplementation (Not Dietary Fat Restrict...[Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008] - PubMed Result - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Dec;17(12):3577-3587 - "Men were on protocol an average of 30 days. Proliferation rates were significantly lower (P < 0.002) among men assigned to the flaxseed arms. Median Ki-67-positive cells/total nuclei ratios (x100) were 1.66 (flaxseed-supplemented diet) and 1.50 (flaxseed-supplemented, low-fat diet) versus 3.23 (control) and 2.56 (low-fat diet) ... Findings suggest that flaxseed is safe and associated with biological alterations that may be protective for prostate cancer"
• Characterizing components of the Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (SPBE) on prostate cancer cell growth and traction - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Dec 4 - "Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (SPBE) ... The results show for the first time the potential of SPBE, beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol as potential anti-tumor agents" - See beta sitosterol at Amazon.com and saw palmetto at Amazon.com.
• Oily fish may boost prostate cancer survival rate: Study - Nutra USA, 11/24/08 - "The prospective cohort study with 20,167 men also found that men who ate five portions of fish per week had a 48 per cent improved survival rate from the disease than men who consumed only one portion per week" - [Abstract] - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com and Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.
• A 22-y prospective study of fish intake in relation to prostate cancer incidence and mortality - Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Nov;88(5):1297-303 - "Survival analysis among the men diagnosed with prostate cancer revealed that those consuming fish >or=5 times/wk had a 48% lower risk of prostate cancer death than did men consuming fish less than once weekly [relative risk (RR) = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.91; P for trend = 0.05]. A similar association was found between seafood n-3 fatty acid intake and prostate cancer mortality (RR(Q5 versus Q1) = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.42, 0.99; P for trend = 0.02). These associations became stronger when the analyses were restricted to clinically detected cases" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com and Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.
• Men Who Take Aspirin Have Significantly Lower PSA Levels - Science Daily, 11/16/08 - "PSA levels were 9 percent lower in men taking aspirin (the NSAID most commonly used) compared with men who did not use aspirin"
• Suppression of androgen receptor signaling and prostate specific antigen expression by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in different progression stages of LNCaP prostate cancer cells - Cancer Lett. 2008 Oct 31 - "EGCG suppressed cell proliferation, prostate specific antigen (PSA) expression, and AR transcriptional activity in the different LNCaP sublines. Intraperitoneal administration of EGCG also suppressed the growth of relapsing R1Ad tumors and decreased tumor-derived serum PSA. Effects of EGCG on tumor PSA expression have the potential to affect accurate monitoring of patient tumor burden by serum PSA measurement" - See green tea extract at Amazon.com.
• Prostate Cancer: Vitamin E, Selenium No Help - WebMD, 10/28/08 - "That evidence included a 1998 Finnish study of whether vitamin E could prevent lung cancer in some 30,000 smokers. It didn't, but men taking vitamin E had 32% fewer prostate cancers ... I am afraid it will be the end of the story for large trials of vitamin E and selenium to prevent prostate cancer" - Note:  Most of the vitamin E studies I've read on prostate cancer indicated that only the gamma-tocopherol worked yet they spent $114 million on this study and used the cheapest synthetic dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate form.  How dumb was that?  I don't know what the story on the selenium was.  Some say it's because people in the U.S. aren't deficient in selenium.  See my comments in my 10/29/08 newsletter.
• Too Much Calcium In Blood May Increase Risk Of Fatal Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 9/3/08 - "Comparing men in the top third with men in the bottom third, we found a significantly increased hazard for fatal prostate cancer"
• Broccoli May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 7/1/08 - [Science Daily] - "men who regularly ate broccoli showed more changes in gene expression suggestive of a reduced risk of cancer"
• New Treatment for Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Weil, 7/1/08
• Dietary Agents for Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer - oncologystat.com, 6/16/08 - "In this review, we have summarized the findings from clinical and preclinical studies on dietary agents including green tea, pomegranate, lupeol, fisetin, and delphinidin that are currently being investigated in our laboratory for their chemopreventive potential against CaP" - Click here for the review but it is 172 pages in the .pdf format.
• Legume and isoflavone intake and prostate cancer risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study - Int J Cancer. 2008 Jun 2 - "legume intake is associated with a moderate reduction in prostate cancer risk and that the isoflavones in soy products are probably not responsible for this effect"
• Protective role of 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 against oxidative stress in nonmalignant human prostate epithelial cells - Int J Cancer. 2008 Jun 15;122(12):2699-706 - "1,25-VD can protect nonmalignant prostate cells from oxidative stress-induced cell death by elimination of ROS-induced cellular injuries through transcriptional activation of G6PD activity. The antioxidative effect of vitamin D strengthens its roles in cancer chemoprevention and adds to a growing list of beneficial effects of vitamin D against cancer" - Seevitamin D at Amazon.com.  I've gone to the vitamin D 2000 IU at Amazon.com.
• Reducing Intake Of Dietary Fat Prevents Prostate Cancer In Mice - Science Daily, 5/15/08 - "focused on fat from corn oil, which is made up primarily of omega-6 fatty acids, or the polyunsaturated fat commonly found in the Western diet ... Researchers fed one group of mice a diet with about 40 percent of calories coming from fat, a percentage typical in men eating a Western diet. The other group received 12 percent of their calories from fat, a figure considered to be a very low fat diet. Researchers found there was a 27 percent reduced incidence of prostate cancer in the low-fat diet group. Aronson also studied cells in the prostate that were precancerous, or would soon become cancer, and found that the cells in the mice eating the low-fat diet were growing much more slowly than those in the high-fat group"
• Prostates protected by vitamin D: study - Nutra USA, 5/14/08 - "In this study, we have demonstrated that 1,25-(OH)2D can protect nonmalignant human prostate epithelial cells against H2O2-induced cell death through modulating the ROS defense systems, suggesting a possible role of 1,25-(OH)2D in prostate cancer prevention" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Enterolactone restricts the proliferation of the LNCaP human prostate cancer cell line in vitro - Mol Nutr Food Res. 2008 Apr 8;52(5):567-580 - "The capacity of a pure mammalian lignan, enterolactone (ENL) ... the antiproliferative activity of ENL is a consequence of altered expression of cell cycle associated genes and provides novel molecular evidence for the antiproliferative properties of a pure lignan in prostate cancer" - I take one of the Flax Essence at iHerb everyday for hair loss.
• Vitamin D Protects Cells From Stress That Can Lead To Cancer - Science Daily, 5/13/08 - "By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• In vivo and in vitro regulation of syndecan 1 in prostate cells by N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids - J Biol Chem. 2008 Apr 30 - "These findings indicate that syndecan 1 is upregulated by n-3 fatty acids by a transcriptional pathway involving PPARgamma. This mechanism may contribute to the chemopreventive properties of n-3 fatty acids in prostate cancer" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com.
• A 12 week, open label, phase I/IIa study using apatone for the treatment of prostate cancer patients who have failed standard therapy - Int J Med Sci. 2008 Mar 24;5(2):62-7 - "oral Apatone (Vitamin C and Vitamin K3) administration in the treatment of prostate cancer ... 5,000 mg of VC and 50 mg of VK3 each day ... At the conclusion of the 12 week treatment period, PSAV decreased and PSADT increased in 13 of 17 patients (p < or = 0.05). There were no dose-limiting adverse effects. Of the 15 patients who continued on Apatone after 12 weeks, only 1 death occurred after 14 months of treatment"
• Exercise May Lead To Faster Prostate Tumor Growth - Science Daily, 4/13/08
• Vitamin K2 linked to lower prostate cancer risk - Nutra USA, 4/9/08 - "While no reduction in the risk of prostate cancer was observed for vitamin K1 (phylloquinone), an increased intake of all menaquinones (vitamin K2) was associated with a 35 per cent reduction in risk" - See vitamin K at Amazon.com.
• Calcitriol as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent in prostate cancer: role of anti-inflammatory activity - J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Dec;22 Suppl 2:V74-80 - "Calcitriol, the hormonally active form of vitamin D, inhibits the growth and development of several cancers ... We conclude that calcitriol exerts several anti-inflammatory actions in prostate cells, which contribute to its potential as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent in PCa" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Soy Compound May Halt Spread Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/14/08 - "the amount of the chemical, an antioxidant known as genistein, used in the experiments was no higher than what a human would eat in a soybean-rich diet ... genistein decreased metastasis of prostate cancer to the lungs by 96 percent compared with mice that did not eat the compound in their chow" - See soy isoflavones at Amazon.com.
• Effects of One-Year Treatment with Isoflavone Extract from Red Clover on Prostate, Liver Function, Sexual Function, and Quality of Life in Men with Elevated PSA Levels and Negative Prostate Biopsy Findings - Urology. 2008 Feb;71(2):185-90 - "isoflavonoid extract from red clover ... daily 60-mg dose of an isoflavone extract for 1 year ... The average PSA level was 10.16 ng/mL at baseline versus 7.15 ng/mL after 12 months, for a statistically significant reduction of 33% ... The sexual hormone levels did not change throughout the study. We registered a significant increase in all three liver transaminases after 3 months"
• Finding the Right Prostate Cancer Diet - WebMD, 2/15/08 - "poultry and eggs double the risk of prostate cancer progression ... orange and yellow vegetables, such as squash, yams, and carrots, and cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cut the risk of recurrence by about half ... If you eat chicken or poultry, eat it without the skin ... the men's overall PSA doubling time was nearly four times slower after they began drinking pomegranate juice"
• Men Who Are Continually Active At Work May Have Decreased Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 2/13/08 - "The message from this study for today is that if you’re more active, you may be able to prevent this cancer from happening"
• Ellagitannin-rich pomegranate extract inhibits angiogenesis in prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo - Int J Oncol. 2008 Feb;32(2):475-80 - "pomegranate extract standardized to ellagitannin content (POMx) ... POMx decreased prostate cancer xenograft size, tumor vessel density, VEGF peptide levels and HIF-1alpha expression after 4 weeks of treatment in SCID mice. These results demonstrate that an ellagitannin-rich pomegranate extract can inhibit tumor-associated angiogenesis as one of several potential mechanisms for slowing the growth of prostate cancer in chemopreventive applications" - See pomegranate at Amazon.com.
• More support for lycopene's prostate benefits - Nutra USA, 1/9/08 - "At the end of the six month intervention period ... levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a marker of prostate health, were reduced in the lycopene group showing improvements in health of the tissue. However, no changes were recorded in the placebo group ... Moreover, no enlargement of the prostate occurred in the lycopene group, whereas growth was observed in the placebo group" - [Abstract] - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb at Amazon.com.
• Lycopene inhibits disease progression in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia - J Nutr. 2008 Jan;138(1):49-53 - "Whereas progression of prostate enlargement occurred in the placebo group as assessed by trans-rectal ultrasonography (P < 0.05) and digital rectal examination (P < 0.01), the prostate did not enlarge in the lycopene group. Symptoms of the disease, as assessed via the International Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire, were improved in both groups with a significantly greater effect in men taking lycopene supplements" - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb at Amazon.com.
• Nonfat Milk Linked to Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 1/2/08 - "Intake of calcium and vitamin D has little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but consumption of low fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy ... low fat or nonfat milk increased the risk of localized or low-grade tumors, while whole milk decreased this risk"
• J Nutr. 2008 Jan;138(1):49-53Lycopene Inhibits Disease Progression in Patients with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia - J Nutr. 2008 Jan;138(1):49-53 - "Symptoms of the disease, as assessed via the International Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire, were improved in both groups with a significantly greater effect in men taking lycopene supplements. In conclusion, lycopene inhibited progression of BPH" - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Green tea may cut prostate cancer risk - USATODAY.com, 12/20/07 - "those who drank five or more cups of green tea a day reduced their risk of having progressive prostate cancer by half, compared with those who drank a cup or less" - See green tea extract at Amazon.com.
• Dietary patterns and surgically treated benign prostatic hyperplasia: a case control study in Western Australia - BJU Int. 2007 Dec 5 - "BPH risk was not associated with the 'Health Conscious' or 'Western' patterns, but there was a lower risk with an increasing score for the 'Vegetable' pattern (odds ratio 0.78, 95% confidence interval 0.63-0.98). BPH risk was significantly and inversely related to the intake of total vegetables, dark yellow vegetables, other vegetables, tofu and red meat. There was a higher risk of BPH with increasing intake of high-fat dairy products"
• High Carb Diet Linked to Prostate Tumor Growth - Science Daily, 11/27/07 - "A diet high in refined carbohydrates, like white rice or white bread, is associated with increased prostate tumor growth in mice ... Having too much insulin in the blood, a condition called hyperinsulinemia, is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with prostate cancer"
• Lycopene and soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate cancer - Nutr Cancer. 2007;59(1):1-7 - "The data suggest that lycopene and soy isoflavones have activity in prostate cancer patients with PSA relapse disease and may delay progression of both hormone-refractory and hormone-sensitive prostate cancer"
• Plasma carotenoids and prostate cancer: a population-based case-control study in Arkansas - Nutr Cancer. 2007;59(1):46-53 - "This study added to the emerging evidence that high circulating levels of lycopene, lutein/zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin are associated with a low risk of prostate cancer" - See Jarrow Formulas, CarotenALL, Mixed Carotenoid Complex at Amazon.com.
• Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a primary tumor suppressive omega-3 fatty acid, inhibits growth of colorectal cancer independent of p53 mutational status - Nutr Cancer. 2007;58(2):178-87 - "Taken together, these findings suggest DHA is the primary tumor suppressive omega-3 fatty acid in vivo and in vitro and inhibits cancer growth by p53 dependent and independent pathways, while the marginal inhibition by EPA is p53 independent" - See Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.
• Lycopene and lutein inhibit proliferation in rat prostate carcinoma cells - Nutr Cancer. 2007;58(2):171-7 - "These studies are consistent with epidemiological studies that show inverse relationships of these carotenoids with prostate cancer" - See Jarrow Formulas, CarotenALL, Mixed Carotenoid Complex at Amazon.com.
• A Low-carb Diet May Stunt Prostate Tumor Growth - Science Daily, 11/13/07
• Onion and garlic intake and the odds of benign prostatic hyperplasia - Urology. 2007 Oct;70(4):672-6 - "Compared with nonusers, the multivariate ORs for the highest category of onion and garlic intake were 0.41 ... This uniquely large data set from European populations showed an inverse association between allium vegetable consumption and BPH"
• Green tea may halve prostate cancer risk - Nutra USA, 10/12/07 - "Drinking five or more cups a day was associated with a 48 per cent reduction in advanced prostate cancer risk, compared to drinking less than one cup per day" - [Abstract] - See green tea extract at Amazon.com.
• Green Tea Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk in Japanese Men: A Prospective Study - Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Sep 29 - "The multivariate relative risk was 0.52 (95% confidence interval: 0.28, 0.96) for men drinking 5 or more cups/day compared with less than 1 cup/day (p(trend) = 0.01). Green tea may be associated with a decreased risk of advanced prostate cancer" - See green tea extract at Amazon.com.
• Full-fat dairy may protect prostates from cancer - Nutra USA, 10/10/07 - "when the researchers considered intakes of specific dairy products they noted a significant 12 per cent reduction in total prostate cancer risk by increased whole milk consumption. On the other hand, low-/nonfat milk was related to 16 per cent increased risk"
• Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season - washingtonpost.com, 10/7/07 - "Summer and autumn months correspond to times when vitamin D is highest (in Norway). Although the study does not prove vitamin D is the determining factor, it does suggest that this possibility should be studied further ... Compared with men diagnosed in the summer and fall, those diagnosed in the winter and spring were 20 percent more likely to die within three years after diagnosis" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.
• Diet And Medications May Assist Prevention Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 9/24/07 - "dutasteride, has reduced by 50 percent the number of cancerous biopsies among men with benign prostatic hypertrophy ... In one study of selenium, the incidence of prostate cancer was reduced by 49 percent over ten years ... Data already suggests novel uses of statins, commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering agents, and insulin modulating drugs, such as metformin or the glitazones" - See dutasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Pomegranate Juice vs. Prostate Cancer? - WebMD, 9/20/07 - "The prostate tumors grew more slowly in the mice that got the pomegranate juice orally or by injection, compared with mice that got the placebo"
• Pomegranate extracts may inhibit prostate cancer growth - Nutra USA, 9/3/07
• Red Wine Compound Shown To Prevent Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 8/31/07 - "n the study resveratrol-fed mice showed an 87 percent reduction in their risk of developing prostate tumors that contained the worst kind of cancer-staging diagnosis ... Other mice in the study, those fed resveratrol but still developed a less-serious form of prostate cancer, were 48 percent more likely to have their tumor growth halted or slowed when compared to mice who did not consume the compound ... A cancer prevention researcher lives for these days when they can make that kind of finding" - See resveratrol products at Amazon.com.
• Pectin shows potential against prostate cancer - Nutra USA, 8/22/07 - "The new study looked at the effect of different forms of pectin - commercially available fractionated pectin powder (FPP), citrus pectin (CP), and pH-modified CP (PectaSol) - on hormone- (androgen) responsive and androgen-independent human prostate cancer cells ... the FPP induced apoptosis (programmed cell death) by about 40 fold, compared to non-treated cells, for both types of cancer cell"  - [Abstract] - See pectin supplements at Amazon.com.
• The Effect of High Calcium Levels on Prostate Cancer - Physician's Weekly, 8/13/07 - "the relative risk of prostate cancer for 2,000 mg/day or more of calcium intake was 1.63. Conversely, a 1.26 relative risk calculation was observed for ingestion of less than 1,000 mg/day of calcium"
• Broccoli May Help Cut Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 7/24/07 - "Men who reported eating cauliflower more than once per week were 52% less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer than men who reported eating cauliflower less than once a month ... Men who reported eating broccoli more than once per week were 45% less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer than men who reported eating broccoli less than once a month" - See indole-3-carbinol at Amazon.com.
• Dietary Isoflavones May Protect against Prostate Cancer in Japanese Men - J Nutr. 2007 Aug;137(8):1974-1979 - "Isoflavones and their aglycones (genistein and daidzein) were significantly associated with decreased risk. The odds ratio for the highest category (>/=89.9 mg/d) compared with the lowest category (<30.5 mg/d) of isoflavone intake was 0.42 (95% CI = 0.24-0.72) and the linear trend was significant"
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Slow Prostate Cancer Growth - Science Daily, 6/21/07
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Lower Genetic Risk for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 6/21/07 - "Overall, diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids reduced prostate tumor growth, slowed histopathological progression, and increased survival, the researchers write. The 12-month survival rate was 60% for mice fed a diet high in omega-3, 10% on the low–omega-3 diet, and 0% on the high–omega-6 diet. The ideal ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids is 1:1, and mice fed diets with this ratio of fatty acids were able to delay both the formation and progression of prostate tumors and prolong their survival" - See Twinlab Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.
