Q. Have you ever heard of ibuprofen helping men with prostate problems? I am a runner and frequently use ibuprofen after a long run. I discovered that on the days that I took ibuprofen, I didn’t have to get up at night to go to the bathroom.
Archive for November, 2009
Prostate cancer patients are losing out on the NHS while women with breast cancer get faster, better care
Prostate cancer sufferers get less prompt treatment and are less likely to be offered counselling and support, warned the All-Party Parliamentary Cancer Group.
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CoxHealth offers free prostate cancer screenings Dec. 14
Free prostate cancer screenings are available at CoxHealth, according to a news release.
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New Technology Tackles Prostate Cancer
WABI TV5 Script: Prostate cancer is the most common kind of cancer with men. There are many different treatments to fight off the disease. Adrienne Bennett reports on one technique that’s helping to save lives. Bruce Johnson: “Waiting for the answer is the worst part.” WHEN 71 YEAR OL . . .
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MDRNA Expands Bladder Cancer Collaboration with Vancouver Prostate Centre
MDRNA said last week that it has extended and expanded its collaboration with the Vancouver Prostate Centre to discover and develop RNAi-based drugs for bladder cancer.
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Can Residents Perform Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy With Patient Comfort Comparable To Biopsy …
UroToday.com – Urology residents are involved with performing transrectal-ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsies during their training. Satisfactory accomplishment of this skill is a competency necessary for urologic practice.
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Affiliate partnership between EAU and Europa Uomo
( European Association of Urology ) The European Association of Urology and Europa Uomo, the European advocacy movement for the fight against prostate cancer, have entered into an affiliated partnership as part of their long-term commitment to increase and improvepatient awareness in Europe with regards to urological diseases.
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Can Residents Perform Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy With Patient Comfort Comparable To Biopsy Performed By Attending Staff Urologists?
UroToday.com – Urology residents are involved with performing transrectal-ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsies during their training. Satisfactory accomplishment of this skill is a competency necessary for urologic practice. A group from the Glickman Institute at the Cleveland Clinic evaluated whether with proper training and supervision, resident urologists are able to perform TRUS biopsy with comparable proficiency to staff urologists.
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Terminally ill Houston priest teaching lesson of faith through death
At the St. Anne Catholic Church, people have heard many sermons about life and death. But one a recent Sunday, they got unexpected news about the latter in the church bulletin. Father John Robbins told his congregation he is dying of prostate cancer. HOUSTON — At the St. Anne Catholic Church, people have heard many sermons about life and death. But one a recent Sunday, they got unexpected news …
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XMRV Is Present In Malignant Prostatic Epithelium And Is Associated With Prostate Cancer, Especially High-Grade Tumors
UroToday.com – In the September 22, 2009 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Robert Schlaberg and colleagues verify that the DNA and protein from the xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) exists in prostate cancer (CaP) tissue. The initial report in 2006 linked the gammaretrovirus XMRV in CaP patients with reduced activity against the RNASEL gene.
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