 | | | | Prostate Cancer Headlines | | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
(Associated Press) -- A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.
CAIRO (Canadian Press) -- A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- A class of drug long used to treat prostate enlargement appears to have benefits for men diagnosed with low-risk, localized prostate cancer -- delaying disease progression and reducing patients' anxiety, a Canadian-led international study has found.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- While more Canadians are being diagnosed with cancer due in part to the aging population, more are surviving the disease over time, a Statistics Canada study on cancer prevalence has found.
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