• Prostate Cancer Confusion? - Dr. Weil, 6/18/07 - "while these investigators concluded that on the basis of their retrospective analytical methods lycopene and other carotenoids had no effect on prostate cancer, we have very good evidence from other studies that lycopene does in fact lower the risk"
• Supplemental and dietary vitamin e intakes and risk of prostate cancer in a large prospective study - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Jun;16(6):1128-35 - "dietary gamma-tocopherol, the most commonly consumed form of vitamin E in the United States, was significantly inversely related to the risk of advanced prostate cancer (for highest versus lowest quintile: RR, 0.68" - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Flaxseed May Curb Prostate Tumor Growth - WebMD, 6/4/07 - "As measured by how fast their cancer cells were dividing, tumors grew about 30% to 40% slower in the men taking flaxseed"
• Red Wine Protects The Prostate - Science Daily, 5/25/07 - "men who drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who do not drink red wine ... when white wine was compared with red, red had the most benefit ... But much of the speculation focuses on chemicals—including various flavonoids and resveratrol—missing from other alcoholic beverages"
• Mega Multivitamins and Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/15/07
• Study: Vitamins tied to prostate cancer - USA Today, 5/15/07 - "Overall, the researchers found no link between multivitamin use and early-stage prostate cancer ... perhaps high-dose vitamins had little effect until a tumor appeared, and then could spur its growth"
• Nutrients In Certain Vegetables May Provide Cancer-fighting Benefit - Science Daily, 4/17/07 - "Dr. Singh's study is based on phytochemicals, called isothiocyanates (ITCs), found in several cruciferous vegetables and generated when vegetables are either cut or chewed. His laboratory has found that phenethyl-ITC, or PEITC, is highly effective in suppressing the growth of human prostate cancer cells at concentrations achievable through dietary intake"
• Tea and lycopene protect against prostate cancer - Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2007;16 Suppl:453-7 - "The protective effect of green tea was significant (odds ratio 0.14, 95% CI: 0.06-0.35) for the highest quartile relative to the lowest after adjusting for total vegetables and fruits intakes and other potential confounding factors. Intakes of vegetables and fruits rich in lycopene were also inversely associated with prostate cancer risk (odds ratio 0.18 ... habitual drinking tea and intakes of vegetables and fruits rich in lycopene could lead to a reduced risk of prostate cancer in Chinese men. Together they have a stronger preventive effect than either component taken separately"
• Report: Advances In Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention And Treatment - Life Extension Magazine, 4/07
• The relationship between daily calcium intake and bone mineral density in men with prostate cancer - BJU Int. 2007 Apr;99(4):812-816 - "To analyse the relationship between daily calcium intake (DCI) and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with prostate cancer ... androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) ... a low DCI was an independent risk factor for osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer ... Urologists should recommend a DCI of >1000 mg in patients with prostate cancer, especially in those under ADT"
• Soy Found Protective Against Localized Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/15/07 - "intake of genistein, daidzein, miso soup and soy food had no overall link to diagnosis of prostate cancer. However, they calculated that the risk of developing localized prostate cancer was 50 percent lower in men who ate the most isoflavones compared to men who ate the least meaning that men in the top category ate between two and three times as much isoflavone-rich food"
• Soy isoflavones linked to lower prostate cancer risk - Nutra USA, 3/8/07 - "The highest intake of soy isoflavones (at least 32.8 milligrams of genistein per day) had a 40 per cent reduced risk compared to those with the lowest intake (less than 13.2 mg/d)"
• Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/1/07 - "In mice that were not treated with either substance, the tumor volume averaged 1,300 cubic millimeters, whereas mice given either the tea or celecoxib had tumors averaging 835 cubic millimeters and 650 cubic millimeters, respectively. Tumors taken from mice given both agents, however, measured on average a volume of 350 cubic millimeters" - See Jarrow Green Tea at Amazon.com.
• Dietary Zinc and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study from Italy - Eur Urol. 2007 Feb 5 - "In this large study we found a direct association between high zinc intake and prostate cancer risk, particularly for advanced cancers"
• Veggies for Enlarged Prostate Risk - WebMD, 2/14/07 - "Data came from more than 32,000 male health care workers enrolled in a long-term health study that began in 1986 ... The men who consumed the most vegetables were 11% less likely to have BPH surgery or moderate to high BPH symptoms by 2000"
• Fruit and vegetable consumption, intake of micronutrients, and benign prostatic hyperplasia in US men - Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Feb;85(2):523-9 - "Vegetable consumption was inversely associated with BPH (fifth compared with first quintile-OR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.80, 0.99; P for trend = 0.03), whereas fruit intake was not. Consumption of fruit and vegetables rich in beta-carotene (P for trend = 0.004), lutein (P for trend = 0.0004), or vitamin C (P for trend = 0.05) was inversely related to BPH. With increasing vitamin C intake from foods, men were less likely to have BPH (P for trend = 0.0009). Neither alpha- nor gamma-tocopherol intake from foods was associated with BPH"
• On The Cover: Eating Your Way To Prostate Cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 2/07 - "Boswellia extracts have been thoroughly studied as natural remedies for inflammatory disorders. A patented extract from boswellia called 5-LOXIN® has potent ability to inhibit the enzyme 5-LOX, preventing the formation of protein-degrading enzymes, and protecting against inflammation-induced events that can promote tumor angiogenesis" - See 5-LOXIN at Amazon.com.
• Worried About Prostate Cancer? Tomato-broccoli Combo Shown To Be Effective - Science Daily, 1/16/07 - "fed a diet containing 10 percent tomato powder and 10 percent broccoli powder to laboratory rats that had been implanted with prostate cancer cells ... The tomato/broccoli combo outperformed all other diets in shrinking prostate tumors ... The only treatment that approached the tomato/broccoli diet's level of effectiveness was castration ... To get these effects, men should consume daily 1.4 cups of raw broccoli and 2.5 cups of fresh tomato, or 1 cup of tomato sauce, or ½ cup of tomato paste"
• Calcitriol and genistein actions to inhibit the prostaglandin pathway: potential combination therapy to treat prostate cancer - J Nutr. 2007 Jan;137(1):205S-10S - "the combination of calcitriol and genistein is an attractive therapeutic option for the treatment of PCa"
• Dietary Fatty acids correlate with prostate cancer biopsy grade and volume in jamaican men - J Urol. 2007 Jan;177(1):97-101 - "Omega6 polyunsaturated fatty acids stimulate and Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit prostate cancer growth"
• Aspirin 'blocks prostate problem' - BBC News, 12/9/06 - "taking NSAIDs was found to prevent or delay enlargement of the prostate"
• Tomatoes, tomato products and lycopene in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer: do we have the evidence from intervention studies? - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006 Nov;9(6):722-7 - "Increasing evidence suggests that a single serving of tomatoes or tomato products ingested daily may contribute to protect from DNA damage. As DNA damage seems to be involved in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer, the regular ingestion of tomatoes or tomato products might prevent the disease"
• NSAID Use May Prevent or Delay Development of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia - Medscape, 9/6/06 - "NSAIDs reduced the incidence rates of moderate-severe urinary symptoms (HR, 0.73), low maximum urinary flow rate (HR, 0 .51), increased prostate volume (HR, 0.53), elevated serum PSA level (HR, 0.52), and treatment of BPH (HR, 0.79)"
• Aspirin May Cut Enlarged Prostate Risk - WebMD, 8/30/06 - "Men who reported daily use of aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen, were 25% less likely to develop moderate to severe enlarged prostate symptoms"
• Decrease In Progression Of Prostate Cancer With Plant-based Diet And Stress Reduction - Science Daily, 8/29/06 - "The plant-based diet and stress reduction intervention was effective in significantly reducing the PSA rate, indicating a reduction in the rate of progression of the prostate cancer"
• Dietary intake of phytoestrogens, estrogen receptor-beta polymorphisms and the risk of prostate cancer - Prostate. 2006 Aug 18 - "Our study provides strong evidence that high intake of phytoestrogens substantially reduce prostate cancer risk among men with specific polymorphic variation in the promoter region of the estrogen receptor-beta gene"
• Altering Fatty Acid Levels In Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate - Science Daily, 8/1/06 - "tumor cell growth rates decreased by 22 percent and PSA levels were 77 percent lower in the group receiving a healthier balance of fatty acids compared with the group that received predominantly omega-6 fatty acids"
• Phase II Study of Pomegranate Juice for Men with Rising Prostate-Specific Antigen following Surgery or Radiation for Prostate Cancer - Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Jul 1;12(13):4018-4026 - "Mean PSA doubling time significantly increased with treatment from a mean of 15 months at baseline to 54 months posttreatment ... In vitro assays comparing pretreatment and posttreatment patient serum on the growth of LNCaP showed a 12% decrease in cell proliferation and a 17% increase in apoptosis (P = 0.0048 and 0.0004, respectively), a 23% increase in serum nitric oxide (P = 0.0085), and significant (P < 0.02) reductions in oxidative state and sensitivity to oxidation of serum lipids after versus before pomegranate juice consumption"
• Pomegranate Slows Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 7/5/06
• Pomegranate Juice Helps Keep PSA Levels Stable In Men With Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 7/2/06 - "Drinking an eight ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily increased by nearly four times the period during which PSA levels in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable"
• Juice 'can slow prostate cancer' - BBC News, 7/1/06 - "measured how long it took for PSA levels to double in individual patients ... The average doubling time is about 15 months, but in patients who drank pomegranate juice this increased to an average of 54 months"
• Starch Intake May Increase Risk for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Medscape, 6/27/06 - "Starch intake was directly associated with increased risk for BPH with an OR of 1.51 ... The main sources of starch in the subjects were white bread, pasta, and rice ... An inverse relationship was observed for polyunsaturated fats (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.55 - 0.93), linoleic acid (OR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.56 - 0.94), and linolenic acid (OR, 0.71"
• Soy-rich diet cuts prostate cancer marker - Nutra USA, 6/22/06 - "Two servings of soy a day reduced levels of the prostate cancer marker PSA in free-living men by 14 percent, but didn’t affect testosterone levels"
• Combined Lycopene and Vitamin E Treatment Suppresses the Growth of PC-346C Human Prostate Cancer Cells in Nude Mice - J Nutr. 2006 May;136(5):1287-93 - "lycopene combined with vitamin E may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer"
• More support for lycopene protection against prostate cancer - Nutra USA, 5/3/06 - "half of these men to receive a daily supplement of eight milligrams of lycopene (LycoRed's Lyc-O-Mato) for one year and followed for a futher year ... blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein that is used as a marker for the disease, decreased by 42 per cent after supplementation" - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Pondering Prostate Problems? - Dr. Weil, 4/28/06 - "All told, this study shouldn't discourage men with mild-to-moderate BPH from using saw palmetto. I still recommend taking 160 mg of a standardized extract twice a day; this should help reduce the size of the gland in about four to six weeks"
• Prostate tumours shrunk by lycopene, vitamin E combo - Nutra USA, 4/14/06 - "Compared with the control, the combined mixture of lycopene and vitamin E, at five mg/kg BW each, suppressed the growth of the prostate xenograft by 73 per cent at day 42 ... the mice receiving the combined supplement also lived 40 per cent longer" - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Crunchy Veggies Fight Cancer - WebMD, 4/5/06 - "focused on a substance found in cruciferous vegetables called phenethyl-ITC, or PEITC ... After 31 days of treatment, the size of the tumors in the treated animals was about half that of the untreated animals"
• Pygeum - An Extract from This Native African Tree Reduces Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Life Extension Magazine, 4/06
• Oily fish may fight prostate cancer spread - MSNBC, 3/21/06 - "Omega-6 fats, found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, increased the spread of tumor cells into bone marrow. This invasion was blocked by omega 3 fats -- the ones found in oily fish" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.
• Pepper Component Hot Enough To Trigger Suicide In Prostate Cancer Cells - Science Daily, 3/19/06 - "Capsaicin induced approximately 80 percent of prostate cancer cells growing in mice to follow the molecular pathways leading to apoptosis. Prostate cancer tumors treated with capsaicin were about one-fifth the size of tumors in non-treated mice"
• Pepper extract could stop prostate cancer growth - Nutra USA, 3/15/06 - "capsaicin has a profound inhibiting effect on the growth of prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo , inducing apoptosis [programmed cell death] of prostate cancer cell lines"
• Prostate Cancer: No Antioxidant Help? - WebMD, 2/14/06 - "Vitamin E, vitamin C, and beta-carotene consumption didn't appear to affect prostate cancer risk, the study shows"
• More support for soy's protection against prostate cancer - Nutra USA, 2/13/06 - "High intake of food items rich in phytoestrogens was associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. The odds ratio (OR) [the risk compared to a standard of 1.00] comparing the highest to the lowest quartile of intake was 0.74"
• Vitamin D Inhibits Progression Of Some Prostate Cancers - Science Daily, 2/8/06 - "vitamin D significantly limits the ability of prostate cancer cells to invade healthy cells by reducing the activity of two enzymes -- proteases called matrix metalloproteinase and cathepsin" [WebMD] - See iHerb or Vitacost vitamin D products.
• Dietary Factors May Affect Risk for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Medscape, 2/7/06 - "Citrus fruit, but not total fruit, consumption was associated with a significantly reduced risk for BPH"
• Corn oil, omega-6 could speed up prostate cancer, study - Nutra USA, 2/1/06 - "After we added omega-6 fatty acids to the growth medium in the dish, and only omega-6, we observed that tumors grew twice as fast as those without omega-6" - [HealthDay] [WebMD]
• Herbal extract may treat prostate cancer - MSNBC, 11/27/05 - "Zyflamend has the ability, in culture at least, to reduce prostate cancer cell growth by as much as 78 percent and induce cancer cell death or “apoptosis,”" - See Zyflamend at Amazon.com.
• Too much calcium may raise prostate cancer risk - Nutra USA, 11/15/05 - "men who consumed more than 2000mg of calcium per day nearly doubled their risk of developing prostate cancer"
• Columbia Study Suggests Benefits Of Herbal Extract In Early Treatment Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/13/05 - "Zyflamend®, a unique herbal extract preparation, suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells and induces prostate cancer cells to self-destruct via a process called “apoptosis" - See Zyflamend at Amazon.com.
• Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study in Men with Prostate Cancer and Rising PSA: Effectiveness of a Dietary Supplement - Eur Urol. 2005 Oct 17 - "The supplement consisted of soy, isoflavones, lycopene, silymarin and antioxidants as main ingredients ... The soy-based dietary supplement utilised in this study was shown to delay PSA progression after potentially curative treatment in a significant fashion"
• A New Weapon to Fight Prostate Cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 11/05 - "Scientists have shown that milk thistle extracts possess anti-cancer actions on human prostate carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Many of the mechanisms by which silymarin compounds interfere with prostate cancer progression have been identified. The scientists who conducted the most recent study stated that, in addition to isosilybin B, there might be other silymarin compounds that are effective as well"
• Can Green Tea Protect Against Prostate Cancer? - Life Extension Magazine, 11/05 - "Thirty-two subjects received 200 mg of green tea catechins (50% EGCG) three times daily, while the other 30 men received a placebo. Biopsies were conducted at six months and one year later. Remarkably, only one man in the treatment group was diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared to nine men in the control group who developed the disease"
• Vitamin D Compounds May Fight Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 11/1/05 - "Vitamin D compounds may help slow or prevent prostate cancer ... Calcitriol "markedly reduced tumor burden over time,""
• Anticancer Agent in Veggies Shows Promise - WebMD, 10/21/05
• Flavonoids May Inhibit Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 10/21/05 - "Our findings suggest that apigenin could be developed as a promising agent against prostate cancer"
• Pomegranates May Prevent Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 9/28/05 - "the dose of pomegranate juice given to the mice equates to about one or two pomegranates -- or 8 to 16 ounces of pomegranate juice ... mice who drank the higher concentration of pomegranate extract experienced a significant slowing in their cancer progression and a decrease in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels"
• Impact of diet on prostate cancer: a review - Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2005 Aug 30 - "Much interest currently lies in the potential of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) to play a chemopreventative role in prostate cancer. Lycopene, a potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, may exert a protective effect in the prostate. Selenium and vitamin E have also been shown to decrease the risk of prostate cancer in some men. Calcium may support vitamin D-related antiproliferative effects in prostate cancer. Certain soy proteins, common in the Asian diet, have been shown to inhibit prostate cancer cell growth. Finally, green tea may also have a chemopreventive effect by inducing apoptosis"
• Vitamin D, NSAIDS Provide Double Whammy Against Prostate Cancer, Stanford Study Finds - Science Daily, 9/1/05 - "The growth of prostate cancer cells can be halted by combining a form of vitamin D, available only by prescription, with low doses of an over-the-counter painkiller ... The combination reduced prostate cancer cell growth in a laboratory dish by up to 70 percent, according to the findings"
• Nutrients that fight prostate cancer - Dr. Murray's Natural Facts, 8/24/05
• Lifestyle And Diet May Stop Or Reverse Prostate Cancer Progression - Science Daily, 8/11/05 - "Participants in the lifestyle-change group were placed on a vegan diet consisting primarily of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes supplemented with soy, vitamins and minerals. They participated in moderate aerobic exercise, yoga/meditation, and a weekly support group session" - [Doctor's Guide]
• Aspirin May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 7/5/05 - "Those who had taken aspirin regularly for a long time were 15% less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Other anti-inflammatory drugs were associated with an 18% lower risk of prostate cancer"
• Beta-Sitosterol and the Aging Prostate Gland - Life Extension Magazine, 6/05 - "A study using the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP (an androgen-dependent tumor) showed that beta-sitosterol decreased cancer cell growth by 24% and induced apoptosis (programmed cell death) fourfold ..." - See iHerb or Vitacost beta sitosterol products.
• Lycopene, Saw Palmetto Fail in Prostate Health Trials - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/05
• Pomegranate Juice May Curb Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/23/05 - "Drinking pomegranate juice significantly lengthened the amount of time it took for the men's average PSA levels to double (from 14 to 26 months, on average) ... Pomegranate juice contains antioxidant chemicals that may have cancer-preventing benefits"
• Statin Drugs Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk - WebMD, 5/16/05 - "statin use reduces the rate of prostate cancer by 54%" - See Zocor at International Anti-aging Systems.
• Exercise May Fight Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/9/05 - "men over age 65 who engaged in at least three hours of vigorous physical activity, such as running, biking, or swimming, per week had a nearly 70% lower risk of being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer or dying from the disease"
• Is There a Link Between Macronutrient Intake and Prostate - Medscape, 5/5/05 - "In this sample of Italian men, intake of monounsaturated fatty acids and starch was directly related to an increased risk of prostate cancer. Polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption was associated with a significantly lower risk of the disease"
• Purified Green Tea Polyphenol Capsules Taken Daily Appear to Substantially Reduce Prostate Cancer in High Risk Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/22/05 - "researchers reported a 90% decrease in the rate of prostate cancer in men who received 200 mg doses of the polyphenol capsules three times a day for 1 year" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea products.  My favorite is Jarrow Green Tea at Amazon.com.
