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- Jul 26, 2010
- PSA velocity is not a good indicator of prostate re-biopsy outcome Prostate-specific antigen velocity is not a useful predictor of a positive outcome at repeat prostate biopsy after an initial negative outcome, report researchers.
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- Jul 23, 2010
- Metabolic syndrome increases risk for prostate cancer Swedish study results show that men with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for developing prostate cancer, after taking into account their competing risk for early death from other causes associated with having the syndrome.
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- Jul 23, 2010
- Enzymatic target identified for castration-resistant prostate cancer US researchers have identified an enzyme that they say could be the key to halting progression of advanced prostate cancer that is resistant to ADT.
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- Jul 22, 2010
- Free circulating DNA test could improve accuracy of prostate cancer screening Measuring free circulating DNA levels in men undergoing prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer could improve the ability to distinguish malignant from benign disease, reports a US team.
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- Jul 21, 2010
- Diabetic men have high-grade prostate cancer, but die from other causes Men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer are more likely to have high-grade disease if they also have diabetes mellitus, show US study results.
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- Jul 21, 2010
- A small prostate could indicate high-grade prostate cancer US study results show that prostate cancer patients with small prostate volumes are more likely to have high-grade disease at final pathology than patients with larger prostates.
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- Jul 20, 2010
- Researchers shed light on link between high-fat diet and prostate cancer risk US study results provide evidence that the link between prostate cancer and a high-fat diet hinges on advanced oxidative stress and inflammation of the prostate gland, induced by the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B cells.
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- Jul 19, 2010
- Aging prostate cancer patients lose less bone mineral content than healthy men Prostate cancer patients, especially those with high-risk disease, lose less bone mineral content as they age compared with healthy men, report US scientists.
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- Jul 19, 2010
- Residual benign prostate glands more common after robotic than open RP The presence of benign prostate glands at the bladder neck margin is more common after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy than after open retropubic radical prostatectomy, report US researchers.
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- Jul 16, 2010
- IMP3 ‘not prognostic for prostate cancer, despite raised expression’ Insulin-like growth factor II mRNA binding protein 3 is significantly overexpressed in prostate cancer, although it does not appear to have any prognostic importance, say scientists.
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