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Do Bald Men Have Higher Rates of Prostate Cancer?
Results of a new study suggest a link between premature balding and prostate cancer risk. In fact, the authors reported that any type of balding at age 20 may double a man’s risk of prostate cancer. The link between balding and prostate cancer has to do with hormones: the same male hormones (androgens) involved in…
Muscle Strength and Survival Rates in Advanced Cancer Patients
A clear relationship exists between muscle strength and overall survival among older adults with advanced cancer, according to a recent study published in Oncologist. The investigators noted that this information can be helpful for clinicians when they are planning treatment regimens for their patients who have advanced cancer. Before beginning palliative chemotherapy for patients with…
How Does Provenge Work
How does Provenge work? This is a popular question, especially since Provenge (sipuleucel-T) is the first immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Provenge has demonstrated an ability to improve overall survival in men who have asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic prostate cancer that has spread and resisted treatment with hormone therapy. Therefore, it is natural for men to wonder,…
Zytiga Improves Prostate Cancer Survival When Combined With Hormone Therapy
The results of a new study presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago report that abiraterone (Zytiga) improves prostate cancer survival when it is added to hormone therapy at the beginning of treatment for the disease. An improvement of 37 percent was seen in the trial, which was known as STAMPEDE (Systemic Therapy in…
Can A New Genetic Test Predicts Prostate Cancer?
Scientists say a new genetic test could predict aggressive prostate cancer, but it will be a few years before doctors may be offering this option. If the new screening test does become a reality, the ability to predict aggressive prostate cancer would be a major step in the fight against this disease. The groundwork for…
Exercise Helps Prostate Cancer Treatment
A study presented in 2014 at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research reported a surprising relationship between vigorous exercise and the shape of blood vessels found in prostate cancer tumors. Men who walked faster prior to a diagnosis of prostate cancer were found to have more regularly shaped blood vessels…