• Antioxidant levels key to prostate cancer risk in some men - Nutra USA, 3/15/05 - "Greater levels of selenium, vitamin E and the tomato carotenoid lycopene have been shown to reduce prostate cancer in one out of every four Caucasian males, or those who inherit a specific genetic variation that is particularly sensitive to oxidative stress"
• Pilot Study: Potential Role of Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) in Patients With PSA Relapse After Definitive Therapy - Nutr Cancer. 2005;51(1):32-6 - "Fifteen patients were given 2,000 IU (50 mug) of cholecalciferol daily and monitored prospectively every 2-3 mo. In 9 patients, PSA levels decreased or remained unchanged after the commencement of cholecalciferol. This was sustained for as long as 21 mo. Also, there was a statistically significant decrease in the rate of PSA rise after administration of cholecalciferol (P = 0.005) compared with that before cholecalciferol. The median PSA doubling time increased from 14.3 mo prior to commencing cholecalciferol to 25 mo after commencing cholecalciferol. Fourteen of 15 patients had a prolongation of PSA doubling time after commencing cholecalciferol. There were no side effects reported by any patient"
• Vitamin E: Which Type Best for Prostate Cancer? - WebMD, 3/1/05 - "the men with the highest blood levels of alpha and gamma tocopherol had lower prostate cancer risk. Men with the highest levels of both forms of the vitamin were 30%-40% less likely to develop prostate cancer as those with the lowest levels"
• Vitamin D May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk - CBS 2 Chicago, 2/17/05 - "men with higher levels vitamin D in their blood were half as likely to develop aggressive forms of the disease than those with lower amounts"
• Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented? - Medscape, 2/8/05 - "The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) demonstrated that finasteride can prevent prostate cancer, albeit with an apparently increased risk of high-grade disease. A substantial amount of epidemiologic, molecular, and clinical evidence suggests that both selenium and vitamin E might also prevent prostate cancer ... vitamin D exerts an antiproliferative effect on prostate cancer cells"
• Green tea for a healthy prostate? - MSNBC, 1/21/05 - "phytochemicals called polyphenols attack growth factors and proteins, interrupting processes that increase the size of tumors, thus preventing them from spreading to other parts of the body ... green tea in mice with an aggressive form of cancer can decrease the spread or metastasis of prostate cancer to liver, bone and other sites ... the phytochemicals in green tea could inhibit the early stages of prostate cancer development" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea products.  My favorite is Jarrow Green Tea at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin D may slow prostate tumour growth - CTV.ca, 1/16/05 - "the vitamin D seemed to cut the rise in PSA rates by more than half. Without vitamin D, PSA rates rose by about five per cent. With vitamin D, PSA rates only rose by two per cent"
• Vitamin E In Plant Seeds Could Halt Prostate, Lung Cancer, Says Purdue Scientist - Science Daily, 12/30/04 - "gamma-tocopherol, which occurs naturally in walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, and in corn and sesame oils, inhibits the proliferation of lab-cultured human prostate and lung cancer cells"  - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin E in Food May Fight Cancer - WebMD, 12/15/04 - "Most supplements provide a different form of the vitamin, alpha-tocopherol ... Gamma-tocopherol aced its lab tests. It inhibited the spread of prostate and lung cancer cells without hurting the healthy cells ... Mixing several forms of vitamin E -- including gamma-tocopherol -- was even better at blocking cancer's spread"  - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Gamma-tocopherol halts cancer cells in lab study - Nutra USA, 12/15/04 - "Gamma-tocopherol, found naturally in walnuts, sesame seeds and corn, was found to hold back the proliferation of lab-cultured human prostate and lung cancer cells, reports the team from Purdue University in the 13 December online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ... This could indicate that the vitamin Could be used to target lung and prostate cancer cells without the damaging side effects of chemotherapy" - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Green Tea Polyphenols Thwart Prostate Cancer Development At Multiple Levels - Science Daily, 12/15/04 - "The polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer by targeting molecular pathways that shut down the proliferation and spread of tumor cells, as well as inhibiting the growth of tumor nurturing blood vessels" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea products.  My favorite is Jarrow Green Tea at Amazon.com.
• Flower Pollen, Powerful Protection for Prostate Health - Life Extension Magazine, 12/04
• Green Tea May Stall Prostate Cancer Growth - WebMD, 12/1/04 - "the green tea antioxidant appeared to stall cell growth by decreasing production of several proteins that promote cell survival. In addition, it reduced the production of proteins that are known to be associated with the spread of cancer cells ... the study also suggests that the antioxidant in green tea appeared to starve prostate cancer tumor cells by inhibiting the formation of blood vessels, thereby suppressing the flow of nutrients to the cancerous cells" - See iHerb or Vitacost green tea products.  My favorite is Jarrow Green Tea at Amazon.com.
• Soy: Good for Men’s Health, Too - Healthwell, 11/11/04 - "There was a significant PSA-level drop in the men eating the soy bread compared with the control group"
• Effects of a genistein-rich extract on PSA levels in men with a history of prostate cancer - Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, 11/04 - "a genistein-rich extract as the sole treatment for prostate cancer does not appear to be an effective treatment for prostate cancer when given alone. However, eight of 13 evaluated patients in the active surveillance group had either no rise or a decline in PSA levels of less than 50 per cent"
• Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Improve Survival among Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/04
• Aspirin May Delay Prostate Cancer, Extend Life - WebMD, 10/4/04 - "more than nine in 10 men who took aspirin or another NSAID were alive 10 years later compared with fewer than seven in 10 men who didn't take the painkillers ... evidence is mounting that prostate cancer may develop in areas with chronic inflammation"
• Vitamin E + Lycopene Fights Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 9/30/04 - "a combination treatment with low-dose lycopene and vitamin E had the strongest effect at slowing tumor growth -- a 73% slowing of growth on the 42nd day of the test ... The next best results came from the low dose of lycopene alone, which slowed tumor growth by 53% in the same time frame"
• Soy Improves Prostate Cancer Outlook - WebMD, 9/24/04 - "adding about 2 ounces of soy each day for one month results in a 13% drop in total PSA and a 27% increase in the free-to-total PSA ratio in men with prostate cancer"
• Daily Glass of Red Wine May Cut Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/04 - "men who consumed four or more glasses of red wine per week reduced their risk of prostate cancer by 50 percent ... That compound, Stanford and colleagues believe, may be an antioxidant called resveratrol, which is abundant in the skins of red grapes but much less so in the skins of white grapes"
• Relieve Common Men’s Condition with Saw Palmetto Extract - Healthwell Exchange Daily News, 9/16/04 - "Comparison trials found its effects to be similar to those of finasteride and tamsulosin ... however, while some men using the standard medications experienced sexual dysfunction as a side effect, men using the herbal extract did not" - See iHerb or Vitacost saw palmetto products.
• Effects of a diet rich in phytoestrogens on prostate-specific antigen and sex hormones in men diagnosed with prostate cancer - Urology. 2004 Sep;64(3):510-5 - "Statistically significant differences were detected between the HT [heat-treated] soy grits group and the control wheat group for the percentage of change in total PSA (-12.7% versus 40% ... The data from this study indicate that a daily diet containing four slices of a bread rich in HT soy grits favorably influences the PSA level and the free/total PSA ratio in patients with prostate cancer"
• Update on Lycopene - Dr. Murray's Natural Facts, 8/25/04 - "men who consumed the highest levels of lycopene (6.5 mg per day) in their diet showed a 21 percent decreased risk of prostate cancer compared with those eating the lowest levels. When the researchers looked at only advanced prostate cancer, the high lycopene eaters had an 86% decreased risk" - See iHerb or Vitacost lycopene products.
• Omega-3s appear to protect against prostate cancer - Nutra USA, 6/23/04 - "alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-6 fat, may raise the risk of advanced prostate cancer ... Men with the highest quintiles of EPA and DHA combined had an 11 per cent lower total prostate cancer risk and advanced prostate cancer risk was 26 per cent lower" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.
• Flaxseed Helps Prevent Common Men’s Condition - Healthwell Exchange Daily News, 6/10/04
• Selenium and Prostate Cancer - Physician's Weekly, 6/14/04 - "higher levels of selenium may slow prostate cancer tumor progression"
• Tea Slows Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 4/20/04
• Tea polyphenols to combat prostate cancer - Nutra USA, 4/20/04
• Breakthrough research on lycopene - Nutra USA, 4/15/04 - "Men eating four to five tomato based-dishes per week were found to be protected by 25 per cent compared to men eating tomatoes only rarely" - See iHerb or Vitacost lycopene products.
• Fibre for prostate protection - Nutra USA, 4/15/04 - "total fibre intake only slightly reduced prostate cancer risk. However when the study examined soluble fibre only, the reduced risk was greater at 11 per cent, while vegetable fibre cut risk by 18 per cent"
• Frequent Ejaculation May Be Good for Prostate - WebMD, 4/6/04
• Resveratrol, Powerful Protection Against Prostate Cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 4/04 - "Resveratrol works through more than a dozen different anticancer mechanisms and selectively targets cancer cells. This single supplement modulates hormones, has several mechanisms that stop cancer cells from multiplying, and even has the ability to destroy cancer cells" - See iHerb or Vitacost resveratrol products.
• Soy: Prevent Prostate Cancer, Male Baldness? - WebMD, 3/30/04 - "A little-known molecule called equol ... is showing promise as a powerful blocker of a potent male hormone involved in prostate cancer, male baldness, even acne ... Actually, the protective effects occur when two chemicals in soy protein -- genistin and daidzin -- reach the digestive system, Setchell explains. There, they are metabolized to form genistein and daidzein. Daidzein is metabolized once again, to form equol" - See iHerb or Vitacost isoflavone products.
• Soy blocks prostate cancer? - Nutra USA, 3/30/04 - "Equol, the major metabolite of the phytoestrogen daidzein - one of the main isoflavones found abundantly in soybeans - completely stops in its tracks the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which normally stimulates prostate growth and causes male pattern baldness"
• Higher Serum Vitamin E Levels Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 3/30/04 - "Compared with men in the lowest tertile of alpha-tocopherol levels, men in the highest tertile were 53% less likely to develop prostate cancer (P = .05). Men in the highest tertile of gamma-tocopherol were 39% less likely to develop the cancer than those in the lowest tertile" - See iHerb or Vitacost vitamin E products.  My favorite is Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• MCP for Prostate Cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 3/04
• Treating Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Weil, 2/3/04
• Selenium Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 1/04
• Citrus Nutrient Helps Slow Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 12/16/03 - "Every day, patients took 18 capsules of pectin: Each contained 14 grams of pectin, equaling 800 mg a day ... Fourteen months later, 70% of the men had significant increases in the time it took to produce PSA -- it took longer for prostate cells to produce a doubling of blood PSA levels" - See iHerb or Vitacost pectin products.
• Vitamin D and prostate cancer prevention and treatment - Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Nov;14(9):423-30 - "The association between either decreased sun exposure or vitamin D deficiency and the increased risk of prostate cancer at an earlier age, and with a more aggressive progression, indicates that adequate vitamin D nutrition should be a priority for men of all ages"
• The Prostate Cancer-Fighter - WebMD, 11/4/03 - "in rats made to develop prostate cancer in the laboratory, those who were fed a diet containing tomato powder experienced a longer survival prior to developing cancer and were 26% less likely to die from prostate cancer compared with those on a "control" diet containing no tomato or lycopene foods ... In rats fed a diet of lycopene alone, the death rates from prostate cancer were similar to those rats fed a control diet"
• Randomised controlled short-term intervention pilot study on rye bran bread in prostate cancer - Eur J Cancer Prev. 2003 Oct;12(5):407-15 - "In the rye group, there was a significant increase in plasma enterolactone, and the apoptotic index increased significantly from 2.1% (SD 1.3) to 5.9% ... High intake of rye bran bread is suggested to increase apoptosis in prostate tumours"
• Does Masturbation Protect Men’s Health? - Dr. Weil, 9/18/03 - "A team of scientists in Australia found that men who ejaculate more frequently between the ages of 20 and 50 are less likely to develop prostate cancer. The protective effect seems greatest for those in their 20s"
• Botox Treatment Aids Enlarged Prostate - WebMD, 8/4/03
• Too Much Zinc Linked to Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 7/1/03 - "although taking zinc supplements of up to 100 mg per day did not increase men's overall risk of prostate cancer, men who took more than 100 mg of supplemental zinc per day were more than twice as likely to develop advanced prostate cancer than nonusers ... they can't rule out the fact that some other factor may account for the increase in advanced prostate cancer risk associated with excessive zinc supplementation found by the study" - See my zinc page.  Zinc interferes with copper absorption so maybe the cause is low copper.
• Sunny Carotenoids for Better Health - Health Supplement Retailer 06/03 - "Comparing 65 patients with prostate cancer to 132 cancer-free controls, they found an inverse association between lycopene, zeaxanthin, lutein and cryptoxanthin levels and prostate cancer incidence ... "In vitro studies have shown that sometimes isolated, synthetic lycopene does not work as well as tomatoes or natural tomato extract," said Diane Fremont, sales director for Lycored, the Beer-Sheva, Israel-based supplier of Lyc-O-Mato® natural lycopene complex. "There is a synergistic effect with a combination of phytonutrients."" - See Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Reducing Prostate Cancer Deaths Through Prevention and Early Diagnosis - Life Extension Magazine, 6/03
• Broccoli Blocks Prostate Cancer Cells - WebMD, 5/20/03
• Soy Lowers PSA Levels in Some Men - WebMD, 5/1/03
• Saw Palmetto Extract Effective in Treating Chronic Prostatitis - Medscape, 4/28/03 - "Permixon, a compound extracted from the fruit of the American dwarf palm tree Serona repens, also known as saw palmetto, appears to improve symptoms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome ... Seventy-five percent of the patients who received Permixon had at least mild improvement in symptoms compared with 20% of the control group. Similarly, 55% of patients who received Permixon reported moderate or marked improvement compared with 16% of the control group ... In the control group, PSA did not differ from baseline. However, the group taking Permixon experienced median decreases from baseline PSA of 22% after 6 weeks" - See iHerb or Vitacost saw palmetto products.
• Low-Fat Diet, Exercise, Less Stress Help Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 4/28/03
• Selenium Reduces Risk of Some Cancers: FDA Approves Claim - New Hope Natural Media, 4/17/03 - "Companies that manufacture selenium supplements will now be permitted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to claim that selenium supplements may reduce the risk of some cancers, according to a statement by the FDA. Although the FDA does not permit manufacturers to list specific types of cancer in the health claim, studies suggest selenium supplementation may reduce the risk of colon, prostate, lung, liver and esophageal cancers" - See iHerband Vitacost selenium products.
• Garlic may reduce risk of prostate cancer - Life Extension Magazine, 3/03 - "The study indicated that eating just a tenth of an ounce of scallions daily lowers prostate cancer risk by about 70%; that same amount of garlic reduces the risk by about 53%. The study authors suggest that one clove of garlic daily can achieve desired preventive effects"
• Green Tea Doesn't Help Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/5/03
• Herbal Remedies Can Aid Prostate Health - WebMD, 2/4/03 - "One in three men are treated for BPH with surgery or, more commonly, prescription drugs such as Flomax or Proscar. But growing research suggests that some symptoms may be treated as effectively with over-the-counter herbal remedies -- sometimes less expensively and thus far, with no reported side effects. What's more, some of these treatments claim they may help prevent prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in men"
• Selenium May Fight Prostate Damage - WebMD, 2/4/03 - "About 80% of the prostate cells in dogs fed a normal diet had extensive DNA damage compared with only about 57% in the selenium-treated dogs ... dogs fed the enriched diet also had a twofold increase in the number of prostate cells that had undergone a process that removes damaged cells, called apoptosis, which is associated with a lower risk of cancer" - See iHerb or Vitacost selenium products.
• Vitamin D for Advanced Prostate Cancer - Physician's Weekly, 1/27/03 - "Calcitriol is an active form of vitamin D. Results from a phase II clinical trial suggest that the combination of calcitriol and the chemotherapy agent docetaxel may be twice as effective as the use of docetaxel alone in men with androgen-independent prostate cancer"
• Wow, You Coulda Had Some Lycopene! - Cancer Decisions Newsletter , 1/7/03 - "Men who received the lycopene supplement had lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and less aggressive tumors than the non-supplemented control group. Their tumors were smaller (80 percent of the tumors were under 4 milliliters (ml) in volume, compared to 45 percent in the control group). Their cancer was much more likely to be within the surgical margins and/or confined to the prostate gland (73 percent, compared to 18 percent of the control group). And the invasion of the prostate gland by cancer-like "PIN" cells was completely prevented in this group, compared to a 33 percent incidence of "PIN" cells in the control group" - See iHerb or Vitacost lycopene products.  My favorite is Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Bad Breath, Healthy Prostate - New Hope Natural Media, 12/20/02 - "Men who consumed more than 10 grams per day of Allium vegetables had almost a 50% reduction in risk of developing prostate cancer, compared with those who consumed less than 2.2 grams per day. Garlic was the most commonly consumed Allium vegetable, followed by scallions and chives"
• Herbal Treatment Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer - USA Today, 12/20/02
• Herb Mix Nixes Prostate Cancer in Lab - WebMD, 12/13/02 - "A number of recent studies point to COX-2 as an important factor in cancer-cell growth. In the Columbia studies, Zyflamend decreased COX-2 activity about as well as a potent COX-2-inhibiting drug ... The herbal mix is called Zyflamend, from New Chapter Inc., and has 10 herbs: holy basil, turmeric, ginger, green tea, rosemary, hu zhang, Chinese goldthread, barberry, oregano, and Scutellaria biacalensis" - See Zyflamend at Amazon.com.
• Watermelon for Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Weil, 12/10/02 - "Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that a number of large studies have shown is particularly good at protecting against prostate, colon and rectal cancer, as well as heart disease ... contains 40 percent more lycopene than an equivalent weight of tomatoes ... The body converts about 500 different carotenoids into vitamin A ... If you don’t get enough of these foods in your diet, you may want to use an antioxidant supplement. I recommend a mixed carotenoid supplement containing lycopene, lutein, alpha-carotene, and zeaxanthin, as well as beta-carotene"
• Flaxseed Might Block Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 11/11/02 - "A study of mice shows that flaxseed in the diet helped improve prostate tumors (reducing their size and severity), and even prevented some of the mice from developing the disease ... men who ate ground flaxseed for 34 days had a drop in levels of testosterone, which helps prostate cancers grow, and in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, a marker for prostate cancer"
• Garlic May Prevent Cancer - Intelihealth, 11/6/02
• Garlic, Chives Reduce Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 11/5/02 - "filling your diet with garlic and scallions can help reduce the chance of this potentially deadly cancer ... Garlic and scallions, along with onions, leeks, chives, and shallots, are rich in flavonols, substances in plants that have been shown to have antitumor effects. All of these vegetables have previously been linked to lower risks of cancers of the stomach, colon, esophagus, and perhaps breast ... although fruits and vegetables slightly reduced prostate cancer, the lower risk associated with allium vegetables was much more pronounced"
• Study Of Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet Finds No Effect On PSA Levels In Men Over A Four-Year Period - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/02
• Novel Method of Enhancing Anti-Fat Effects of CLA - Life Extension Magazine, 8/02 - "CLA is not just for fat-loss. Studies show it may help protect against many diseases including atherosclerosis and cancer ... CLA is also able to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. CLA, as the article went on to say, can be considered a powerful prostate cancer preventative, as well as a partial treatment " - See iHerb and Vitacost CLA products.
