Pain relief drugs may encourage cancer growth
Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth – Opiate-based painkillers like morphine can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells, revealed by researchers.
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a malignancy of one of the major male sex glands, in which cells of the prostate become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors.
Prostate biopsy is not always necessary after raised PSA levels
New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary – Elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy, revealed by researchers.
XMRV retrovirus linked to chronic fatigue syndrome
Consortium of Researchers Discover Retroviral Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – A retrovirus named XMRV is frequently present in the blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), revealed by researchers. This discovery could be a major step in the discovery of vital treatment options for millions of patients.
Prostate cancer test age lowered to 40
Prostate cancer test age lowered to 40 — men should first undergo a simple physical examination and blood test at or beyond the age of 40. – The age at which men are recommended to first have a test to help identify prostate cancer has been reduced from 50 to 40 years of age.
4 new risk factors for prostate cancer – deCODE genetics
deCODE Discovers Four New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) announced that a team of its scientists and academic colleagues from Finland, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States have published the discovery of four novel single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) conferring increased risk of prostate cancer.
STD increases prostate cancer risk
JNCI news brief: STD confirmed to be associated with increased risk of prostate cancer – Researchers confirmed previous findings that the sexual transmitted infection known as Trichomonas vaginalis is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in a study published online September 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
XMRV virus may cause prostate cancer in people
Researchers find first evidence of virus in malignant prostate cells in prostate cancer — XMRV retrovirus is associated with more aggressive tumors of prostate gland. – XMRV (Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) — a type of virus known to cause leukemia and sarcomas in animals has been found for the first time in malignant human prostate cancer cells.
High insulin level increases prostate cancer risk
JNCI news brief: High serum insulin levels and risk of prostate cancer – Elevated insulin levels in the normal range appear to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, revealed by researchers in a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Prostatectomy effective in men with aggressive prostate cancer
In the modern post-PSA era, prostate cancer surgery may not be necessary for some patients — Study finds few patients die from prostate cancer within 15 years of radical prostatectomy. – Prostate surgery prostatectomy is found very effective in preventing death in men with aggressive prostate cancers, revealed by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), Cleveland Clinic and the University of Michigan.
Prostate cancer risk from heavy drinking
Heavy, daily drinking increases risk of high-grade prostate cancer; makes preventive drug ineffective. – In a new study, researchers examined the associations of total alcohol, type of alcoholic beverage, and drinking pattern with risks of total, low- and high-grade prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer screening may result in overdiagnosis of cancer
Report: Prostate cancer screening has yet to prove its worth – The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Selenium may worsen prostate cancer in some
Selenium intake may worsen prostate cancer in some, study reports – Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease, revealed by researchers.