ALL ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER

Living With Prostate Cancer: Patients’ And Spouses’ Psychosocial Status And Quality Of Life
UroToday.com- In the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Northouse and researchers report on the psychosocial effects of prostate cancer (CaP) across the spectrum of the illness. [click link for full article]
Most older adults have brain disease: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a brain autopsy study indicate that most older adults have significant brain pathology (disease), regardless of the presence or absence of outward signs of dementia.
Charity backs dementia taggings
A key dementia charity backs the electronic tagging of sufferers to stop them wandering too far from home.
Bush OKs child health program extension (AP)

AP - President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that extends a popular children’s health insurance program after twice beating back attempts to expand it.

Most Medicare Recipients Ignore Colorectal Cancer Screening
Title: Most Medicare Recipients Ignore Colorectal Cancer Screening
Category: Health News
Created: 12/11/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2007

Do Everyday Foods Influence Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.The 147,971 grant will enable the team of scientists to research whether folate and vitamin B12 alter a man’s risk of prostate cancer. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts and bread and the main source of vitamin B12 is meat, eggs and dairy products. [click link for full article]
Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the legs.
i-Snake ‘will transform surgery’
Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot - the i-Snake - which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.
Drug Combo Halves Death Risk for Severe COPD Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — People suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may find that combining two currently available medications halves their risk of death within two years as well and improves their overall health status and quality of life, new research suggests.
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer Death Rates
Title: Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer Death Rates
Category: Health News
Created: 11/13/2007 10:56:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/13/2007

Significance Of Minute Focus Of Adenocarcinoma On Prostate Needle Biopsy
UroToday.com- In a screened prostate cancer (CaP) population, it has been reported that a minute focus of CaP on biopsy is associated with clinically significant CaP on radical prostatectomy (RP) in only 33% of cases. In the August issue of Urology, Dr. Samaratunga and colleagues from Australia investigated the association of a minute focus of CaP on biopsy in an unscreened population. They found pathologically significant CaP in the RP specimen in 83% of these men. [click link for full article]
High-fat, high-carb meals more harmful to obese
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are greater and longer-lasting in obese people than in normal-weight people, a new study shows.
Call for UK ban on fake-nail glue
An MP calls for nail bar regulation and a ban on a potentially harmful chemical used in some outlets.
Raw milk fans oppose new Calif. rules (AP)
AP - Many raw milk consumers are opposing new dairy standards set to take effect next week in California, saying they could outlaw some of their preferred products.
Prostate Cancer Treatments Often Compound Existing Health Problems
Title: Prostate Cancer Treatments Often Compound Existing Health Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 11/27/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/27/2007
Florida Hospital doctor recognized for cryosurgery work
Dr. Gary Onik, director of Florida Hospital Celebration Health’s prostate cancer research program, was recently awarded the gold award by the International Society of Cryosurgery. Click here for more info

Importance Of Tumor Location In Patients With High Preoperative Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Treated With Radical Prostatectomy
UroToday.com- It is reported that 5-year biochemical-free survival (BFS) occurs in over 50% of men with a pre-operative PSA undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Dr. Magheli and colleagues investigated whether the zonal origin of the tumor in the radical prostatectomy specimen influences this outcome. This is based upon the hypothesis that transition zone tumors often had superior outcomes compared to peripheral zone tumors. [click link for full article]
Studies show yoga has multiple benefits
CHANNAI, India (Reuters Health) - Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results of studies from Sweden and India. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar.

Do Everyday Foods Influence Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.The 147,971 grant will enable the team of scientists to research whether folate and vitamin B12 alter a man’s risk of prostate cancer. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts and bread and the main source of vitamin B12 is meat, eggs and dairy products. [click link for full article]
Health alert issued after beef stolen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators have issued a public health alert for about 14,800 pounds of missing ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
i-Snake ‘will transform surgery’
Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot - the i-Snake - which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.

BioLineRx Announces Presentation Of Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-2030 Reduces Tumor Growth And Prevents Metastasis In Prostate Cancer
BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced that data from pre-clinical trials of BL-2030 were presented at the Inflammation-Induced Cancer meeting 2007 held in Jerusalem and the Western Galilee, Israel, on December 16-19, 2007. The data demonstrate that BL-2030, a soluble CCR2 receptor for the treatment of prostate cancer, was effective in significantly reducing tumor growth and preventing metastasis to the lungs and bones of treated mice. [click link for full article]
Fish oil capsules pack same omega-3 punch as fish
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil capsules and fatty fish do an equally good job of enriching the blood and other body tissues with healthy omega-3 fatty acids, new findings suggest.