• Vasectomy: A Prostate Cancer Risk? - Dr. Weil, 7/2/02
• Profile: Prostate Cancer Success - Life Extension Magazine, 7/02
• Diet and Lifestyle Changes Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer - New Hope Natural Media Online, 6/13/02 - "The recommendations included a low-fat vegetarian diet, smoking cessation, stress management training and moderate exercise ... The men who received no treatment showed no change in their PSA levels. In contrast, men who followed the Ornish protocol had an average PSA decrease of 6.5%, a finding suggestive of disease regression"
• Omega 3: Implications in human health and disease - PowerPak (39 page CME course for Registered Dietitians), exp. 8/1/03 - "The results of this study support the association of a reduced risk of prostate cancer with higher levels of long-chain omega 3 fatty acids in red blood cells and the hypothesis that eicosanoid processes are involved in the progression or initiation of prostate cancer" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.
• Prostate Cancer and I3C - Life Extension Magazine, 5/02 - "Studies show that I3C changes not only estrogen metabolism, but testosterone and androsterone as well. Its hormone-altering action may help protect against hormone mimickers such as the drugs implanted in food animals. It has been confirmed that whether a hormone is the real thing, a drug facsimilie or a chemical, I3C will neutralize it"
• What's Wrong With Vitamin E? - Life Extension Magazine, 5/02 - "Gamma tocopherol and prostate cancer ... " - See Jarrow FamilE (contains all eight members of the vitamin E family, includes Tocomin) at Amazon.com.
• Exposure To Sunlight Lowers Risks Of Four Cancers - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/02 - "exposure to sunlight contributes to non-melanoma skin cancer. "By contrast, several ecological studies suggest that sunlight may protect against female breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancer, all diseases that contribute to a substantially higher proportion of cancer mortality in the western industrialized world." ... Some studies have suggested an association between circulating vitamin D in blood, which is largely derived from sunlight, or dietary vitamin D and colorectal, prostate and female breast cancers"
• Role Seen For Oxidative Stress In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/02
• Diet Linked to Prostate Enlargement - WebMD, 3/25/02 - "diet had the strongest link with prostate problems ... The men who had prostate disease ate more meat and more fats, specifically polyunsaturated vegetable fats and fish oils ... This is a perplexing association, but Suzuki suggests it may be due to these fatty acids igniting a process called oxidation in the body. Oxidation damages DNA, cells, and tissues, eventually contributing to heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses ... Fruit, vegetables, and whole grains are known to counter oxidation"
• Painkillers Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/13/02
• Daily Aspirin May Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/12/02
• Tomatoes Lower Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 3/4/02 - "This newest investigation "confirmed our previous findings," ... "Frequent tomato or lycopene intake was associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Intake of tomato sauce, the primary source of [ready available] lycopene, was associated with an even greater reduction in prostate cancer risk." ... Although all evidence points to lycopene as the beneficial ingredient, that remains to be proved" - See iHerb or Vitacost lycopene products.  My favorite is Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com.
• Lycopene lowers PSA - Life Extension Magazine, 1/02 - "32 mostly African American patients who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and were awaiting radical prostatectomy were put on diets that included enough tomato sauce to provide 30 mg/day of lycopene for three weeks. Prostate cancer is more frequent and serious among African Americans than among Caucasians ... Mean serum PSA concentrations fell by 17.5%, while a measure of oxidative status fell by 21.3%. DNA damage in the cancer cells fell by 40% after three weeks, of which author Phyllis E. Bowen says, “We don’t know whether that’s good or bad.” Most important, high concentration of lycopene in prostate tissues resulted in a nearly three-fold increase in programmed cell damage among cancer cells, which is a good thing"
• Green tea polyphenols inhibit prostate cancer in mouse model - Life Extension Magazine, 12/01 - "According to study findings published in the August 28, 2001 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [PNAS 2001 Aug;98(18):10350-10355], green tea polyphenols—the equivalent found in about six cups of green tea per day in humans—helped to significantly reduce the risk of prostate cancer in a mouse model"
• Low Selenium Levels Linked With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk - Intelihealth, 12/6/01
• Selenium May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/30/01 - "Men with low blood levels of selenium -- a trace element supplied in certain foods and supplements -- are four to five times more likely to contract prostate cancer ... the researchers concluded that the results support the hypothesis that supplemental selenium may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Because selenium in blood decreases with patient age, supplementation may be beneficial to older men"
• Green Tea, Glycine May Slow Tumor Growth - WebMD, 11/2/01 - "polyphenols reduced the level of Bcl-XL protein in prostate cancer cell lines. Bcl-XL has been shown to protect cancer cells from death -- known scientifically as apoptosis ... The higher the concentration [of polyphenols] the more apoptosis"
• Chemical Derived From Hawaiian Mollusk Show Activity Against Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/01
• Vitamin D Prevents Prostate Cancer - drmirkin.com, 9/1/01
• First Direct Evidence Shows Diet and Exercise Slow Cancer Growth - WebMD, 8/13/01
• Study Provides New Evidence That Chemical In Tomato Sauce May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, Particularly In Black Men - Intelihealth, 8/30/01 - "Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago fed 32 volunteers with newly diagnosed prostate cancer three-fourths cup of tomato sauce daily for three weeks ... the treatment resulted in reduced blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a protein whose increased levels are strongly linked to a higher prostate cancer risk ...Researchers believe that lycopene, a red pigment with high antioxidant potential, is the most likely agent involved in this effect"
• Small Study Supports Flaxseed As Cancer Fighter - Intelihealth, 8/15/01
• Tomato Extract May Have Role in Slowing Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/10/01 - "So when the results came in, Kucuk and colleagues were startled: the men who used the lycopene supplement actually had smaller tumors than the men who did not. Even more intriguing, the tumors taken from the men who used lycopene supplement were more likely to be confined to the prostate, and less likely to have advanced beyond it."
• A Grain of Hope for Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 7/11/01 - "Ground flaxseed -- a grain that was a dietary staple in the 19th century -- may prevent the growth of prostate cancer and speed the death of tumor cells when combined with a low-fat diet"
• Quercetin Relieves Prostate Pain - Nutrition Science News, 7/01
• An Aspirin a Day to Keep Prostate Cancer Away? - WebMD, 6/7/01 - "A growing body of research has suggested that people who regularly take aspirin and other NSAIDs have a lower risk for cancers, including breast cancer and colon cancer. And though the definitive word is not in, new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association suggests that regular NSAID use can reduce the risk of prostate cancer too"
• Go Fish! Types High in Fatty Acids May Prevent Prostate Cancer, Herring, Mackerel, and Salmon Recommended - WebMD, 6/1/01 - "Eating fatty fish reduces risk of prostate cancer by about 70%, compared to not eating it, and reduces the risk for death from the disease by about 50%."
• Red Wine, Coffee, and Almonds May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Protective Effect Linked to Dietary Boron - WebMD, 4/5/01 - "men who consumed the greatest amount of boron were 64% less likely to develop prostate cancer, when compared with men who consumed the least amount of boron"
• Canceling Cancer: New Cancer Prevention Strategies on the Horizon - WebMD, 3/26/01 - "Xing has shown that quercetin blocks androgen receptors when applied to cancer cells in the laboratory ... We are very excited by our finding that the new approach quercetin [can be used] in the fight against prostate cancer"
• Association between alpha-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, selenium, and subsequent prostate cancer - J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000 Dec 20;92(24):2018-23 - "For gamma-tocopherol, men in the highest fifth of the distribution had a fivefold reduction in the risk of developing prostate cancer than men in the lowest fifth" - [Full Article]
• New Dimensions in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Benign Prostatic... - Medscape, 12/00
• Saw Palmetto: Effective BPH Symptom Relief - Nutrition Science News, 9/00
• Herbal Mixture May Protect Against Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trial of 'PC-SPES' Moving Forward - WebMD, 8/31/00
• Prostate Cancer and Cruciferous Vegetables - Life Extension Magazine, 7/00
• Vitamin D prevents bone loss in men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• Saw Palmetto Helps Prostate Enlargement - A Little, New Study Shows Widely Used Herb Does Work - WebMD, 4/21/00
• Induction of apoptosis in human prostatic cancer cells with beta-glucan - Mol Urol 2000;4(1):7-13 - "this unique mushroom polysaccharide may have great a potential as an alternative therapeutic modality for prostate cancer"
• CLA Inhibits Prostate Cancer Growth and Metastasis - Life Extension Magazine, 10/99 - see my CLA page
• Opposite effects of linoleic acid and conjugated linoleic acid on human prostatic cancer in SCID mice - Anticancer Res 1998 May;18(3A):1429-1434, 6/99
• Vitamin E May Prevent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/98 - "long-term use of a moderate-dose vitamin E supplement substantially reduced prostate cancer incidence and deaths in male smokers"
• Evidence for a local action of melatonin on the rat prostate - J Urol 1998 Mar;159(3):1069-1073 - "The results demonstrate putative melatonin receptors in the rat prostate and suggest a direct suppression by melatonin of testosterone-dependent prostate growth" - See my melatonin page
• Evidence Mounting: Beta-Carotene Supplements Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/97
• Is Herbal Therapy Useful in the Treatment of Men with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia? - Urological Sciences Research Foundation, Spring 1997
• Animal Study Finds Vitamin D Inhibits Prostate Cancer Growth - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/97

Other News:

• First Evidence Of Virus In Malignant Prostate Cells: XMRV Retrovirus Linked To More Aggressive Tumors - Science Daily, 9/7/09
• Denosumab Increases Bone Density, Cuts Fracture Risk In Prostate Cancer Survivors - Science Daily, 9/7/09
• PET/CT Scans May Help Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer Earlier - Science Daily, 9/1/09
• PSA Test: More Harm Than Good? - WebMD, 8/31/09 - "For every man who avoids a prostate cancer death due to PSA screening, about 50 men have to be treated unnecessarily -- and a third of these men will have serious problems with treatment"
• Prostate Cancer Therapy: Risky for Heart Patients? - WebMD, 8/25/09
• Obesity Increases Risk Of Prostate Cancer Recurrence For Both Blacks And Whites - Science Daily, 8/17/09 - "We found that higher BMI was associated with significantly increased risk of cancer recurrence for both blacks and whites ... Obesity is associated with more estrogen and less testosterone, and it may be that lower testosterone promotes more aggressive tumors as recent studies have suggested ... In addition, Jayachandran says alteration in the production of other hormones, like insulin, insulin-like growth factor or leptin, which occur in obese men, may also be involved in the development of more aggressive tumors"
• Seed Implants A Suitable Prostate Cancer Treatment Option For Men Of All Ages - Science Daily, 8/3/09
• MEK4, Genistein And Invasion Of Human Prostate Cancer Cells - Science Daily, 7/28/09
• Case For Preventive Prostate Cancer Treatment Bolstered - Science Daily, 7/19/09 - "finasteride ... Now new research from Stanford University School of Medicine appears to show that the drug did not cause those more aggressive forms of prostate cancer but simply made them easier to diagnose"
• Heavy, Daily Drinking Increases Risk Of High-Grade Prostate Cancer; Makes Preventive Drug Ineffective - Science Daily, 7/14/09
• Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After Five Years Likely To Be Disease Free After 10 Years - Science Daily, 7/2/09
• Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth, Researchers Say - Science Daily, 6/29/09
• Prostate Cancer Test Improves Prediction Of Disease Course - Science Daily, 6/23/09
• Dramatic Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Study - Science Daily, 6/19/09 - "The patients first received a type of hormone therapy called androgen ablation, which removes testosterone and usually causes some initial reduction in tumor size. Researchers then introduced a single dose of ipilimumab, an antibody, which builds on the anti-tumor action of the hormone and causes a much larger immune response, resulting in massive death of the tumor cells. Both men experienced consistent drops in their prostate specific antigen (PSA) counts over the following weeks until both were deemed eligible for surgery. Then, during surgery, came a greater surprise ... The tumors had shrunk dramatically"
• Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy - Science Daily, 6/12/09
• Hormone Therapy May Confer More Aggressive Properties To Prostate Tumors - Science Daily, 6/10/09
• Statins Alter Prostate Cancer Patients' PSA Levels - Science Daily, 4/28/09 - "We found that PSA levels are actually significantly lower in prostate cancer patients on statins versus prostate cancer patients not on statins"
• Exploding Bubbles Trim The Prostate - Science Daily, 4/26/09
• Major Statin Study Reveals Several Important Findings For Reducing Prostate Cancer And Disease - Science Daily, 4/26/09 - "non-statin users were three times more likely to develop prostate cancer, suggesting statin use may prevent development of prostate cancer ... Overall, statin use was not significantly associated with a decreased risk of developing ED. However, statins were associated with a decreased risk of ED among older men (>60 years). Men in this age category who used statins were less likely to develop ED, compared to older men who did not use statins. Additionally, men who took statins for a longer time were more protected against developing ED. For example, men who took statins for nearly nine years or more were 64 percent less likely to develop ED, while men who took statins for less than three years had about the same risk of developing ED. compared to men who did not take statins" - See atorvastatin at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Statins May Exert Influence On Prostate Cancer Growth By Reducing Inflammation - Science Daily, 4/26/09 - "men who were on statins had a 72 percent reduction in risk for tumor inflammation, and we believe this might play a role in the connection between prostate cancer and statin use" - See atorvastatin at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Tadalafil May Effectively Treat Symptoms Of BPH-LUTS In Addition To Erectile Dysfunction - Science Daily, 4/26/09 - "After 12 weeks of treatment, the men taking tadalafil experienced improved detrusor pressure at urinary flow rate, peak flow rate (Qmax), bladder capacity, post-void residual volume and bladder voiding efficiency. Relative symptom improvement in the IPSS also was significantly better in the tadalafil group" - See tadalafil at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Designer T Cells Fight Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 4/20/09
• The utility of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors in the prevention and diagnosis of prostate cancer - Curr Opin Urol. 2009 Mar 21 - "finasteride reduced the risk of prostate cancer by approximately 25% in comparison with placebo" - See finasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Early Results Favorable For 5-day Radiation Treatment Of Early Stage Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/16/09
• Minimally Invasive Procedure as Effective as Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/10/09
• New Prostate Cancer Treatment: "Male Lumpectomy" - WebMD, 3/10/09
• New Drug Helps Slow Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 2/27/09
• Statins Cut Deaths From Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 2/26/09 - "men taking statins were 63% less likely to die from the disease than men not taking statins ... The high-potency statins were about 2.5 times more effective at preventing prostate cancer death than the weak statins"
• Calculator for Future Risk for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 2/26/09 - "The risk over 4 years was 5.1% at an average PSA of 1.5 ng/mL. Men with a PSA of that amount or more were at an above-average risk of developing prostate cancer in the next 4 years ... those men were 7 times more likely to develop the cancer during that period"
• Protein Encourages Cell Growth And Migration In Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 2/26/09
• New Way to Predict Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 2/25/09
• Drug Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer in Middle-Aged Men, Medical Groups Say - washingtonpost.com, 2/24/09 - "taking finasteride, a drug that is already widely used to treat male pattern baldness and urological problems, can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer by as much as 25 percent"
• Lowering Your Cholesterol May Decrease Your Risk Of Cancer - Science Daily, 2/23/09 - "High cholesterol not only leads to atherosclerosis and heart disease, but may also contribute to cancer growth and progression. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in the United States, affecting approximately 1 in 6 men. Prostate tumors accumulate high levels of cholesterol, and tumor incidence correlates with eating a high fat/high cholesterol diet "Western" diet. In addition, prostate tumor progression has been linked to serum cholesterol levels"
• Frequent Sex And Masturbation In 20s And 30s Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer, But Risks Diminish With Age - Science Daily, 1/26/09 - "Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently ... frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a man’s fifties could offer protection from the disease"
• Treatments After Prostate Surgery - Science Daily, 1/22/09
• Why Prostate Cancer Patients Fail Hormone Deprivation Therapy - Science Daily, 12/31/08 - "For most patients, this hormone deprivation therapy causes tumors to shrink, sometimes dramatically. However, it's never a cure—tumors eventually regrow into a stronger ... The results suggest that hormone therapy might encourage prostate cancer cells to overproduce the AR-V7 receptors over time, leading them to survive and grow aggressively even without androgens"
• Sexuality and the management of BPH with alfuzosin (SAMBA) trial - Int J Impot Res. 2008 Dec 11 - "Alfuzosin for the treatment of patients with BPH is effective in improving sexual function, as well as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) and quality of life, and is well tolerated"
• Prostate Cancer Drug Reduces Testosterone Levels In As Little As Three Days Without Initial Hormone Surge - Science Daily, 12/16/08
• Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: Combination treatment Best - WebMD, 12/15/08
• Statins Lower Prostate Cancer Marker - WebMD, 10/28/08 - "On average, PSA declined by 4.1% after starting a statin ... a bigger decrease was seen in men who started out with the highest PSA levels (2.5 ng/mL or more) -- but only among those who had the greatest decrease in cholesterol. These men had a 17.4% drop in PSA"
• Enlarged Prostates: Choice Of Treatment Needs Careful Consideration - Science Daily, 10/17/08
• Correlation between simultaneous PSA and serum testosterone concentrations among eugonadal, untreated hypogonadal and hypogonadal men receiving testosterone replacement therapy - Int J Impot Res. 2008 Oct 9 - "testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) ... does not appear to significantly influence serum PSA expression and no significant correlation was identified between PSA and serum testosterone among eugonadal, untreated hypogonadal and hypogonadal men receiving TRT"
• FDA Approves Silodosin for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 10/9/08 - "Results from both trials showed that silodosin 8 mg QD for 12 weeks resulted in significant and rapid relief of BPH symptoms, compared with placebo, as measured by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). IPSS includes irritative and obstructive symptoms"
• Meat 'ups prostate cancer risk' - BBC News, 10/7/08 - "Such a diet raises levels of a hormone called Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) which promotes cell growth ... men with high blood levels of IGF-1 were up to 40% more likely to develop prostate cancer than those with low levels ... levels could be up to 15% higher in people who ate a lot of meat and dairy products"
• Scientists Establish New Blood Test To Better Evaluate Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 10/1/08
• When/if To Start Hormones For Prostate Cancer Patients Whose PSA Rises After Radiation - Science Daily, 9/23/08
• Hormone Therapy Before Radiation Seed Implants For Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 9/23/08
• NSAIDs May Cut Prostate Cancer Markers - WebMD, 9/8/08 - "Men who reported using NSAIDs nearly every day had PSA levels that were about 10% lower than men who reported no current NSAID use"
• Hormone Therapy May Speed Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/28/08 - "in different types of prostate cancer cells, androgens actually inhibit prostate cancer. When these tumor cells don't get androgens, they become more aggressive and more invasive"
• Regrets After Prostate Surgery - New York Times, 8/27/08
• Why A Common Treatment For Prostate Cancer Ultimately Fails - Science Daily, 8/21/08
• Exposure To Agent Orange Linked To Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Veterans - Science Daily, 8/5/08
• New Treatment For Advanced Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 7/30/08
• Prostate Cancer Therapy: Mental Impact? - WebMD, 7/29/08 - "ADT stands for "androgen-deprivation therapy" and is the standard type of treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones or other organs ... there is a "strong argument" to be made that the hormone therapy is linked to "subtle but significant" cognitive declines in men with advanced prostate cancer"
• Testosterone therapy in hypogonadal men and potential prostate cancer risk: a systematic review - Int J Impot Res. 2008 Jul 17 - "Of studies that met inclusion criteria, none demonstrated that testosterone therapy for hypogonadism increased prostate cancer risk or increased Gleason grade of cancer detected in treated vs untreated men"
• Prostate Cancer Vaccines More Effective With Hormone Therapy - Science Daily, 7/10/08
• Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy: No Survival Benefit in Older Men - WebMD, 7/8/08 - "In the U.S., older men often opt for stand-alone hormone therapy, even though there's no proof that it really helps. Hormone therapy's most obvious side effect is sexual dysfunction. Of greater concern are several recent studies linking androgen deprivation therapies to diabetes, heart disease, bone fractures, and reduced muscle mass ... Now a new study strongly suggests that hormone therapy offers older men no benefit to justify these serious risks" - [Science Daily]
• Counting Tumor Cells In Blood Predicts Treatment Benefit In Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 7/6/08
• New Way To Predict Prostate Cancer Spreading - Science Daily, 7/1/08
• Primary Androgen Blockade Is No Better Than Watchful Waiting - oncologystat.com, 6/23/08
• Finasteride and High-Grade Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 6/19/08 - "A new analysis from the national Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) shows that finasteride does not increase the risk for high-grade prostate cancer, as earlier findings appeared to indicate"
• Radiation Therapy Prolongs Life In Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/17/08
• Proscar Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk in All Men - Medscape, 6/13/08 - "Finasteride (Proscar) reduces the risk of prostate cancer regardless of a patient's risk level for the malignancy ... In the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, finasteride treatment was associated with a 25% reduction in the risk of prostate cancer"
• Gemzar Helps Fight Pancreatic Cancer - WebMD, 6/4/08
• Drug Found To Stimulate Immune System In Patients With Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/2/08
• How Advanced Prostate Cancer Becomes Resistant To Androgen-deprivation Therapy - Science Daily, 6/1/08
• Novel Chemo Drug Helps Treat Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 5/30/08
• Estrogen Helps Drive Distinct, Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 5/27/08 - "Now, we show for the first time that this natural estrogen can stimulate the production of the cancer-linked TMPRSS2-ERG transcript, via the estrogen receptor (ER)-alpha and ER-beta ... We now believe that agents that dampen estrogen activity (ER-beta antagonists) could inhibit fusion-positive prostate cancers" - That raises the question whether aromatase inhibitors might help prevent prostate cancer.  I've always felt they do and have been taking a quarter tablet of letrozole every other day (OffshoreRX).
