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March/April
PCCNJ Newsletter
5/24/2006
The March/April edition of the newsletter has several write
ups of support group meetings. One of the meetings reviewed
the CD of Dr. Strum's talk on SUPPORTIVE CARE at the 2005
National Conference on Prostate Cancer. Another was a synopsis
of a talk by Barbara Rabinowitz, Ph.D. titled SEXUALITY and
INTIMACY for PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVORS. The recipe is for
a healthier Pineapple Upside Down Cake. [More]
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Prostate Cancer News
FDA Rejects
Green Tea Cancer Claims - Science
Hasn't Proven Green Tea's Cancer Benefits in Humans, Says FDA
7/6/2005
 The
FDA has given a thumbs-down on a bid to label green tea as a cancer
fighter. Current scientific evidence from human studies doesn't
support the claim, says the FDA's Michael Landa. [More...]
and still [More...] .
See other Green Tea items below.
Harmless
Virus May Kill Cancer Cells
6/24/2005
A common virus may have
the potential to become a powerful cancer fighter. Laboratory tests
showed that the virus, known as adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2),
kills many types of cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
[More...]
Sunlight
Lowers Prostate Cancer Risk - But it raises skin cancer odds, so
experts don't advise sunbathing
6/15/2005
Spending
lots of time in the sun seems to increase a man's vitamin D levels
and lower his risk for prostate cancer, a new study finds.But because
tanning and burning actually raise skin cancer risks, researchers
suggest vitamin D in supplement form may be a safer option.
[More...]
Congressional
Leaders Applaud Safeway for Prostate Cancer Campaign
6/15/2005
A bipartisan
group of U.S. House and Senate Congressional leaders applauded Safeway
and two prostate cancer research and advocacy groups for their efforts
to raise funds and awareness of prostate cancer.
[More...]
New Nutrition
and Prostate Cancer Guide Issued by the Prostate Cancer Foundation
for Father's Day
6/8/2005
Evidence
of the benefits of nutritional approaches to cancer prevention is
rapidly mounting. Day after day, the effects of dietary and lifestyle
changes on the development and progression of prostate cancer are
being discussed and explored by leading researchers in the field.
Download a free copy. [More...]
Free Handbook:
Living with Advanced Prostate Cancer
5/14/2005
When PSA
Rises During Hormone Therapy,Click on the link at the end to see
the announcement brochure and fill out the form to order a free
copy of this handbook. [More...]
Exercise
Boosts Prostate Health
5/11/2005
Regular
vigorous exercise may slow the progression of prostate cancer and
reduce the risk of death from the disease, according to a new study
from the Harvard School of Public Health.
[More...]
Two Newly
Published Books Offer Contrasting Advice on Treating Prostate Cancer
4/27/2005
Two
new books about prostate cancer, "Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate
Book: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Prostate Cancer, Prostatitis
and BPH" and Dr. Michael Dattoli's "Surviving Prostate
Cancer Without Surgery: The New Gold Standard Treatment That Can
Save Your Life and Lifestyle" are drawing attention to the
ongoing medical controversy over what doctors believe to be the
best type of treatment for this disease. [More...]
Green Tea
Shown to Prevent Prostate Cancer
4/21/2005
After a year's
oral administration of green tea catechins (GTCs), only one man
in a group of 32 at high risk for prostate cancer developed the
disease, compared to nine out of 30 in a control, according to a
team of Italian researchers from the University of Parma and University
of Modena and Reggio Emilia led by Saverio Bettuzzi, Phd.
[More...]
Popular Painkillers Prevent Some Cancers but
Increase Cardiovascular Deaths
4/19/2005
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) prevent some cancers but a Norwegian study has shown
that the advantage from NSAID protection against oral cancer was
wiped out by double the rate of heart attack or stroke.
[More...]
Prostate
Radiation Linked to Rectal Cancer
4/1/2005
Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer May Double
Rectal Cancer Risk. Men who receive radiation treatment for prostate
cancer are more likely to develop rectal cancer, a new study suggests.
