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Posts tagged with "Prostate Cancer"
UPDATE: Early baldness doubles prostate cancer risk
Feb. 20 | New researcher from the University of Montreal has found that men who develop male pattern baldness early have a greater chance of developing prostate cancer later in life. The study showed that men who go bald in their early 20s have a doubled risk of...
Early baldness doubles prostate cancer risk
Feb. 15 | According to Dr. Michael Yassa, from European Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, men who show signs of balding at age 20 are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes as those who keep their manes or lose them later. The researchers...
Genetic code of prostate cancer fully mapped
Feb. 12 | A team of researchers in the U.S. have mapped the genetic code of prostate cancer in a “transforming moment” in the study of the disease. The team fully sequenced seven types of prostate cancer tumors and analyzed them against the code of...
Study shows exercise can lower prostate cancer risk
Jan. 7 | New researcher shows that men diagnosed with prostate cancer may be able to reduce their risk of death not just from prostate cancer but from any cause by exercising vigorously for at least three hours per week. The study, issued in the Journal of Clinical...
Age should not be a roadblock to prostate cancer therapy
Dec. 28 | A team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, say men age 75 and older with high-risk prostate cancer more often have treatments based on chronologic age than disease risk. The authors note that older age should not be a roadblock...
Drug from Amgen delays spread of prostate cancer
Dec. 16 | A new drug produced by Amgen, called Denosumab, has reportedly been shown to delay the spread of prostate cancer to bones. The company released the information on the study following a clinical trial that concluded recently. However, Amgen also noted...
UPDATE: Finger length could determine prostate cancer risk
Dec. 1 | For men 60 years of age and younger, finger length could be used as a simple test for prostate cancer risk. A team of researchers made the discovery after analyzing 1,500 prostate cancer patients and approximately 3,000 healthy men. Participants were...
Finger length could determine prostate cancer risk
Dec. 1 | A new study by British scientists has linked the length of a man’s index finger to his risk of developing prostate cancer, and medical analysts say the findings could help doctors decide which men need more regular screenings. The study was completed...
UPDATE: Eddie Montgomery fighting prostate cancer
Nov. 21 | Country music band Montgomery Gentry front-man Eddie Montgomery has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The country music star, one half of the Montgomery Gentry duo, revealed his diagnosis with prostate cancer in a on line statement on the band’s...