• Mapping Of Prostate Cancer Genes Opens The Door To New Treatments - Science Daily, 5/20/08
• Finasteride May Help Preventing Prostate Cancer, Study Shows - Science Daily, 5/18/08 - "in addition to a 25 to 30 percent reduction in prostate cancer development overall in men taking finasteride, there was no evidence that the drug increased the rate of aggressive tumors and likey decreased their rate by 27 percent" - See finasteride or dutasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.  I feel that dutasteride is better and have been taking that for prostate cancer prevention and hair loss.  See:
  • Diet And Medications May Assist Prevention Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 9/24/07 - "dutasteride, has reduced by 50 percent the number of cancerous biopsies among men with benign prostatic hypertrophy ... In one study of selenium, the incidence of prostate cancer was reduced by 49 percent over ten years ... Data already suggests novel uses of statins, commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering agents, and insulin modulating drugs, such as metformin or the glitazones"
  • Treatment Found To Reverse Hair Loss - Science Daily, 6/11/07 - "one of each pair of twins was given 0.5 mg/day of the medication, the other receiving a placebo ... After both 6 and 12-month intervals, hair loss was found to not only have been halted in twins using dutasteride, but hair growth was actively improved"
  • The importance of dual 5alpha-reductase inhibition in the treatment of male pattern hair loss: results of a randomized placebo-controlled study of dutasteride versus finasteride - J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Dec;55(6):1014-23 - "Dutasteride increased target area hair count versus placebo in a dose-dependent fashion and dutasteride 2.5 mg was superior to finasteride at 12 and 24 weeks"
• Low Cholesterol Leads To Lower PSA, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 5/15/08 - "PSA levels were reduced after starting statin medications and that this decline was proportional to the decline in LDL cholesterol"
• Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture, Study Shows -- Science Daily, 5/14/08
• Diet High In Saturated Fat Contributes To Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 5/8/08 - "Patients on a HSF diets were significantly more likely to have a PSA failure and had significantly shorter PSA-failure free survival than men on a LSF diet (26.6 vs. 44.7 months, respectively). At 5 years post radical prostatectomy, 65% of patients who consumed HSF diets had no evidence of prostate cancer compared to 80% of men who ate a LSF diet"
• Does the level of prostate cancer risk affect cancer prevention with finasteride? - Urology. 2008 May;71(5):854-7 - "Finasteride significantly reduced prostate cancer risk for all risk quintiles. For quintiles 1 through 5, odds ratios were 0.72, 0.52, 0.64, 0.66, and 0.71, respectively" - See finasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Prostate Cancer Can Be Halted With Anti-inflammatory And Statin Used In Tandem, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 4/14/08 - "A combination of low doses of Lipitor and Celebrex had a more potent inhibiting effect on the formation of later stage tumors than a higher dose of either agent alone ... The results from our study indicate that a combination of Lipitor and Celebrex may be an effective strategy for the prevention of prostate cancer progression from the first to the second stage"
• Microwave Treatments For Enlarged Prostate Cause Blood Pressure Surges, Study Shows - Science Daily, 4/8/08
• Study may help men decide between 3 treatments for prostate cancer - USATODAY.com, 3/19/08
• Life Quality After Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/19/08
• PSA Test Not Without Flaws, Study Shows - WebMD, 3/10/08
• Overweight And Obese Men Have Lower PSA Values, Even Before They Get Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 2/19/08 - "mildly obese men's PSA scores were fourteen percent lower than normal-weight men, and moderately and severely obese men had 29 percent lower PSA values ... Doctors have proposed that overweight and obese men have lower PSA scores because their bodies have a greater volume of blood"
• Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Be Risky - WebMD, 2/18/08 - "men who got ADT were 17% more likely to die than those who opted for close observation ... It's possible that the men who received ADT got the treatment because of rising PSA levels, indicating worse disease ... But it's also possible that hormone therapy, which has been associated with heart disease, osteoporosis, and other health problems, could have compromised survival"
• Drug Combo May Fight Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 2/18/08 - "A combination of Avastin and thalidomide -- both of which cut off the growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors, but in different ways -- appears to pack a more potent punch than Avastin alone"
• Statins, NSAIDs vs. Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 2/18/08 - "Men with prostate cancer who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs or anti-inflammatory drugs live longer than those who don't take the drugs ... men who reported ever taking statins were 41% to 65% less likely to die during the course of the study than men who didn't. Men who took NSAIDs were 53% to 61% less likely to die than those who didn't"
• A prospective study of trans-Fatty Acid levels in blood and risk of prostate cancer - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Jan;17(1):95-101 - "The relative risks (95% confidence intervals; P trend) comparing top with bottom quintile trans-fatty acid levels were 2.16 (1.12-4.17; 0.11) for 18:1n-9t, 1.97 (1.03-3.75; 0.01) for total 18:2t, and 2.21 (1.14-4.29; 0.06) for total trans-fatty acids"
• Screening for Prostate Cancer in U.S. Men ACPM Position Statement on Preventive Practice - Am J Prev Med. 2008 Feb;34(2):164-70 - "digital rectal examination (DRE) ... prostate-specific antigen ... rials. There is currently no convincing evidence that early screening, detection, and treatment improves mortal ... The American College of Preventive Medicine concludes that there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine population screening with DRE or PSA"
• Sex Hormones Unrelated To Prostate Cancer Risk, Report Shows - Science Daily, 1/30/08 - "collected the original data from 18 studies and analyzed it to determine the relationship between blood levels of sex hormones and prostate cancer. The pooled data included 3,886 men with prostate cancer and 6,438 controls ... The researchers found no association between prostate cancer risk and blood levels of different forms of testosterone or estrogen"
• Combination Therapy Improves Survival For Certain Prostate Cancer Patients - Science Daily, 1/22/08
• Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Linked to Diabetes - Medscape, 1/22/08 - "After controlling for other factors, the estimated relative risk of incident diabetes associated with ADT was a significant 1.36"
• Pros, Cons Of Drug Proven To Prevent Prostate Cancer Should Be Considered, Researchers Recommend - Science Daily, 1/21/08 - "Finasteride is currently the only drug that has been shown to prevent prostate cancer in a large in addition to preventing prostate cancer, finasteride also reduces urinary-tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. It also decreased sexual desire and caused impotence in 5 percent of the trial participants ... randomized trial but is used for this purpose in very few men" - See finasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.
• "Male Lumpectomy": Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer Using Cryoablation - Urology. 2007 Dec;70(6S1):S16-S21
• Alprostadil After Prostatectomy Facilitates Return of Erectile Function - Medscape, 1/9/08
• Fathers Get 16% More Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 1/7/08 - "When a man fathers his first child, his lifetime risk of prostate cancer goes up 16% ... Nobody has any idea why this might be so, but the finding, based on 51.6 million man-years of data, is as certain as any statistical fact can be" - Maybe it is stress.  Stress increases cortisol which increases blood sugar and insulin.  That's my best guess. - Ben
• Just 4 Months Of Hormone Therapy Can Delay Prostate Cancer Growth By Up To 8 Years - Science Daily, 1/2/08
• Hormones Delay Prostate Cancer Growth - WebMD, 1/2/08
• Aspirin Limits Prostate Cancer Therapy - WebMD, 12/26/07 - "Abnormal liver-function tests forced some of the men to quit Eulexin treatment before they could finish the six-month study. This happened to 37% of men taking aspirin, but only to 16% of the men not taking aspirin"
• Permanent Prostate Seed Brachytherapy: A Current Perspective on the Evolution of the Technique and Its Application - Medscape, 11/29/07
• High-Carb Diet, Bigger Prostate Tumor? - WebMD, 11/27/07
• Prostate Cancer Therapy Mismatch? - WebMD, 11/26/07
• 'Mismatched' Prostate Cancer Treatment More Common Than Expected - Science Daily, 11/26/07
• Statin Use Tied to Fewer Relapses in Prostate Cancer - oncologystat.com, 11/26/07 - "Men who happened to be on statins when given radiotherapy for prostate cancer were significantly more likely to be disease free 10 years later"
• Obesity Affects Prostate Cancer Test - WebMD, 11/20/07 - "Being a big guy, you have enormous blood volume, so PSA is diluted ... For example, a PSA score of 4.1 in an obese man would be diluted down to a 3.3"
• Obesity And Overweight Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality - Science Daily, 11/12/07 - "Compared to men with normal BMI (BMI<25), men with BMI between 25 and 30 were more than 1.5 times more likely to die from their cancer"
• Prostate Cancer Risk with Positive Family History, Normal Prostate Examination Findings, and PSA Less Than 4.0 ng/mL - Urology. 2007 Oct;70(4):748-52 - "The PSA values were significantly greater statistically in the men with prostate cancer (median 2.1 ng/mL) than in the men without prostate cancer (median 1.2 ng/mL"
• Relationship between serum testosterone and measures of benign prostatic hyperplasia in aging men - Urology. 2007 Oct;70(4):677-80 - "the serum testosterone levels in aging men did not correlate with the measures of BPH, including prostate volume and IPSS, regardless of whether total, free, or bioavailable testosterone was used. Age correlated with the measures of BPH, especially prostate volume"
• Drug Slows Prostate Tumor Growth By Keeping Vitamin A Active - Science Daily, 11/7/07 - "A novel compound that blocks the breakdown of retinoic acid, derived from vitamin A, is a surprisingly effective and "promiscuous" agent in treating animal models of human prostate cancer ... Daily injections of the agent VN/14-1 resulted in up to a 50 percent decrease in tumor volume in mice implanted with human prostate cancer cells ... Vitamin A, when converted by the body into retinoic acid, is known to be involved in maintaining the normal growth of cells, and other research has shown that prostate cancer cells contain five to eight times less retinoic acid than normal prostate cells"
• Salvage Cryotherapy SafeAfter Radiation Failure for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 11/5/07
• Prostate Cancer: Seeds Beat Out Watchful Waiting - WebMD, 10/31/07
• Brachytherapy Works Well in Younger and Older Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/07
• Brachytherapy Seeds Migrate From Prostate to Lungs in 17% of Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/07
• Cancer Treatment: Radiation Seed Implant Decreases Risk Of Death Over Watchful Waiting - Science Daily, 10/31/07
• Statins May Fight Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 10/29/07 - "Overall, 76% of men who took statins were alive and without cancer 10 years after treatment vs. 66% of those who didn’t"
• Radiation Seeds Effectively Cure Prostate Cancer In Young Men - Science Daily, 10/29/07
• Higher Doses Of Radiation For Prostate Cancer Do Not Decrease Sexual Function - Science Daily, 10/29/07
• Can Cholesterol-lowering Medicine Make Radiation More Effective At Curing Prostate Cancer? - Science Daily, 10/29/07 - "Patients with prostate cancer who receive high-dose radiation treatment and also take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol have a 10 percent higher chance of being cured of their cancer at 10 years after diagnosis (76 percent), compared to those who don't take these medications (66 percent)"
• Walking Prevents Bone Loss Caused From Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Shows - Science Daily, 10/28/07
• Prostate Cancer Increases Hip Fracture Risk By Eight Times In 50 To 65 Year-olds - Science Daily, 10/11/07
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Better for Sparing Bladder When Treating Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/07
• Prostate Cancer Therapy Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Disease Death - Science Daily, 10/9/07 - "Among men 65 years and older who had their prostates removed, the 5-year incidence of heart disease-related death was 5.5 percent for those receiving androgen deprivation, and 2 percent among those who did not. For men younger than 65 years, the rates were also increased, 3.6 percent and 1.2 percent respectively"
• Prostate Cancer: Surgery Best Option? - WebMD, 10/8/07
• Popular Prostate Cancer Treatment May Encourage Spread Of Cancer, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 10/1/07 - "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"
• Radiation Therapy Technique Reduces Length Of Prostate Cancer Treatment - Science Daily, 9/20/07
• Risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus and worsening glycaemic variables for established diabetes in men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer - BJU Int. 2007 Sep 14 - "new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) ... Receipt of vitamin D had a protective effect (odds ratio 5.75 ... Patients receiving ADT for prostate cancer with or with no history of DM should have routine surveillance of glycaemic control, particularly when their BMI is >/= 30 kg/m(2), with appropriate preventive and treatment measures"
• Drug That Reduces Prostate Size And Cancer Risk Also Improves Early Detection - Science Daily, 9/11/07 - "Men now have another good reason to consider taking finasteride, a well-known generic drug that shrinks an enlarged prostate and reduces the risk of getting prostate cancer by 25 percent ... finasteride also raises the odds that physicians will find fast-growing prostate cancers early, when they are most easily treatable" - See finasteride at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Prostate Cancer's Prognosis - US News and World Report, 9/17/07
• Prostate Cancer Survivors Who Suffer From Urinary Incontinence Benefit from New Sling Procedure - Science Daily, 8/29/07
• More Prostate Cancer Screening Has Little Effect On Detection Of Aggressive Cancer - Science Daily, 8/28/07
• Effects of alfuzosin 10 mg once daily on sexual function in men treated for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia - Int J Impot Res. 2007 Aug 23 - "After 1 month of treatment, alfuzosin 10 mg q.d. significantly improved erectile function in men with lower urinary tract symptoms/ benign prostatic hypertrophy and had no adverse effect on ejaculatory function"
• The AUA Prostate Cancer Guideline: What's New? - Medscape, 8/23/07
• Preservation of Erectile Function Excellent After Prostate Brachytherapy - Medscape, 8/22/07
• New Prostate Cancer Marker Found - WebMD, 8/15/07
• 'Use It Or Lose It': New Theory About Preserving Erectile Function After Prostate Surgery - Science Daily, 8/11/07
• Prostate Cancer Prediction Not Skewed by Finasteride - Medscape, 7/30/07 - "with the exception of the approximate reduction of PSA by half with finasteride, the impact of these risk factors is similar to men who do not receive finasteride"
• Preservation of penile length after radical prostatectomy: early intervention with a vacuum erection device - Int J Impot Res. 2007 Jul 26
• Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery Depends On The Experience Of The Surgeon - Science Daily, 7/24/07
• Hormone Inhibitor Promising For Hard-to-treat Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 7/8/07
• Nonhormonal Drug Reduces Hot Flashes In Men Treated For Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/3/07
• External-beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) Associated With Reduced Survival in Patients With Localised Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/07
• New Prostate-cancer Treatment Guidelines Released - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/07
• Fast PSA Rise Implies Bad Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/25/07
• Toremifene Citrate Increases Bone Mineral Density in Prostate-Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen-Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/07
• Serum androgens and prostate cancer among 643 cases and 643 controls in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition - Int J Cancer. 2007 May 18 - "After adjustment for potential confounders, there was no significant association with overall risk for prostate cancer for serum total or free testosterone concentrations (highest versus the lowest thirds: OR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.73-1.41 and OR, 1.07, 95% CI, 0.74-1.55, respectively) or for other androgens or SHBG"
• Robotic Surgery May Improve Survival Rate For Prostate Cancer Patients - Science Daily, 5/23/07
• Men With Enlarged Prostate Can Benefit From Botox Injections Up To A Year After Treatment - Science Daily, 5/23/07
• ED Drugs May Treat Urinary Problems - WebMD, 5/23/07 - "Sexual performance in men seems to decline as their prostate enlargement becomes more severe, experts have begun to notice ... A once-a-day dose of Cialis helped men with erectile dysfunction and moderate to severe urinary tract symptoms due to an enlarged prostate improve sexual functioning" - See tadalafil at OffshoreRx1.com.
