Like breast cancer, prostate cancer is a hormonally driven disease. The main hormone of concern here is testosterone, which is responsible for male secondary sex characteristics as well as some of the sex drive in both men and women. Because most prostate cancers need testosterone to grow, one approach to treatment is to suppress its production with drugs. This therapy used to be reserved for advanced or recurrent prostate cancer, but is now sometimes recommended for men with early stage disease.
It's important to know that not all prostate cancers are testosterone-dependent (just as all breast cancers are not estrogen-dependent). Also, as prostate tumors grow, cells composing them may lose their sensitivity to testosterone. Read more...
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Selasa, 15 Desember 2009
Rabu, 09 Desember 2009
Soy Isoflavones May Cut the Risk of Prostate Cancer by 60%
A new case-control study recruited 200 Japanese men with prostate cancer ranging from stage 1
(1 man) to stage 4 (24 men). Their dietary intake of soy was evaluated and compared to that of cancer-free men. Intake of the Soy Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein was significantly associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Read more...
(1 man) to stage 4 (24 men). Their dietary intake of soy was evaluated and compared to that of cancer-free men. Intake of the Soy Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein was significantly associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Read more...
Jumat, 04 Desember 2009
Prostate Cancer - Caused by a Virus?
Virus Found in Prostate Cancer Patients
By PAUL ELIAS
In a surprising discovery, researchers say they have found a virus in some prostate cancer patients, a finding that opens new research avenues in the most common major cancer among men in the United States.
The virus, closely related to one previously found only in mice, was found in cancerous prostates removed from men with a certain genetic defect. The researchers, with the University of California, San Francisco and the Cleveland Clinic, warn that they have not discovered any links between the virus and prostate cancer, but they were nonetheless excited about prospects for future research.
"It is a very exciting discovery," said Dr. Eric Klein of the Cleveland Clinic, who will present the findings Friday at an American Society of Clinical Oncology prostate symposium in San Francisco. "There is now a suggestion that prostate cancer could be caused by an infectious disease." Read more...
Ayurstate for Prostate Care
By PAUL ELIAS
In a surprising discovery, researchers say they have found a virus in some prostate cancer patients, a finding that opens new research avenues in the most common major cancer among men in the United States.
The virus, closely related to one previously found only in mice, was found in cancerous prostates removed from men with a certain genetic defect. The researchers, with the University of California, San Francisco and the Cleveland Clinic, warn that they have not discovered any links between the virus and prostate cancer, but they were nonetheless excited about prospects for future research.
"It is a very exciting discovery," said Dr. Eric Klein of the Cleveland Clinic, who will present the findings Friday at an American Society of Clinical Oncology prostate symposium in San Francisco. "There is now a suggestion that prostate cancer could be caused by an infectious disease." Read more...
Ayurstate for Prostate Care
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