Monday, October, 19, 2009
Types Of Prostate Cancer
April 02, 2009
Scientists in Illinois say they've developed a cancer drug that is 200 times more effective than similar medications. Zoledronate is a bisphosphonate--a type of drug originally developed to treat osteoporosis. Researchers say the drug has been shown to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women who have estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer, and in men who have hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Marc Greenstein
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Health Expert
I recently attended the Us TOO, prostate cancer support group, meeting at one of our local...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...Dr. Motola, I had surgery in Febuary of 2007 for prostate cancer. I have had incontinence...
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By Nancy Muller
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Health Expert
Other than skin cancers, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American...
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By Dr. Kang
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Health Expert
Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer...
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By Jay Motola
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Health Expert
...test and is widely utilized as a screening tool for prostate cancer. Although this protein is...
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Health Guide
...breakthrough by identifying a set of genes involved in
prostate cancer. The scientists think that some
types of prostate cancer occur when these genes merge. This research may lead to better...
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...think that specific genes that affect the body's response to viruses may be associated with certain
types of prostate cancer. Some theories suggest that there may be a relationship between...
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...meaning non-cancerous. When there is an abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland, it is called
prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths among...
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...sexual dysfunction, as do a similar proportion of women who have had gynecologic cancer. For men with
prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction (erections inadequate for intercourse) has been the...
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Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it can eventually spread through the blood...
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Medications
...(e.g., certain types of metastatic breast cancer, prostate cancer) and other conditions as... Read more »
...prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male... Read more »
...prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of prostate cancer need the male... Read more »
...certain types of cancer (e.g., breast, lung, and prostate cancer). Docetaxel is a member of... Read more »
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