Do Everyday Foods Influence Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.The 147,971 grant will enable the team of scientists to research whether folate and vitamin B12 alter a man’s risk of prostate cancer. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts and bread and the main source of vitamin B12 is meat, eggs and dairy products. [click link for full article]
Cancer patients, doctors talk little of emotions
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with advanced cancer may suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.

Do Everyday Foods Influence Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.The 147,971 grant will enable the team of scientists to research whether folate and vitamin B12 alter a man’s risk of prostate cancer. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts and bread and the main source of vitamin B12 is meat, eggs and dairy products. [click link for full article]
Statins may reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a new study indicate that the so-called statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels also help prevent chaotic heart beats that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Doctors fear rickets resurgence
Pregnant women must boost their vitamin D intake during winter to ward off rickets in children, says the government.
2 die from listeriosis in Massachusetts (AP)
AP - State health officials warned consumers not to drink milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy, saying it was the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two men and sickened two others.
Cancer Killed Almost 8 Million Worldwide in 2007
Title: Cancer Killed Almost 8 Million Worldwide in 2007
Category: Health News
Created: 12/18/2007 9:44:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/19/2007
Active Compounds In Fungus Potential Prostate Cancer Treatment
A new development in the fight against cancer: Recent research at the University of Haifa found that molecules found in common fungus Ganoderma lucidum aid in suppressing some of the mechanisms involved in the progression of prostate cancer. The main action of the fungus: disrupting androgen receptor activity and impeding …

Significance Of Minute Focus Of Adenocarcinoma On Prostate Needle Biopsy
UroToday.com- In a screened prostate cancer (CaP) population, it has been reported that a minute focus of CaP on biopsy is associated with clinically significant CaP on radical prostatectomy (RP) in only 33% of cases. In the August issue of Urology, Dr. Samaratunga and colleagues from Australia investigated the association of a minute focus of CaP on biopsy in an unscreened population. They found pathologically significant CaP in the RP specimen in 83% of these men. [click link for full article]
Statins may reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a new study indicate that the so-called statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels also help prevent chaotic heart beats that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Cancer: The facts
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

BioLineRx Announces Presentation Of Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-2030 Reduces Tumor Growth And Prevents Metastasis In Prostate Cancer
BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced that data from pre-clinical trials of BL-2030 were presented at the Inflammation-Induced Cancer meeting 2007 held in Jerusalem and the Western Galilee, Israel, on December 16-19, 2007. The data demonstrate that BL-2030, a soluble CCR2 receptor for the treatment of prostate cancer, was effective in significantly reducing tumor growth and preventing metastasis to the lungs and bones of treated mice. [click link for full article]
Screening toddlers’ language cuts special ed needs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening toddlers for problems in their language development may help reduce their need for special education once they start school, a new study suggests.

Do Everyday Foods Influence Risk Of Prostate Cancer?
The biggest ever study on the effect of folate and vitamin B12 on prostate cancer is set to go ahead at Bristol University after World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) announced it would fund the project.The 147,971 grant will enable the team of scientists to research whether folate and vitamin B12 alter a man’s risk of prostate cancer. Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, nuts and bread and the main source of vitamin B12 is meat, eggs and dairy products. [click link for full article]
Experts update “food pyramid” for older adults
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nearly decade-old food guide pyramid for older adults has gotten a makeover to make it more user-friendly and to emphasize the special dietary needs of people older than 70.
Trial volunteers ‘left in lurch’
Patients in trials of drug treatments are being left in the lurch when the research finishes, doctors say.

Significance Of Minute Focus Of Adenocarcinoma On Prostate Needle Biopsy
UroToday.com- In a screened prostate cancer (CaP) population, it has been reported that a minute focus of CaP on biopsy is associated with clinically significant CaP on radical prostatectomy (RP) in only 33% of cases. In the August issue of Urology, Dr. Samaratunga and colleagues from Australia investigated the association of a minute focus of CaP on biopsy in an unscreened population. They found pathologically significant CaP in the RP specimen in 83% of these men. [click link for full article]
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
CAIRO (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, Egypt’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
NHS ‘can be trusted’ over records
The NHS can be trusted despite the loss of 168,000 patient records by nine trusts, health bosses say.
Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene (Reuters)

