Prostate cancer

Less educated Americans encounter higher cancer risks—study Mon, 20/06/2011 - 19:13 by Anupreet Kaur The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer report unveiled Friday reveals that less educated Americans confront higher cancer risks as compared to their educated counterparts. Comments Read more	Brisk walking may cut risk of prostate cancer progression--study Sun, 29/05/2011 - 13:43 by Jaspreet Virk Fighting prostate cancer is just a matter of walking briskly now! Men diagnosed with early stage of prostate cancer can cut the risk of progression of the disease by just brisk walking, claims a new study. Comments Read more	Finger length matters! It may predict your prostate cancer risk Wed, 01/12/2010 - 19:15 by Natalie James Several studies have linked increased milk consumption and exposure to asbestos, lead or pesticides to chances of developing lethal or metastasized prostate cancer. Now a new has found that a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer lies on the length of his fingers! Comments Read more
Montgomery says he has prostate cancer Sat, 20/11/2010 - 09:27 by Prince damin Nashville -- U.S. country music star Eddie Montgomery has announced he is to undergo treatment for prostate cancer starting next month. Montgomery, 47, is a member of the band Montgomery Gentry. "I will be undergoing surgery to remove the cancerous tumor in December," Gentry said in a statement issued to People.com. "I will be back in January ready to rock for all the fans!" he added. "Please keep my family and I in your prayers." Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Comments	Experimental drug shows promise in advanced prostate cancer Tue, 12/10/2010 - 14:07 by Neka Sehgal There is new hope for men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Comments Read more	FTC says POM juice's claims of health benefits are fake Tue, 28/09/2010 - 12:29 by Neelam Goswami POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice isn’t so health beneficial as its makers claim, according to the U.S. federal regulators. They accused the pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful of making bogus health claims about its products. Comments Read more
Actor Harold Gould dead at 86 Wed, 15/09/2010 - 10:20 by Prince damin Woodland Hills, Calif. -- Veteran character actor Harold Gould has died of prostate cancer at a nursing home in Woodland Hills, Calif., his family said. He was 86. Gould -- familiar to movie and TV viewers as the con man Kid Twist in "The Sting," Valerie Harper's father on "Rhoda" and Betty White's boyfriend on "The Golden Girls" -- died Saturday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement community, his daughter-in-law, Leah Gould, told the Los Angeles Times. The former college drama professor from Schenectady, N.Y., also appeared in "Inside Daisy Clover," "Harper," "Silent Movie," "Love and Death," "Patch Adams" and "Freaky Friday," as well as the TV shows "Police Story," "The Twilight Zone" and "I Dream of Jeannie." Comments Read more	PSA screening leads to overdiagnosis, often aggressive follow-up Tue, 27/07/2010 - 16:59 by Sophie Anderson Majority of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer resort to aggressive treatment plans like radiation or radical surgery, increasing their risk of serious side effects, findings of a new study show. Comments Read more	KISS manager Bill Aucoin dies of cancer Tue, 29/06/2010 - 09:56 by Pankaj Damin Los Angeles -- Bill Aucoin, KISS's original manager, has died of complications from a battle with prostate cancer, the U.S. rock band said on its Web site Monday. The group described Aucoin, 66, as a "mentor and dear friend." "He was instrumental in guiding us from the beginning and without his vision, leadership and unending dedication, we could never have scaled the heights we have reached," KISS said in its posting. The band remembered Aucoin as someone who "loved life and lived it to the fullest." Comments Read more
Father's Day 2010: hundreds run/walk for prostate cancer awareness Mon, 21/06/2010 - 15:48 by Jaspreet Virk The Father's Day race against prostate cancer has become a yearly tradition in many regions in the United States. Commemorating Father's Day on Sunday, hundreds in the nation participated in the in the races organized by their communities to raise awareness and money to fight the lethal disease. Comments Read more	Dennis Hopper dies of prostate cancer at 74 Sun, 30/05/2010 - 13:45 by Neka Sehgal Hollywood’s legendary film actor and director Dennis Hopper passes away, having lost his valiant fight with prostate cancer, at the age of 74. Comments Read more	Dendreon’s prostate cancer treatment Provenge gets FDA nod Sat, 01/05/2010 - 13:26 by Jamie Anderson The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) go-ahead to Dendreon Corp.'s (DNDN) prostate cancer therapy has given hope to millions of patients who suffer from the dreaded disease. Comments Read more