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Researchers locate, image prostate cancer as it spreads to lymph nodes

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:05:00 +0200

Using an engineered common cold virus, UCLA researchers delivered a genetic payload to prostate cancer cells that allowed them, using positron emission tomography (PET), to locate the diseased cells as they spread to the lymph nodes, the first place prostate cancer goes before invading other organs. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Hormone therapy does not improve survival in elderly men with prostate cancer

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:05:00 +0200

Hormone therapy is no better than conservative treatment for prostate cancer in elderly men. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Avoid cancer by eating a Mediterranean diet

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:04:00 +0200

The Mediterranean diet is back in the news again - and for all the right reasons. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Spread the word: there IS another, scalpel-free treatment option for prostate cancer

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:01:00 +0200

When David Malyon was diagnosed with prostate cancer his doctor offered him the usual treatment options. These included External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBMRT), Brachytherapy (where radioactive seeds are placed in the prostate) and a Prostatectomy (removal of the entire prostate). He did not fancy any of these options. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Researchers find seven biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:38:00 +0200

A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found. Read full story... | Send to a friend

The status of breast health management in South Africa

Tue, 27 May 2008 11:23:00 +0200

Now is a good time to reflect on the status of breast health management in South Africa and how we can improve the fate of women in an environment with limited resources. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cancer vaccine could be in the pipeline

Mon, 26 May 2008 08:58:00 +0200

Cancer researchers in the UK say they are one step closer to producing a specific targeted vaccine for killing cancer cells. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Discovery provides hope for patients with pancreatic cancer

Fri, 23 May 2008 09:10:00 +0200

This week researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Oregon Stem Cell Centre and the OHSU Digestive Health Centre are shining a new ray of hope on patients with pancreatic cancer. They've developed new reagents, or antibodies, that can recognise this often lethal disease. This important discovery may one day lead to earlier detection and treatment. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Lung cancer epidemic looming in Asia?

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:22:00 +0200

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality throughout much of the industrialised and developing world. Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, but with smoking on the decline in most Western societies, it seems we have seen the peak of the lung cancer incidence in the West. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Building a network of oncology nurses and practitioners

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:35:00 +0200

This is a key objective of the South African Lymphoma Patient Group. Read full story... | Send to a friend