Reuters - A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many Hispanic women at high risk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Beyond The Abstract - Significance Of Whole-Pelvic Radiotherapy For High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients After Radical Prostatectomy
UroToday.com - To conduct the combination therapy of radiation and hormonal therapy for high-risk prostate cancer patients, the field, dose and fractionation of irradiation and the timing and method of hormonal therapy are the issues of controversy. Although the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group published guidelines for target volume in post-operative radiotherapy, they did not recommend routine pelvic lymph node irradiation. [click link for full article]
Tea drinking may not curb ovarian cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tea drinking, in general, does not appear to decrease the risk for ovarian cancer, according to combined data from nine studies.
Single brain cell’s power shown
There could be enough computing ability in one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study finds.
Nuns leave their brains to science (AP)

AP - When Sister Kathleen Treanor’s soul ascends to heaven, her brain will go to a less ethereal realm: a medical lab in Kentucky. Two decades ago, Sister Treanor and 677 other members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame granted a young researcher’s request to test them each year in order to track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related brain disorders.

Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis
Title: Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis
Category: Health News
Created: 12/21/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/21/2007

Importance Of Tumor Location In Patients With High Preoperative Prostate Specific Antigen Levels Treated With Radical Prostatectomy
UroToday.com- It is reported that 5-year biochemical-free survival (BFS) occurs in over 50% of men with a pre-operative PSA undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Dr. Magheli and colleagues investigated whether the zonal origin of the tumor in the radical prostatectomy specimen influences this outcome. This is based upon the hypothesis that transition zone tumors often had superior outcomes compared to peripheral zone tumors. [click link for full article]
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson’s risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Children saved by new vaccine
A new pneumococcal vaccine saves more than 300 children from serious illness in England in a year, estimates show.
Polycarbonate bottles raise questions (AP)
AP - Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.

BioLineRx Announces Presentation Of Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-2030 Reduces Tumor Growth And Prevents Metastasis In Prostate Cancer
BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced that data from pre-clinical trials of BL-2030 were presented at the Inflammation-Induced Cancer meeting 2007 held in Jerusalem and the Western Galilee, Israel, on December 16-19, 2007. The data demonstrate that BL-2030, a soluble CCR2 receptor for the treatment of prostate cancer, was effective in significantly reducing tumor growth and preventing metastasis to the lungs and bones of treated mice. [click link for full article]
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson’s risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
‘Penis photo’ doctor suspended
A US surgeon faces disciplinary action after allegedly taking a photo of a patient’s penis during surgery.

Significance Of Minute Focus Of Adenocarcinoma On Prostate Needle Biopsy
UroToday.com- In a screened prostate cancer (CaP) population, it has been reported that a minute focus of CaP on biopsy is associated with clinically significant CaP on radical prostatectomy (RP) in only 33% of cases. In the August issue of Urology, Dr. Samaratunga and colleagues from Australia investigated the association of a minute focus of CaP on biopsy in an unscreened population. They found pathologically significant CaP in the RP specimen in 83% of these men. [click link for full article]

Does Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Accelerate The Development Of Frailty In Older Men With Prostate Cancer? A Conceptual Review (p NA)
UroToday.com- Frailty in the geriatric field is defined as >3 of the following; unintentional weight loss >10 pounds in the past year, weakness measured by grip strength, slow walking speed, self-reported exhaustion, and low physical activity. Many of these toxicities occur in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (CaP). In addition, biomarkers such as c-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor- are evidence of frailty. [click link for full article]
Diabetes risk is more nurture than nature: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults, the development of insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, is influenced more by current body weight than by birth weight, results of a study in twins suggests.
Cosmetic surgery demand ’soars’
The popularity of cosmetic surgery is continues to soar with the UK market expected to top 1bn next year.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 21, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

BioLineRx Announces Presentation Of Pre-Clinical Data Demonstrating That BL-2030 Reduces Tumor Growth And Prevents Metastasis In Prostate Cancer
BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced that data from pre-clinical trials of BL-2030 were presented at the Inflammation-Induced Cancer meeting 2007 held in Jerusalem and the Western Galilee, Israel, on December 16-19, 2007. The data demonstrate that BL-2030, a soluble CCR2 receptor for the treatment of prostate cancer, was effective in significantly reducing tumor growth and preventing metastasis to the lungs and bones of treated mice. [click link for full article]