• Survival After Radical Prostatectomy and Radiotherapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/07
• New Guidelines for Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/22/07
• Statins May Cut Prostate Cancer Deaths - WebMD, 5/21/07 - "the greater the men's cholesterol decrease, the more their PSA levels dropped"
• A number of options for prostate surgery - USA Today, 5/20/07
• Statin Use Linked With Decreased Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates; Lower PSA Levels - Science Daily, 5/20/07 - "PSA levels declined by 1.1 percent for every 10 mg/dl decrease in LDL ... Reviewing PSA levels among statin users screened in the Finnish Prostate Cancer Screening Trial, researchers from Helsinki found a decrease in prostate cancer incidence in this group ... A significant decrease was found in the incidence of T3 cancers ... Non-statin, lipid-lowering drugs were not associated with incidence, stage or grade"
• New Procedure Helps Men Minimize Incontinence After Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/07
• Quick, Innovative Procedure Helps Men Minimize Incontinence After Prostatectomy - Science Daily, 5/11/07
• New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 4/26/07
• Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment - WebMD, 4/25/07
• Prostate Cancer Treatments and Quality of Life Studied - Doctor's Guide, 4/24/07
• Three Most Common Prostate Cancer Treatments Impact Men In Different Ways - Science Daily, 4/23/07
• Obesity and benign prostatic enlargement: a large observational study in China - Urology. 2007 Apr;69(4):680-4 - "Obese Chinese men are at increased risk of an enlarged prostate compared with nonobese Chinese men"
• PSA Doubling Predicts Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/07
• PSA Is Poor Predictor of Lethal Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/07
• Statins Take on Advanced Prostate Cancer - Physician's Weekly, 4/2/07 - "The use of statin drugs “was not associated with risk of prostate cancer overall but was associated with a reduced risk of advanced (especially metastatic or fatal) prostate cancer.” ... The relative risk was 0.60 for less than five years of statin use and for 0.26 for five or more years of use"
• FDA Panel OKs New Prostate Cancer Drug - WebMD, 3/29/07
• Statins Protect Against Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/27/07 - "Overall, prostate cancer incidence was significantly lower for statin users than non-users (4.0% vs 8.0%, respectively). A significant dose-response relationship was seen for the total cumulative quantity of statin users and incidence of prostate cancer"
• Age-Specific PSA Cut-Offs Avoid Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies in Older Men - Medscape, 3/27/07 - "When the data was grouped according to 4 specific age categories, mean PSA levels for the control men increased significantly with increased age category: for men younger than 50 years, it was 1.2 ng/mL; 50 to 59 years, 1.8 ng/mL; 60 to 69 years, 3.1 ng/mL; and 70 years or older, 8.9 ng/mL"
• Tamoxifen 20 mg/day Effective for Managing Gynaecomastia and Breast Pain From Bicalutamide - Doctor's Guide, 3/23/07
• Immediate Adjuvant External Beam Radiation Therapy Plus Hormone Therapy Effective for High-Risk Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/23/07
• Long-Term Sustained Effects on Testosterone and PSA Levels With Degarelix in Patients With Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/22/07
• Inflammation May Play Role In Metastasis Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/18/07 - "inflammation associated with the progression of tumors actually plays a key role in the metastasis of prostate cancer"
• Drug could slow growth of advanced prostate cancer - USA Today, 3/4/07
• Study Finds External Beam Radiation Less Effective in Prostate Cancer Survival Than Brachytherapy or Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 2/27/07
• Sexual Function and Interest Improve After Prostate Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 2/27/07
• Heart Disease Deaths Increased in the Presence of Androgen Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 2/27/07 - "risk was 3% over 5 years compared with 0.9% for men not taking androgen deprivation therapy"
• Toremifene for Adverse Effects of Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 2/27/07
• External Radiation for Prostate Cancer May Have Lower Survival Rate - WebMD, 2/26/07
• Breast cancer drug could help prostate patients - USA Today, 2/25/07
• Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men - Science Daily, 2/25/07
• Prostate Cancer Overtreated? - WebMD, 2/22/07
• Severe Form Of 'Enlarged Prostate' Disease Discovered - Science Daily, 2/6/07
• Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates with Seed Implants - Doctor's Guide, 1/31/07
• Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer Studied - WebMD, 1/22/07
• Drug 'strangles cancer's spread' - BBC News, 1/14/07
• Prostate cancer therapy may shrink penis - MSNBC, 1/11/07
• Prostate Cancer: Combo Treatment Works - WebMD, 1/8/07
• Radiation Therapy Combo Cures Prostate Cancer Long-term - Science Daily, 1/8/07
• Statins vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 12/19/06 - "Overall, statin use didn't appear to sway the men's chances of being diagnosed with prostate cancer ... Men taking statin drugs were about half as likely to have advanced prostate cancer as those not taking statins"
• Treat Prostate Cancer in Older Men? - WebMD, 12/12/06
• New Urine Test ID's Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 11/28/06
• Radiation vs. Advanced Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 11/15/06
• Two Markers Strongly Linked To Prostate Cancer Incidence And Mortality Almost A Decade Prior To Diagnosis - Science Daily, 11/14/06 - "Increased levels of two markers of inflammation, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP), are significantly associated with prostate cancer incidence and mortality almost a decade prior to diagnosis"
• Limited help for prostate treatment - MSNBC, 11/14/06
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Caused Fewer Urinary Problems Than I-125 Seeds in Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/13/06
• Men Avoid Radiation as a Treatment Option in Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 11/9/06
• Excess Mortality Seen Among Prostate Cancer Patients on Long Term Androgen Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 11/9/06 - "More than 6 months' treatment with these androgen deprivation drugs appears to double the risk of mortality in these patients"
• Long-Term Hormone Therapy Reduces Metastases in Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/9/06
• Prostate Cancer Test 'Bounce' No Worry - WebMD, 11/8/06
• Radiation Therapies For Prostate Cancer Compared For Side Effects - Science Daily, 11/7/06
• Newer Prostate Treatment Has Advantage - WebMD, 11/7/06 - "A computerized program allows doctors to adjust both the strength and the intensity of the beams, so that more radiation is blasted at the tumor and less at critical surrounding organs such as the bladder and rectum"
• Men With Prostate Cancer Avoid Radiation Due To Misconceptions - Science Daily, 11/6/06
• Smokers Have Worse Side Effects From Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/6/06
• A Gentler Prostate Cancer Therapy - WebMD, 11/6/06
• Drug could stop prostate gland swelling - MSNBC, 11/6/06
• Newer Approach Urged In Screening For Aggressive Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/1/06
• Testosterone therapy for men at risk for or with history of prostate cancer - Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2006 Sep;7(5):363-9 - "Although still controversial, there appears to be little reason to withhold TRT from men with favorable outcomes after definitive treatment for PCa"
• A New Way to Prevent BPH? - Physician's Weekly, 10/16/06 - "NSAID use was inversely associated with the onset of moderate-to-severe urinary symptoms, low maximum flow rate, and elevated prostate-specific antigen levels"
• New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer Is Likely To Spread - Science Daily, 10/4/06
• Cialis Improves Sexual Function For Prostate Cancer Survivors - Science Daily, 10/3/06
• Tadalafil Improves Sexual Function for Prostate Cancer Survivors - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/06
• Focal Cryoablation Effective in Destroying Prostate Cancer, Preserving Potency, Continence - Doctor's Guide, 9/28/06 - "At a mean follow-up of 70 months, 92.8% (26 of 28) remained biochemically disease-free and 96% (24 of 25) had no evidence of cancer on post-treatment biopsy ... Potency was completely maintained in 41.8% (13 of 27) of the patients and 40.7% of the others (11 of 27) were potent with erectile dysfunction drugs, for a total potency preservation rate of 88.9%. The patients experienced no other complications, such as incontinence"
• Prostate Cancer Treatment Increases Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/06
• Prostate cancer treatment has health risks - USA Today, 9/18/06
• 10 things men must know about prostate cancer - MSNBC, 9/17/06
• Finasteride as a Chemopreventive Agent in Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 9/15/06 - "Prostate cancer was detected in 803 of 4,368 men (18.4%) taking finasteride as opposed to 1,147 of the 4,692 men (24.4%) in the placebo group (P <0.001). This was a 24.8% relative risk reduction in prevalence of prostate cancer during the trial ,,, The PCPT has shown finasteride to be an effective chemopreventive agent in low-grade prostate cancer" -  See finasteride at OffshoreRx1.comor SuperSaverMeds.com.
• PSA Predicts Prostate Cancer Survival - WebMD, 8/29/06
• Sexual Function After Surgery for Prostate or Bladder Cancer - Medscape, 8/29/06
• Too many options with prostate cancer - MSNBC, 8/28/06
• PSA Level Predicts Treatment Success in Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 8/24/06
• Too Much Prostate Cancer Treatment - WebMD, 8/15/06
• Diet, Stress Management May Help Slow Spread Of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 8/15/06
• Fear Factor in Early Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/4/06
• Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 7/19/06 - "there is currently no evidence that testosterone administration can initiate or promote a de novo or pre-existing prostatic malignancy in hypogonadal men.[40] In fact, there are strong indications that normal testosterone levels play a protective role in the natural history of prostate cancer"
• Prostate Cancer Treatment and Obesity - WebMD, 6/26/06
• Penile Rehabilitation After Radical Prostatectomy - Medscape, 6/15/06
• Identifying Risk Factors for BPH - Physician's Weekly, 6/12/06 - "Obesity, elevated fasting plasma glucose concentration, and diabetes appear to be risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)"
• New Combination Treatment Induces Regression Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/8/06
• Quality of Life Deteriorates in Men With Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer on Weekly Docetaxel Regimens - Doctor's Guide, 6/8/06
• High-Dose Conjugated Estrogen Elicits Treatment Response in Men With Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/7/06
• Drug Attacks Prostate Cancer In Mouse Model By Destroying Its Blood Supply - Science Daily, 6/7/06
• PSA Measurements a Poor Predictor of Prostate Cancer in Overweight and Obese Men - Doctor's Guide, 6/6/06
• Early Estrogen Exposure Leads To Later Prostate Cancer Risk - Science Daily, 6/1/06 - "exposure to low doses of environmental estrogens during development of the prostate gland in the male fetus may result in a predisposition to prostate cancer later in life"
• Obesity and Diabetes Increase Risk for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/06 - "The age-adjusted odds ratio for prostate enlargement in overweight men was 1.41, in obese men, it was 1.27, and in severely obese men, it was 3.52 ... men with elevated fasting plasma glucose levels (>110 mg/dL) were 3 times more likely to have prostate enlargement"
• Should Older Men Be Screened For Prostate Cancer? - Science Daily, 5/4/06 - "While this form of cancer can be fatal, it often progresses so slowly that men are more likely to die from some other disease"
• Hypogonadism May Result After Prostatic Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/06 - "men with prostatic diseases should be evaluated for hypogonadism"
• Elevated Plasma Glucose, Diabetes, Obesity May Increase Risk for BPH - Medscape, 4/20/06 - "Men with elevated fasting glucose (> 110 mg/dL) were more likely to have an enlarged prostate than men with normal fasting glucose (</= 110 mg/dL ... Both elevated fasting glucose and diabetes were associated with high-moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms"
• New Research Finds Direct Link Between High Cholesterol And Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 4/12/06 - "men with prostate cancer were around 50% more likely to have had high cholesterol levels[2] than our non-prostate cancer controls. The association was somewhat stronger for men whose high cholesterol levels had been diagnosed before they were 50 and for men over 65, where there was an 80% greater likelihood of high cholesterol levels"
• Drug May Slow Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/29/06
• Prostate Cancer Choice a Coin Toss? - WebMD, 3/27/06
• Raloxifene, Drug Used For Osteoporosis, Shown To Potentially Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients - Science Daily, 3/24/06
• Low PSA Score After Radiation Can Predict Prostate Cancer Return - Doctor's Guide, 3/16/06
• Treatment Delay OK for Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/9/06
• Delayed Prostate Cancer Surgery Poses No Increased Risk For Some Patients - Science Daily, 3/7/06
• Androgen Deprivation Therapy Does Not Keep Localized Prostate Cancer From Spreading, New Study Says - Science Daily, 2/27/06
• Prostate Cancer: Treat Now or Wait? - WebMD, 2/27/06
• Older Men With Early Prostate Cancer Survived Longer With Treatment Vs. Observation - Science Daily, 2/27/06
• Zapping Prostate Cancer With Radiation: How Does It Work? - ABC News, 2/22/06
• Robotic Prostate Surgery: State of the Art? - ABC News, 2/21/06
• Insulin Sensitivity During Combined Androgen Blockade for Prostate Cancer - J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan 24 - "Short-term treatment with leuprolide and bicalutamide significantly increased fat mass and decreased insulin sensitivity in men with prostate cancer. These observations suggest that gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists may increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in older men"
• Prostate Test: No Survival Benefit? - WebMD, 1/9/06
• Study questions prostate cancer screening - MSNBC, 1/9/06 - "for some men, detecting prostate cancer early through screening can do more harm than good ... In addition, the PSA tests can yield ambiguous results. Most men who undergo a biopsy because they have elevated PSA levels do not have prostate cancer. And some men with low PSA levels do have cancer"
• New Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients Where Radiation Treatment Has Failed - Doctor's Guide, 12/7/05
• Combination of Two Existing Drugs Offers Potential Alternative for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/22/05
• Better Predictors For Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy - Science Daily, 11/11/05
• Vitamin D, Taxotere Combination Extends the Lives of Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/05
• New Treatment Options For Patients With Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/3/05
• Vitamin D, Taxotere Combination Extends The Lives Of Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/2/05
• Long-Term Hormone Use Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/05
• Starting Erectile Dysfunction Drug Early after Radical Prostatectomy Can Preserve Sexual Function - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/05
• Yearly Prostate Cancer Tests May Save Lives - WebMD, 10/19/05 - "men who have yearly screening are three times less likely to die from prostate cancer than men who don't have the annual tests"
• High-Dose Rate Radiation Monotherapy Successful in Treating Early Stage Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/05
• High-Risk Prostate Patients Benefit from Radiation - Doctor's Guide, 10/18/05
• Surgery plus radiation may cut recurrence of prostate cancer - USA Today, 10/17/05
• Positive Phase 2 Prostate Cancer results with YM BioSciences' Lead Cancer Drug Tesmilifene Published in Journal of Urology - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/05
• Short-Term Hormone Therapy Can Improve Outlook for Early Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/05
• Hormone Deprivation Helps Local Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 10/5/05
• Men's Weight Linked to Prostate Cancer Growth - WebMD, 10/4/05
• Comparison of conventional-dose vs high-dose conformal radiation therapy in clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate: a randomized controlled trial - JAMA. 2005 Sep 14;294(10):1233-9
• PSA Remains Best Indicator of Prostate Cancer Progression - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/05
• High-Dose Radiation Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/05
• Prostate Cancer Radiation: Is High Dose Better? - WebMD, 9/13/05
• Flomaxtra Xl Launched -- New Treatment Option for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 9/9/05
• Nursing Considerations in Brachytherapy-Related ED - Medscape, 9/7/05
• Robot-assisted Prostate Surgery Has Possible Benefits, High Cost - Science Daily, 8/29/05
• Radiotherapy After Surgery Best Option for Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 8/12/05
• Prediction of Lethal Prostate Cancer After Recurrence Following Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 7/27/05
• Prostate Cancer: PSA Change May Be Key to Risk - WebMD, 7/26/05
• Combination Hormone/Vaccine Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Benefit Patients Whose Disease Returns - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/05
• Prostate Cancer Radiation: Normal Life Later? - WebMD, 7/22/05
• Men Continue to Have Normal Life After Radiation for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/15/05
• Treatment with Flomax (Tamsulosin) Appears to Result in More Rapid Improvement in Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate When Compared to Terazosin - Doctor's Guide, 7/12/05
• Curbing Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk - Physician's Weekly, 7/11/05
• Study Examines Accuracy of PSA Values for Detecting Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/7/05
• Zoledronic Acid (Zometa) Lessens Skeletal Pain in Advanced Prostate Cancer: Presented at ICPC - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/05
• Docetaxel/Estramustine Combo Helps Difficult-to-Treat Prostate Cancer Patients: Presented at ICPC - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/05
• Giuliani: From survivor to cancer spokesman - MSNBC, 6/18/05
• Radiotherapy After Surgery for T3 Prostate Cancer Shows Trend to Benefits - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/05
• Early Loss of Bone Mineral Density Associated With Androgen Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/05
• PlasmaKinetic Vaporization Matches Effectiveness of Transurethral Resection in Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/05
• Adjuvant Weekly Docetaxel Shows Promise in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients After Radical Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/05
• Long-Term Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment - WebMD, 5/25/05
• Aggressive Treatment Appropriate for High-Grade Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/05
• Depression Common After Radical Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/05
• Better Prostate Cancer Survival With Surgery? - WebMD, 5/23/05
• Obesity Is Risk Factor For Aggressive Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 5/23/05 - "Obesity appears to increase the risk of prostate cancer, particularly aggressive disease, and may make it harder to find ... fat makes estrogen-like compounds, which lowers circulating levels of prostate specific antigen ... Hormone changes observed with obesity also cause decreased levels of the male hormone testosterone"
• Presence Of High-risk Prostate Cancer Can Be Predicted Without A Biopsy, New Study Says - Science Daily, 5/22/05
• Statin Use Linked to 51% Reduction in Breast Cancer - Medscape, 5/20/05 - "The beneficial effect is seen in more than four years of statin use ... In both the prostate and lung cancer studies, there was a 48% to 54% risk reduction in cancer associated with statin use" - See Zocor at SuperSaverMeds.com.