[More...]
Radiation
'Seed Therapy' Beating Prostate Cancer
3/10/2005
A long term study finds radiation "seed
therapy" used to fight prostate cancer achieved cure rates
equal to, or better than, traditional surgery. A study, published
in the current issue of Brachytherapy, reviewed data on more
than 1,700 prostate cancer patients with non-metastatic disease
treated between 1992 and 2004 at the Urology Health Center in Greater
Tampa, Fla. [More...]
Vitamin D May Ward Off Prostate Cancer
2/17/2005
Getting a little sunshine may be one way for
men to cut their risk of prostate cancer. A large study presented
at a cancer conference Thursday found that 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. [More...]
Cancer Vaccine Improves Patients' Survival
2/16/2005
Men with prostate disease lived longer with treatment.
Doctors are reporting their first success at improving survival
in men with advanced prostate cancer by using a treatment that trains
the immune system to fight tumors. [More...]
FDA Said to Fast-Track Anti-Cancer Drug
1/26/2005
Marshall Edwards Inc. on Wednesday said its phenoxodiol
investigational anti-cancer drug received fast-track status from
the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with hormone-refractory
prostate cancer. [More...]
Protein May Hold Key to Therapy-Resistant Prostate
Cancer
1/25/2005
Researchers have discovered a clue as to why
prostate cancers often become resistant to hormone suppression therapy.
When a protein that normally regulates prostate growth becomes mutated
it not only fails to control the flow of hormones that stimulate
growth, it may itself cause advanced cancer. [More...]
Green Tea for a Healthy Prostate?
1/21/2005
Six cups a day could fight cancer, studies suggest. New research
suggests that phytochemicals in green tea may help prevent the spread
of prostate cancer. Since earlier research suggests that the same
natural plant substances might also help prevent the development
of prostate cancer, scientists say that more studies are needed
on green tea’s ability to fight this common cancer. [More...]
American Cancer Society Releases New Data on
Prostate Cancer Incidence
1/19/2005
The American Cancer Society recently released
its "2005 Cancer Facts and Figures" compilation. The current
edition shows that the likelihood that a US male will be diagnosed
with prostate cancer in his lifetime is 1 in 6 and:
Total newly diagnosed US prostate cancer patients in 2005 are expected
to be 232,090
Total newly diagnosed NJ prostate cancer patients in 2005 are expected
to be 6,420
Total US deaths from prostate cancer in 2005 are estimated to be
30,350
Total NJ deaths from prostate cancer in 2005 are estimated to be
840 [More...]
Risk of Fracture After Androgen Deprivation
for Prostate Cancer
1/13/2005
The use of androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate
cancer has increased substantially over the past 15 years. This
treatment is associated with a loss of bone-mineral density, but
the risk of fracture after androgen-deprivation therapy has not
been well studied. [More...]
Understanding How the Interplay of Nutrition
and Genes Determines Health Is the Promise of Nutritional Genomics
1/10/2005
In coming years doctors will be able to take genetic profiles of
their patients, identify specific diseases for which they are at
risk and create customized nutrition plans accordingly, Newsweek
reports in its cover story "Health For Life: Diet & Genes-The
New Science of Nutrition and Aging," produced with Harvard
Medical School. [More...]
More Precise Radiation Therapy Lets Prostate
Cancer Patients Avoid Erectile Dysfunction
1/6/2005
By using MRI scans in addition to CT scans, radiation
oncologists can identify the blood vessels that control erectile
function and plan treatment to target the prostate more precisely,
sparing those nearby vessels. Results from an initial study with
25 patients appear in the January issue of the International Journal
of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. [More...]
Lycopene Supplements Found to Reduce Cancer-Causing
Cell Count
1/6/2005
A study published in the Fall issue of Journal
of Medicinal Food demonstrated that lycopene supplements decreased
the proliferation of cancer cells at certain intervals of the study.
[More...]
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