Prostate Cancer News
Dec 14, 2011
Prostate.net
If your doctor has scheduled a prostate biopsy for you, should you be worried about serious complications and infection? Considering the findings of a new study—and several previous ones–it’s a topic you should raise with your physician when considering your prostate biopsy recovery. Johns Hopkins researchers reveal a significant increase in the number of serious complications requiring hospitalization after men have had a prostate biopsy.
Dec 11, 2011
Prostate.net
Vitamin D has been credited with many health benefits, but here’s one you may not have heard about. A deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with a greater prevalence of urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders. Study participants who had vitamin D levels lower than 30 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) had a 170 percent increased risk of urinary incontinence compared with those who had higher blood levels of vitamin D.
Dec 11, 2011
Prostate.net
If you suffer with urinary incontinence/overactive bladder and are overweight, weight loss could significantly reduce the number of incontinence episodes you experience. A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study found that among a group of 338 middle-aged, overweight and obese women, those who lost an average of 17 pounds had a 47 percent reduction in the number of urinary incontinence events.
Dec 8, 2011
Prostate.net
Statins, which are hailed for their ability to lower cholesterol levels, have a dark side that most recently includes evidence that they may be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, published in the December 2011 issue of Prostate, fly in the face of previous research that has explored any association between statin use and prostate cancer risk, and so it raises questions men need to ask themselves and their healthcare providers.
Dec 8, 2011
Prostate.net
Dozens of studies have explored the possible role of lycopene in lowering the risk of prostate cancer as well as whether lycopene can have an effect on prostate symptoms and death related to prostate cancer. Now a team of researchers from Monash University in Australia have scoured the literature for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that addressed the use of lycopene in the prevention of prostate cancer, and they have reported their findings in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Dec 7, 2011
Prostate.net
There’s reassuring news for those who are among the 33 million Americans with overactive bladder: the prescription drug Toviaz (fesoterodine) performed well in a new double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 562 elderly men and women with overactive bladder. According to Pfizer Inc., which makes Toviaz, the drug was better than placebo in reducing the number of urinary incontinence episodes participants had each day.
Dec 4, 2011
Prostate.net
If your doctor has recommended you undergo a prostate biopsy because he or she suspects you may have prostate cancer, is there a possibility you could develop prostatitis after the biopsy? Although only a few studies have been explored this possibility, there is substantial evidence prostatitis can be a complication of prostate biopsy, so it should be among the questions to ask your doctor about prostate biopsy.
Nov 12, 2011
Prostate.net
To help preserve and maintain prostate health, men are encouraged to get a PSA test (prostate specific antigen). A PSA test is just one tool men can choose to help them check up on their prostate health. Although the PSA test can be very helpful, it is not a perfect test. That said, there are some things a man should not do before having a PSA test. This list of “don’ts” will help ensure your test results are as accurate as possible.
Nov 6, 2011
Prostate.net
A new study by researchers at the Centenary Institute in Sydney, Australia has demonstrated a potential future treatment for prostate cancer, by starving the tumor cells of leucine, an essential nutrient that prostate cancer cells need to grow rapidly.
Nov 2, 2011
Facing Cancer Together
One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime That's why ZERO, the Project to End Prostate Cancer is organizing events across the country, like the Harrisburg Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, to raise awareness and raise funds for research.
Oct 20, 2011
Prostate.net
Men with erectile dysfunction caused by clogged arteries leading to the penis may be helped by implant of a drug-coated stent, which is a treatment more commonly associated with heart disease. According to a new study, the stent is safe and improves erectile function in men who don’t respond to conventional drug therapy such as Viagra and Cialis.
Oct 20, 2011
Prostate.net
Does taking vitamin E increase your risk of prostate cancer? If you have seen the new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about the extended findings of the SELECT trial which stated that vitamin E can increase the risk of prostate cancer, don’t panic. There are some important things you should know about the study and about vitamin E before you throw away your vitamin E supplements.
Oct 18, 2011
Prostate.net
In a recent study, testosterone supplementation failed to improve mild to moderate erectile dysfunction among elderly men, even though testosterone levels were generally improved as a result of testosterone supplementation.
Oct 9, 2011
CBS Evening News
A new study finds that the prostate cancer blood test does more harm than good. CBS Evening News reports on the reactions from doctors and their male patients. ZERO Board member Dr. Siegel is interview at the Baltimore Drive Against Prostate Cancer event.
Oct 7, 2011
MSNBC
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the same group that recommended doctors scale back on mammograms for women, is thinking of recommending against use of the prostate-specific antigen or PSA test.
Oct 6, 2011
The Washington Post
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which triggered a firestorm of controversy in 2009 when it raised questions about routine mammography for breast cancer, will propose downgrading its recommendations for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer on Tuesday, wading into what is perhaps the most contentious and important issue in men’s health.
Oct 2, 2011
Prostate.net
How do you like your eggs? Over easy? Scrambled? How about switching to oatmeal? A new US study found that eating eggs may increase your risk of developing advanced prostate cancer. This is on top of the other evidence over recent years that link dairy and prostate cancer and meat and prostate cancer.
Oct 2, 2011
Prostate.net
In case you haven’t seen earlier studies, a new Phase III trial provides more evidence that selenium supplement doesn’t help against prostate cancer prevention. This latest study was done to determine if selenium benefits might protect men who have high-grade PIN prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) against developing prostate cancer. Men with HGPIN have an increased risk of prostate cancer.
Sep 30, 2011
Prostate.net
How long are you willing to wait for your pill for erectile dysfunction treatment to work? How does 15 minutes sound? Staxyn is a new dissolvable erectile dysfunction pill form of the drug vardenafil (Levitra), which is available as a film-coated tablet. Given that Staxyn for erectile dysfunction treatment dissolves rapidly in the mouth while Levitra enters the digestive tract, investigators wanted to compare the two forms of vardenafil and determine how fast Staxyn works in obtaining an erection suitable for sexual activity.
Sep 29, 2011
Prostate.net
A supplement consisting of a synthetic version of genistein, an isoflavone found in soybeans, reduced prostate-specific antigen, PSA levels in men with early prostate cancer and elevated PSA levels, according to a new study in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. This finding could help explain the results of research indicating a reduced risk of prostate cancer in men who follow a diet rich in soy products, such as tempeh and fermented tofu.