• Drug Combos Show Success For Treating Prostate Cancer - CBS 2 Chicago, 5/19/05 - "Robert's study coupled a low dose of the drug taxotere with a low dose helper drug called dexamethasone"
• Dutasteride Allows for Less Invasive Prostate Biopsies - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/05
• Study Finds Prostate Cancer In 25% Of High-risk Men With 'Normal' PSA Levels - Science Daily, 5/19/05 - "Men at high risk of developing prostate cancer should undergo aggressive screening for the disease ... 25 percent were diagnosed with the disease despite having a low PSA"
• Toremifene May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/05
• Small Increase in Prostate Specific Antigen Among Men Undergoing Androgen Ablation for Prostate Cancer Signals Poor Outcome - Doctor's Guide, 5/16/05
• Breast Cancer Drug [Acapodene (toremifene)] Could Benefit Prostate - CBS Chicago, 5/14/05
• Early Prostate Cancer: Is Surgery Best? - WebMD, 5/11/05
• Some prostate cancer may be best left alone - MSNBC, 5/3/05
• Novel Marker Addresses Gray Zone in Prostate Specific Antigen Screening - Doctor's Guide, 4/22/05
• New Treatment For Prostate Cancer - CBS 2 Chicago, 4/21/05
• Prostate cancer linked to mothers' genes - MSNBC, 4/20/05
• Men Who Take Statins Slash Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/20/05
• Statins Lower Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 4/18/05 - "Compared with men who didn't take cholesterol-lowering drugs, those who did take them had nearly one-half the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer. Risk decreased with increasing duration of use ... looked at 450 men and women with early stage non-small-cell lung cancer"
• Cryosurgery Appears Effective as Primary Treatment for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/18/05
• Mayo Clinic Study Shows Advanced Prostate Cancer Previously Considered Inoperable May Be Operable, Curable - Science Daily, 4/12/05
• Cryoablation Minimises Morbidity in Patients Treated for Prostate Cancer Without Compromising Efficacy - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/05
• Prostate Cancer 'Lumpectomy' Tested - WebMD, 4/1/05
• Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Nearly Doubles Risk for Rectal Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/05
• Hormonal Treatment Improves Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/05
• Earlier Use Of Prostate Cancer Vaccines Urged By Hopkins Scientists - Science Daily, 3/31/05
• High Cholesterol Levels Accelerate Growth Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/27/05 - "The researchers also present evidence that cholesterol-lowering ''statin'' drugs, now widely used in cardiovascular disease, may inhibit cancer growth ... Increased cholesterol levels didn't trigger new cancers in the mice, but six weeks after tumor cells were injected, the incidence of tumors was more than doubled in the mice on high-cholesterol diets, and the tumors were markedly larger in size"
• Three Promising And Innovative Prostate Cancer Therapies In Clinical Trials At New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell - Science Daily, 3/26/05
• Celebrex Provides A Two Pronged Attack Against Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 3/18/05 - "Celebrex, not only targets COX-2, but also reduces levels of a key protein, cyclin D1, that's critical for cell replication"
• High Cholesterol May Speed Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/17/05 - "Our data support the notion that cholesterol-lowering drugs -- which are widely used and fairly safe -- might be effective in prevention of prostate cancer, or as an adjunctive therapy ... elevated cholesterol levels did not stimulate new prostate cancers but promoted tumor growth"
• Cryoablation Appears to Be Important Alternative Treatment for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/05
• A More Accurate Screening Test For Prostate Cancer? - Science Daily, 3/14/05
• A Cold Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment - WebMD, 3/10/05
• Prostate Cancer Vaccine Is First To Increase Survival - Science Daily, 3/2/05
• Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Affects Thinking - WebMD, 2/28/05
• Prostate Cancer Vaccine May Improve Survival - WebMD, 2/17/05
• Treatment for Prostate Cancer Shows Promise - washingtonpost.com, 2/17/05
• Management of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 2/14/05
• Estramustine, Navelbine and Mitoxantrone Combination Appears Safe, Effective Treatment for Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/7/05
• Obesity May Mask Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 1/24/05
• Obesity May Affect Accuracy Of Prostate Screening - Doctor's Guide, 1/24/05 - "as BMI increased, PSA linearly decreased ... These findings, the authors conclude, may explain "the recent reports of inferior outcomes of prostate cancer treatment in obese men" in that they "may be caused by delayed detection" rather than biological differences in the tumor"
• Combining Hormones With External, Internal Radiation Helps High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients - Science Daily, 1/20/05
• Fracture Risk Rises With Prostate Cancer Drugs - WebMD, 1/12/05
• More Precise Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer May Avoid Erectile Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 1/6/05
• Silent Risk Of Osteoporosis In Men With Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 12/29/04
• Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 12/22/04
• Should Men With Serum PSA Levels of 4.0 ng/mL or Less Undergo a Prostate Biopsy? - Medscape, 12/21/04 - "Levels <4.0 ng/ml can be predictive of the risk of developing prostate cancer, and of the likelihood of malignancies being high-grade"
• Adverse Effects from Prostate Cancer Treatment - Medscape, 12/21/04
• FDA Approves Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate) 6-Month Formulation For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/15/04
• Prostate Cancer Therapy Ups Osteoporosis Risk - WebMD, 12/13/04
• Therapeutic Effect of High-Dose Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Is Independent of Androgen Deprivation - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/04
• UW Medical Center To Implant First-ever Cesium-131 Brachytherapy Seeds To Treat Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 11/2/04
• Post-Operative Radiotherapy May Improve Progression-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/26/04
• Promising New Preventative Treatment Option For Population Of Men At High Risk Of Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 10/20/04
• Celecoxib (Celebrex) May Foil Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/04
• Men With Advanced, Incurable Prostate Cancer Can Benefit From Docetaxel - Science Daily, 10/13/04
• Celecoxib (Bextra) May Foil Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/04 - "the rate of increase of prostate specific antigen (PSA), stabilized, slowed, or declined in 92% of 24 men who took celecoxib twice a day for a year"
• High-Dose Radiation Improves Outcome Among Patients With Early Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/8/04
• PSA "Bounce" After Radiation for Prostate Cancer Does Not Appear Related to Survival, Cure - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
• Taxotere (Docetaxel)/Estramustine Combination Increasing Survival Among Men With Androgen-Independent Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
• Treatment Delay Might Not Affect Outcome for Most Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/04
• Radioactive Seeds May Offer Advantages Over Surgery for Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/04
• Seeds May Rival Prostate Cancer Surgery - WebMD, 10/5/04
• Risedronate May Reduce Bone Loss in Men Undergoing Prostate Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 10/5/04
• Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment? - WebMD, 9/27/04
• Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Leat to Impairment in Sexual and Urinary Function - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/04
• Prostate Cancer Group Issues Call to Action - WebMD, 9/23/04
• Red Wine Protects Prostate - WebMD, 9/23/04
• Early Prostate Cancer Detection: Using cPSA, Lowering the PSA Threshold - Physician's Weekly, 9/20/04
• End of an Era for PSA: A Newsmaker Interview With Thomas Stamey, MD - Medscape, 9/17/04 - "Over time, the correlation between PSA levels and the amount of prostate cancer weakened dramatically, from 43% predictive ability in the first five-year group to 2% in the past five years. However, PSA levels continued to be accurate as a direct measure of benign prostatic hyperplasia"
• "Hedgehog" Signal Distinguishes Lethal From Localized Prostate Cancers - Science Daily, 9/16/04
• Prostate Cancer Patients Have Lasting Problems - WebMD, 9/14/04
• Early Prostate Cancer Detection: Using cPSA, Lowering the PSA Threshold - Physician's Weekly, 9/13/04
• Stanford Researcher Declares 'PSA Era Is Over' In Predicting Prostate Cancer Risk - Science Daily, 9/13/04 - "the test now indicates nothing more than the size of the prostate gland"
• PSA Worthless for Prostate Cancer Screening? - WebMD, 9/10/04
• Hormonal Therapy Improves Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 8/18/04
• Survival Rates Improve for Some Men with Prostate Cancer When Combination Therapies Used - Doctor's Guide, 8/17/04
• Adding Androgen Therapy Curbs Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/17/04
• Urinary Virus Linked to Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/10/04
• Combining Radiation Modalities Increases Prostate Cancer Cure Rates - Science Daily, 8/4/04
• Rise in PSA Level May Predict Cancer Death - WebMD, 7/7/04
• Alternative Hormone-blocker Reduces Side Effects In Prostate Cancer Patients - Science Daily, 6/30/04
• Risedronate Prevents Bone Loss in Men with Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/04
• Radiation After Surgery Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/04
• Definite Clinical Response to Antigen Presenting Cell Immunotherapy in Patients With Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/04
• New Evidence Supports Continued PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 6/17/04
• Enlarged Prostate Tied to Sexual Dysfunction - WebMD, 6/11/04 - "urinary tract problems caused by an enlarged prostate, such as getting up many times during the night to urinate, may be associated with erectile dysfunction and other problems relating to sex in older men ... because both of these conditions are common in aging man, it may be very difficult to see if a true association exists outside of an age-related one"
• Popular Painkiller May Slow Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 6/11/04
• New Non-aspirin Pain Drug Proves Effective Against Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/10/04
• Estrogen Boosts Memory In Men With Prostate Cancer - Science Daily, 6/9/04
• Progression and Mortality Rates Increased Substantially Between 15 and 20 Years of Follow Up in Initially Untreated Early Stage Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/8/04
• Prostate Cancer: More Deadly Over Time? - WebMD, 6/8/04
• Gonadatropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Therapy Linked to Increased Risk of Fracture - Doctor's Guide, 6/8/04
• New Study Links Common Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs To Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk - Science Daily, 6/8/04 - "men who have taken any amount of these drugs, known as statins, have a 58 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than men who have taken none at all"
• Drug [Taxotere] Extends Life of Prostate Cancer Patients - WebMD, 6/7/04
• Cancer Treatment Ups Fracture Risk in Men - WebMD, 6/7/04
• Radiotherapy Can Beneficial Patients With Node-Negative Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/3/04
• Acapodene Shows Potential for Prevention of Prostate Cancer in High Risk Men - Doctor's Guide, 6/2/04
• Prostate Cancer in 15% of Men With Normal PSA - WebMD, 5/26/04 - "Fifteen out of every 100 older men with a normal PSA test actually has prostate cancer"
• Early Hormonal Therapy Beneficial in Patients With Prostate Cancer With Positive Lymph Nodes - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/04
• Breast Cancer Drug Can Treat Prostate - Intelihealth, 5/19/04
• Flutamide and Cyproterone Acetate Appear Equally Effective in Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/04
• Botulinum Toxin Improves Symptoms in Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/04
• More Sex Tied to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 5/11/04
• Effects of prostate cancer treatment downplayed - MSNBC, 5/11/04
• Quality Of Life Falls For Prostate Cancer Survivors: Sexual Problems, Incontinence Can Last For Years - Intelihealth, 5/11/04
• Orgasmic Difficulties Persist for 2 Years After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/04
• Intermediate-dose Ketoconazole Promising in Reducing Prostate Specific Antigen Levels in Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/04
• Three Leading Prostate Cancer Treatments Have Similar Outcomes - Doctor's Guide, 4/20/04
• Calculator Predicts Prostate Cancer Survival - WebMD, 4/13/04
• Paclitaxel Carboplatin Combination Therapy Might Be as Effective as Mitoxantrone Alone for Patients With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/13/04
• Avodart (Dutasteride) Appears to Provide Significant, Sustained Improvements in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/04
• Biomarker Identified in Patients with Early Prostate Cancer but Normal Negative Biopsy - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/04
• Paclitaxel Carboplatin Combination Therapy Might Be as Effective as Mitoxantrone Alone for Patients With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/04
• Updated Prostate Cancer Guidelines Recommend Lowering the PSA Threshold, Use of CPSA Test - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/04 - "studies of the incidence of cancer in men whose PSA is in the range of 2.5 to 4.0 ng/mL have shown that a substantial number of men in this group will have cancer"
• Salvage Radiotherapy May Benefit Patients Who Relapse After Radical Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 3/17/04
• 'Male Lumpectomy' Works for Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 3/17/04
• Screening Recommended for Some Men at Age 40 for Prostate Disease - Doctor's Guide, 3/15/04 - "men as young as 40 years of age should be screened for prostate cancer if they have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) level greater than 0.6 ng/mL"
• Change in Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Over Time Not Useful for Prostate Cancer Screening in Men With Low Levels - Doctor's Guide, 3/1/04 - "Although the increase in risk of prostate cancer is highest among men with PSA levels greater than 4 ng/mL, about 40% of detectable cancers occur in men with levels below this cut-off"
• Estramustine Phosphate with Weekly Paclitaxel is Active, Well Tolerated Treatment For Androgen-Independent Prostate Carcinoma - Doctor's Guide, 2/26/04
• Extracorporeal Magnetic Innervation, Electrical Stimulation Offer Earlier Continence - Medscape, 2/24/04
• Brachytherapy Appears Similar to Other Therapeutic Options for Prostate Cancer in Post-Treatment Quality of Life - Doctor's Guide, 2/25/04
• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Offers New Prostate Cancer Brochure - Doctor's Guide, 2/23/04
• Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Responds to Combination of Vinorelbine, Mitoxantrone, and Prednisone - Doctor's Guide, 2/16/04
• Estramustine May Offer Benefits Over Flutamide In Chemohormonal Therapy For Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 1/29/04
• Prostate Cancer Drugs Raise Osteoporosis Risk - WebMD, 1/20/04
• Prostate Cancer Drug Approved - Physician's Weekly, 1/12/04
• Prostate Cancer: Major Treatments Work - WebMD, 1/7/04
• Main Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer Have Same Cure Rates - Doctor's Guide, 1/6/04
• Lose Weight, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk - WebMD, 12/23/03
• Combination Finasteride and Doxazosin Appears Significantly Effective in Reducing Clinical Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 12/19/03
• A Better Treatment Strategy for BPH - WebMD, 12/17/03
• Uroxatral (Alfuzosin) Appears to Offer Early Effects in Relieving Urinary Symptoms Associated with Enlarged Prostate - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/03
• Real-Time Elastography Identifies Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/8/03
• Very Elderly Men Benefit From Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 12/5/03
• FDA Approves Drug [Plenaxis] For Prostate Cancer - Intelihealth, 11/26/03
• Docetaxel + Vaccine Combination Promising in Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/03
• Thalidomide Combination Shows Activity in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/21/03
• Abarelix Safe, Effective in Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 11/21/03
• Chemohormone Therapy May Help after Initial Therapies Fail in Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/21/03
• Brachytherapy Boost to External Beam Radiation Therapy Results in Long-Term Biochemical Control of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/03
• Uroxatral (Alfuzosin Hydrochloride Extended-Release), Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate, Available in US - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/03
• High Dose 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy Achieves Durable Results in Localised Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
• Seeds Help Recurrent Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 10/22/03
• Brachytherapy Helpful in Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 10/20/03
• Long Term Flutamide Monotherapy is Safe, Effective in Patients With Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/03
• Naftopidil Beneficial in Overactive Bladder for Men with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/03
• New Prostate Cancer Test Reduces Need for Biopsies - WebMD, 10/13/03
• Docetaxel And Mitoxantrone Appear Safe And Effective In Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/03
• Radiotherapy Used to Treat Gynaecomastia and Breast Pain from Anti-androgen Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/03
• Intravenous Vinorelbine Added to Hormone Therapy Increases Benefits of Prostate Cancer Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/03
• Prostate Screening Every 4 Years Works - WebMD, 9/30/03
• Hormone Therapy Said Cutting Death Rate From Prostate, Breast Cancer In Europe - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/03
• Gleason Score Can Help Identify Prostatectomy Patients Who May Benefit from Salvage Radiotherapy - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Anticancer Drug Candidate Satraplatin - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
• Protein rise linked to prostate death - MSNBC, 9/17/03
• Sodium Clodronate Treatment Improves Survival From Bone Metastases in Patients With Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/03
• 'You've Got Prostate Cancer' - WebMD, 9/15/03
• Men At Greater Risk Of Developing Prostate Cancer When A Brother Has The Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/15/03
• Kegel Exercises: Aiding Post-Prostate Surgery - Physician's Weekly, 9/1/03
• Transurethral Needle Ablation Effective in BPH - Medscape, 8/29/03
• New Model Predicts Likelihood Of Prostate Cancer Prior To Biopsy - Doctor's Guide, 8/26/03
• Researchers find better predictor of prostate cancer risk - USA Today, 8/25/03
• Pesticides Tied to Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 8/20/03
• Lowering Thresholds of Prostate Specific Antigen for Biopsy Doubles Rate of Prostate-Cancer Detection - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/03
• Long-term Results Show No Benefit of Combined Intravenous Diethylstilbestrol Diphosphate and Doxorubicin for Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/03
• PSA Test Level for Prostate Cancer Too High - WebMD, 7/23/03
• Analysis of hK11 May Help Distinguish BPH From Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 7/18/03
• PSA Precursor Assay Identifies Prostate Cancer in Men with Low PSA Results - Doctor's Guide, 7/16/03
• New Vaccine Plus Radiotherapy Boosts T-cell Response in Prostate-cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/15/03
• Unnecessary Biopsies Eliminated by Tracking Protein Patterns in Men with Suspicious PSA Levels - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/03
• New Test Improves Detection Of Prostate Cancer At Low PSA Levels - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/03
• Combining High Dose Brachytherapy and External Beam Irradiation is Effective Therapy for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/9/03
• Proscar for Prostate Cancer Prevention: Q&A - WebMD, 6/24/03 - "a drug called Proscar can also prevent or delay prostate cancer. It also shows that the drug may increase the risk of aggressive, high-grade prostate tumors. And while men taking Proscar have fewer urinary problems, they also have more sexual problems"
• Small Lymph-Node Metastases Identified With Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Plus Magnetic Nanoparticles In Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/19/03
• Prostate data renew debate - USA Today, 6/17/03
• FDA Approves UroXatral (Alfuzosin), Treatment For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 6/16/03
• Are PSA Screenings Really Effective? - Physician's Weekly, 6/16/03
• Prostate Cancer’s Difficult Choices - Newsweek, 6/16/03
• Statin Drugs Linked to Lower Prostate and Renal Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/03
• Cholesterol Drugs May Prevent Cancer - WebMD, 6/2/03 - "Overall, taking statins reduces risk of developing cancer by 20%, but that protection increases to 36% for people who take statins for four years or more ... But the benefit stops about six months after the patient stops taking the drug ... Statins offer the most protection against prostate and kidney cancer"
• Investigational Drug, Abarelix, Reduces Risk Of Castration In Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/3/03
• Vardenafil Effectively Improves Erectile Dysfunction and Depression Following Radical Nerve Sparing Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/03 - "Whenever you improve erectile dysfunction, you also see an improvement in depression. You just can't tell which is the cause and which is the effect" - See vardenafil.
• PSA Values Fluctuate Over Time - Medscape, 5/28/03 - "At one or more follow-up visits, these abnormal PSA values normalized in 68 (44%) of 154 subjects with PSA level higher than 4 ng/mL, in 116 (40%) of 291 with level higher than 2.5 ng/mL, in 64 (55%) of 117 with an elevation above the age-specific cutoff, and in 76 (53%) of 143 with a level between 4 and 10 ng/mL and a free-to-total ratio of less than 0.25 ng/mL"
• PSA Tests Can Produce False Positives; Repeat Test After Six Weeks Advised - WebMD, 5/27/03
• Dutasteride Yielding Long-Term Benefits for BHP - Physician's Weekly, 5/26/03
• Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) Increases Bone Mineral Density In Men Receiving Hormonal Therapy For Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/03
• Men With Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, Obstruction Symptoms, Can Switch From Alpha-Blocker To Finasteride - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/03
• Adjuvant Bicalumide Prolongs Time to Progression After Prostate Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/03
• Transrectal High-Intensity Ultrasound Improves Urinary Tract Symptoms Linked to Prostate Problems - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/03
• Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Has Quality of Life Benefit Not Seen with Treatment Standard in Relapsed Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/03
• Digital and Perfusion-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Helps, Diagnose, Stage Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/03
• Interstitial Laser Coagulation is Effective, Safe in the Treatment of BPH - Medscape, 5/1/03
• Cryoablation of the Prostate Feasible for Localized Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Cryoablation an Effective Alternative for Patients With Localized Prostate - Medscape, 5/1/03
• Intermittent Better Than Continuous Androgen Deprivation Therapy to Improve Quality of Life - Medscape, 5/1/03
• Postoperative Nightly Sildenafil (Viagra) Promotes Erectile Function Post Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Radical Prostatectomy Promotes Longer Disease-Free Survival than Watchful Waiting - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Viagra May Help Restore Erections After Prostatectomy - WebMD, 4/30/03
• Power Doppler, 3D Vascular US May Aid Diagnosis, Staging of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/03
• Study Shows Lower Prostate Specific Antigen Cut-Point for Proceeding to Biopsy - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/03 - "For younger people, less than 70 years old, especially if they have certain risk factors, I would obtain a biopsy if they have a PSA over 2.5"
• Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) Slows Pain Progression, Reduces Bone Complications in Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/03
• Transrectal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Safe, Effective for BPH - Medscape, 4/29/03
• Most Men Happy With Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision - WebMD, 4/29/03
• I-125 Brachytherapy Demonstrates Long-term Biochemical and Local Control - Medscape, 4/28/03
• Eight-Month Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy Not Superior to Three Months for Decreasing PSA Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
• Higher than Expected Rate of Secondary Bladder Cancer after Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
• Ten-Year Brachytherapy Results Encouraging for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
• Prostate Surgery May Shorten Penis - WebMD, 3/28/03
• Prostate Size Predicts Complications During Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/03
• Age of Prostate Cancer Patients Does Not Predict Survival - Medscape, 3/17/03
• Age-Related Peak Urinary Flow, Voided Volumes Eliminated Following Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 3/17/03
• Prostate Enlargement: Sexual Activity Won't Ward It Off - WebMD, 3/14/03
• Contrast-Enhanced Doppler Ultrasound Can Help Localize Malignancy In Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/26/03
• pPSA Improves Detection of Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 2/21/03
• FDA Approves Eligard 30mg (Leuprolide Acetate for Injectable Suspension), Four-Month Prostate Cancer Product - Doctor's Guide, 2/18/03 - See my leuprolide page.
• Extended Combined Androgen Blockade Linked To Smaller Tumour Volume In Localised Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/11/03
• Estramustine Plus Docetaxel Benefits Patients with Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/3/03
• Anaemia Risk Greatest in Prostate Cancer Patients Using Low-Dose Androgen Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 2/3/03
• High Dose Ketoconazole Shows Promise in Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/2/03 - "Ketoconazole causes complete androgenic deprivation, blocking the production of both testosterone and suprarenal androgens"
• Finasteride No Better Than Placebo for BPH - Medscape, 1/29/03
• Prognostic Value of Tumour Volume Redundant with Gleason score and Pathological Stage in Prostate Cancer Progression - Doctor's Guide, 1/20/03
• Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time May Reflect Response To Chemotherapy - Doctor's Guide, 1/17/03
• Prostate Specific Antigen-Related Variables Help Predict Prognosis In Relapsed Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 1/10/03
• Untested Free and Total PSA Assay Should Not Be Combined to Calculate Free/Total PSA Ratio - Doctor's Guide, 12/31/02
• "Triple Modality Therapy" Promising for High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/12/02
• Cryoablation Effectively Treats Prostate Cancer with Fewer Side Effects than Other Therapies - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/02
• Brachytherapy Is Effective Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 12/3/02
• Panel Softens Prostate Screening Stance - Intelihealth, 12/3/02
• Bicalutamide/Castration Offers Same Survival Benefits As Goserelin/Flutamide In Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/2/02
• Intra-tumoural Injection of Nitroreductase-Expressing Adenovirus Shows Potential in Hepatocellular and Prostate Carcinoma - Doctor's Guide, 11/26/02
• Vaccine Safe and Feasible in Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/25/02
• Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy May Offer Advantages - Medscape, 11/15/02
• Avoiding Prostate Biopsy - WebMD, 10/15/02
• FDA Approves Avodart (Dutasteride), The First Dual-Acting 5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitor For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/02
• Three Prostate Cancer Monotherapies Provide Equivalent Relapse-Free Survival - Doctor's Guide, 10/9/02
• No Effect on Prostate Cancer Survival Seen From Longer Waits for Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/02
• Little Evidence Aggressive Prostate Treatment Superior For Older Men - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/02
• Value of PSA Screening Questioned - WebMD, 10/3/02
• Bicalutamide May Reduce Disease Progression In Early Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/02
• Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels Five Years After Radiation Therapy Predict Survival For Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/02
• Long-Term Follow-Up Reveals High Late Recurrence Rates In Prostate Cancer Following Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/02
• Minimal Manipulation of Periurethral Needles in Prostate Brachytherapy Reduces Acute Urinary Toxicity - Doctor's Guide, 9/20/02
• Thermatrx Microwave Thermotherapy an Option for Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/02
• Targis Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy Effective for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/02
• Prostraton TUMT Treats Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/02
• Dilemma On Prostate Cancer Treatment Splits Experts - Intelihealth, 9/17/02
• Antidepressant [Luvox] Soothes Prostate Pain - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
• Prostatectomy Curbs Disease-Specific Mortality, Parallels Watchful Waiting in Terms of Quality of Life - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/02
• Hyperthermia With Radiation Shows Promise For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/02
• Bilateral Nerve-sparing Prostatectomy Results in Better Erections than Unilateral Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/02
• Prostate Surgery May Be a Better Option - WebMD, 9/11/02
• Lymphadenectomy May be Necessary for Many More Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 8/21/02
• Gleason Score Predicts Progression to Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer after Androgen Deprivation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/02
• Dietary Change May Prevent the Most Serious Form of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 8/7/02 - "While high intake of dietary fat and calcium is associated with an increased risk of clinically significant, advanced prostate cancer, it has no apparent impact on risk of early-stage disease"
• Comprehensive Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life After Contemporary Therapies for Localized Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 8/5/02
• Prostate Cancer Patients Benefit from Increased Radiation Dose - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/02
• FDA Approves Eligard 22.5mg (Leuprolide Acetate for Injectable Suspension), Three-Month Prostate Cancer Product - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/02
• New Drug [Xatral] Approved To Treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/02
• Clinical Outcome of Patients with Lymph Node Positive Prostate Cancer after Radical Prostatectomy versus Androgen Deprivation - Doctor's Guide, 7/16/02
• Regimen Almost Doubles Five-Year Prostate Cancer Survival - Doctor's Guide, 7/11/02
• Prostate Cancer Combo Saves Lives - WebMD, 7/11/02
• Zometa (Zolendronate) Reduces Skeletal-Related Events in Men with Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/10/02
• Testosterone Supplementation Contraindicated after Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/10/02
• Dual Radiation Treatment not Recommended for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/10/02
• Overdiagnosis of Prostate Cancer Low by PSA Screening - Medscape, 7/3/02
• Vasectomy Does Not Increase Prostate Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 6/19/02
• Test Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 6/13/02
• Chemotherapy Added Successfully To Conventional Prostate Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/02
• Tamsulosin Results in Fewer Adverse Events Than Terazosin in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 5/31/02
• Drug Combo [Proscar and Cardura] Best for Enlarged Prostate - WebMD, 5/30/02
• Cytogen Corporation Launches DRAXIS Health, Inc.'s BrachySeed Palladium-103 Product in the U.S. for Treatment of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/30/02
• Drug Combination [finasteride and doxazosin] Better than Single Drug for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 5/30/02
• Prostate Cancer Seen in Younger Men - WebMD, 5/29/02
• Transurethral Needle Ablation For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Provides Long-Term Results For Most - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/02
• Longest BPH Trial Verifies Flomax (Tamsulosin HCL) Significantly Improves Patient 'Quality of Life' Scores And New Head-to-Head Data Shows More Rapid Symptom Relief and Fewer Adverse Events with Flomax than Hytrin (terazosin HCI) - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/02
• Two-Drug Therapy Is Best For Symptomatic Prostate Enlargement Combination Should Change Clinical Practice - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• Complexed PSA Test Shows Improved Specificity over Total PSA - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• Hormone Therapy With Innovative Delivery System Available For Prostate Cancer Eligard 7.5 mg (Leuprolide Acetate For Injectable Suspension) - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy Preserves Potency and Continence in Most Men - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• Study Supports Value of Digital Rectal Exam in Patients With Low Prostate Specific Antigen - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02
• Data Demonstrating Zometa (Zoledronic Acid For Injection) As Effective Treatment For Debilitating Bone Complications In Prostate Cancer Patients Presented At Major Urology Meeting - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/02
• Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy Reduces Prostate Cancer Progression Markers - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/02
• Study Shows Benefits of Adding High-Dose Vitamin D to Chemotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• Paclitaxel with Concurrent Radiation and Androgen Ablation Investigated for Recurrent or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• Yearly PSA Screening May not be Necessary with Low Levels - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02
• Many Men Don't Need Yearly Prostate Test - WebMD, 5/21/02
• Suramin/Adriamycin Appears Active In Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/02
• Prostate Cancer Therapy Hampers Sex Life - WebMD, 3/20/02
• Prostate Cancer Therapy With Androgen Deprivation Lowers Physical, Sexual Function - Doctor's Guide, 3/20/02
• High Cure Rate By Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/15/02
• Prostate-Specific Antigen Vaccines Induce Antibody Responses To Multiple Tumour Cell Surface Antigens - Doctor's Guide, 3/8/02
• ProstaScint Scan May Help Localise Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/15/02
• FDA Approves Eligard 7.5 mg (Leuprolide) for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 1/24/02
• Second Prostate Cancer Gene Found - Intelihealth, 1/21/02
• Targeted Cryosurgery Kills Cancer Cells, Spares Erectile Function - WebMD, 12/3/01
• Brachytherapy Shows More Side Effects Than External Radiation in Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/6/01
• Life Returns to Normal a Year After Prostate-Cancer Treatment - WebMD, 10/25/01
• Bone Loss May Results From Prostate Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/01
• FDA Issues Approvable Letter for UroXatral (Alfuzosin) For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/01
• More Support For Link Between Calcium And Prostate Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/01
• Osteoporosis From Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Be Curbed - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/01
• High Calcium Intake May Increase Risk Of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/21/01
• Cryosurgery For Prostate Cancer Safe, Effective When Radiation Fails - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/01
• Study Details Safety And Efficacy Of Aptosyn (Exisulind) In Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 8/9/01
• FDA Approves Trelstar LA (Triptorelin Pamoate) for Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/5/01
• New Issues in the Epidemiology and Detection of Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 6/01
• Role Of High-Dose Fosfestrol In Hormone-Relapsed Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/01
• FDA Approves BrachySeed Pd-103 (Palladium-103 Implant) for Localized Prostate Cancer Tumours - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/01
• Transurethral Resection Of Prostate May Improve Sex Life - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/01
• Finasteride Reduces Bleeding In Patients Having Transurethral Resection Of Prostate - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/01
• Comparison Of Doxazosin GITS and Tamsulosin in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 6/29/01
• Tissue Pentosidine An Accurate Marker Of Oxidative Stress In Dialysis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/01
• Serial Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Poor Predictor Of Prostate Disease Progress - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/01
• Anandron Produces Biochemical Response As Second-Line Therapy For Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/01
• Neovastat Shows Favorable Results In Treating Metastatic Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/27/01
• Neovastat's Safety/Dose-Related Activity for Prostate Cancer Confirmed - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/01
• Intermittent Androgen Suppression Shows Fewer Side Effect Than Continuous Therapy For Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/01
• Casodex (Bicalutamide) Significantly Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/01
• Bubble Biopsies Better at Finding Prostate Cancer, Technique Used in Europe and Japan Finds Four Times More Tumors - WebMD, 6/13/01
• New Leukemia Drug May Fight Prostate Cancer, Too - Intelihealth, 6/12/01 - "Studies have found that Gleevec, also known as STI571, inhibits tumor growth and preserves bone structure in the tibia of mice implanted with human prostate cancer cells"
• Radioactive Seeds Used In Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Frequently Migrate To Lungs - Doctor's Guide, 6/6/01
• Casodex (Bicalutamide) May Reduce Risk Of Disease Progression in Early Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/5/01
• Imaging Agent, ProstaScint (Capromab Penetidine), Identifies Recurrent Prostate Cancer Earlier - Doctor's Guide, 6/5/01
• FDA Approves EchoSeed (Iodine-125), New Brachytherapy Implant for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/01
• Early Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy May Reduce Cancer Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/01
• Not All Prostate Cancer Therapies Are Equal, Studies Look at Quality-of-Life, Benefit of Early Screening - WebMD, 6/6/01
• Novantrone® (Mitoxantrone for Injection Concentrate) May Help in Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/18/01
• New Treatments May Slow Spread of Prostate Cancer, Drugs Give Patients More Pain-Free Time - WebMD, 5/16/01 - "On average, the men given the atrasentan had a delay in progression of their disease, meaning that they experienced a longer interval without any indicators, such as pain, that the cancer had spread further into the bone. The drug also slowed by half the rise in prostate specific antigen (PSA), a blood marker of the amount of prostate cancer present"
• Atrasentan (ABT-627) Slows Progression Of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/01
• Neoadjuvant Docetaxel Shows Dramatic Fall In Prostate Specific Antigen Levels - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/01
• Casodex (Bicalutamide) 150 mg Significantly Reduces Disease Progression in Early Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/01
• Genasense (G3139) With Taxotere Appears Safe And Effective Against Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/01
• Implant Frees Prostate Cancer Patients From Hormone-Suppressing Shots - Intelihealth, 4/12/01
• Phased-Array Coil Imaging Identifies Local Recurrence Post-Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/01
• Gvax Prostate Cancer Vaccine Demonstrates Antitumor Activity - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/00
• Monthly Leuprogel (Leuprolide) Suppresses Serum Testosterone In Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/00
• Pre-treatment ProstaScint Scanning Can Guide Prostate Cancer Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 12/4/00
• Immunotherapy Slows Prostate Cancer Progression, Lowers PSA In Some Men - Doctor's Guide, 12/1/00
• Radiation From Prostate Cancer Treatment Poses Little Threat to Family - WebMD, 11/28/00
• Radioactive "seed" treatment no threat to others - CNN, 11/27/00
• Trial Is First To Activate Entire Human Immune System Against Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/20/99
• Study examines side effects of two types of prostate cancer care - CNN, 10/4/00
• Surgery or Radiation: Which Is Better for Early Prostate Cancer? - WebMD, 10/3/00
• New Tool May Help Prostate Cancer Patients Peer Into the Future - WebMD, 9/28/00
• Impotence Risk High for Both Prostate Cancer Treatments - WebMD, 9/22/00
• Hormone Suppression, Radiation in Tandem May Improve Survival - WebMD, 9/13/00
• New Therapy Looks Promising for Some Prostate Cancer Patients - WebMD, 9/12/00
• Doxazosin Effective In Men With Hypertension And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 8/24/00
• Radiation Alone Can Prolong Life for Prostate Cancer Patients - WebMD, 7/17/00
• World Health Organization Recommends Targis Treatment For Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Doctor's Guide, 7/12/00
• Urologists And Radiation Oncologists Don't Always Agree On Prostate Cancer Treatments - Doctor's Guide, 6/28/00
• Prostate Cancer Patients Face Many Options, Difficult Decisions - WebMD, 6/27/00
• BPH: Cancer Tests Recommended For Men With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 6/27/00
• Nerve-Sparing Operation Can Help Men Avoid Incontinence, Impotence - WebMD, 6/22/00
• Abarelix-depot Avoids Testosterone Flare In Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/00
• Taxotere (Docetaxel) Significantly Reduces Bone Pain From Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/00
• Longer Treatment Helps Control Prostate Cancer - WebMD, 5/23/00
• Cryoablation, First-Line Treatment For Prostate Cancer, As Effective As Radiotherapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
• Prostate cancer brachytherapy results in high cure rate - Doctor's Guide, 5/4/00
• Brachytherapy can cause loss of sexual functioning - Doctor's Guide, 5/4/00
• High-Energy Ultrasound Cooks Prostate Tumors - WebMD, 5/3/00
• Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer causes bone loss - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
• Lidocaine gel greatly reduces pain for men undergoing rectal prostate biopsy - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
• Exisulind may stabilize progressive, recurrent prostate cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• ProstRcison provides effective prostate cancer treatment for African-Americans - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
• Higher doses of radiation better than expected for early prostate cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/00
• Prostate cancer patients blindsided by side effects - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/00
• Non-invasive urine test detects prostate cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/00
• Harvard researchers link prostate cancer and dietary calcium - CNN, 4/4/00
• Thymosin B-15 Staining Could Help Predict Prostate Cancer Metastases - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/00
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Has Fewer Side Effects - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/00
• Prostate Cancer Cells Found in Urine of Curable Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/00
• Fine-Tuning Testing Helps Rule Out Prostate Cancer False Alarms - Intelihealth, 4/3/00
• 3-D Radiotherapy Helps To Combat Prostate Cancer - Intelihealth, 3/30/00
• Significantly High Prostate Cancer Cure Rate With Brachytherapy - Doctor's Guide, 3/30/00
• Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Decreases Discomfort, Shortens Hospital Stays - Doctor's Guide, 3/29/00
• Prolonged Combined Androgen Blockade Increases Survival In Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/15/00
• FDA Approves Viadur (Leuprolide) Implant For Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/00
• Increased Radiation For Prostate Cancer Increases Cure Rate - Doctor's Guide, 3/1/00
• OncoSeed Treats Prostate Cancer Effectively, With Low Incidence Of Side Effects - Doctor's Guide, 1/10/00
• No Link Between Vasectomy And Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/30/99
• Cryosurgery Very Successful In Treating Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 1/6/00
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Effective For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/1/99
• Incel Enhances Efficacy Of Chemotherapy In Prostate Cancer Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/18/99
• TheraSeed Has Fewer Complications In Prostate Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/99
• Zoladex Improves Survival In Advanced Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/99
• Palladium-103 Has Fewer Side-Effects Than Iodine-125 For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/29/99
• Oncoseed Available In the U.S. For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/5/99
• New Prostate Treatment Could Save Thousands - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/99
• Survival Rates With Proton Beam Comparable To Surgery For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/26/99
• New Cryosurgery Technique 97% Effective In Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 7/2/99
• How Safe Is Hormone Treatment For Prostate Cancer? - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/99
• 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors Don’t Offer Much Help In BPH - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/99
• Prostate Cancer Therapy Adds To Men's Osteoporosis Risk - Intelihealth, 5/18/99
• Taxotere Combination Regimen Promising For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/99
• Prostate Blood Test in Development - Intelihealth, 5/4/99
• U.S. Health Institute Studies Effect Of Stress On Prostate Disease - Intelihealth, 4/23/99
• Study Finds Ablatherm Effective For Use In Prostate Cancer Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 2/22/99
• Study Demonstrates Durability Of TUNA For BPH - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/98
• Conservative Treatment Increases Death Risk For High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/15/98
• Surgery, External Radiation Better Treatment For High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/15/98
• Researchers Find Mutation In Prostate Cancer Gene - Doctor's Guide, 8/19/98
• FDA Approves New Proscar Indication To Reduce Need For Prostate Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/98
• Researchers Discover Strongest Known Risk Factor [IGF-1] For Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 1/23/98
• The effect of parenteral testosterone replacement on prostate specific antigen in hypogonadal men with erectile dysfunction - J Urol 1997 Nov;158(5):1775-1777
• Testosterone Levels Early In Life May Determine Later Risk Of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/97
• Radioactive Seed Implants Significantly Lower PSA Levels - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/97
• Seed Implants Effectively Treat Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/97
• American Cancer Society Updates Prostate Cancer Screening Guideline - Doctor's Guide, 6/11/97
• National Prostate Cancer Forum Recommendations Released - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/97
• Chart Predicts Whether Surgery Will Cure Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 5/13/97
• Study Shows Proscar Reduces Need for Prostate Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 4/13/97
• Free to Total PSA Ratio May Help Predict Prostate Cancer’s Aggressiveness - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/97
• The Cause of Prostate Cancer Linked to a New Form of DNA - Doctor's Guide, 1/7/97
• Low Testosterone Levels in Men May Mask Presence of Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 12/17/96
• Two New Treatments For Prostate Conditions Now Available at Northside - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/96
• Cryosurgery More Effective in Treating Some Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/30/96

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