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PSA Velocity is a Signficiant Marker of Prostate Cancer in Older Men as Well as in Younger May 31, 2007

Robotic Surgery May Improve Survival Rate For Prostate Cancer May 23, 2007

"Collar" Procedure In Robotic Prostate Surgery Speeds Recovery of Urinary Control May 12, 2007

Genetic marker linked to aggressive prostate cancer May 20, 2007

New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer Expected In Under Two Years April 26, 2007

Brachytherapy After Beam Radiation Cures 3 out of 4 Prostate Cancer Patients January 5, 2007

For Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients, Good 8-Year Survival Rates with Seed Implants Alone Feb 7, 2007

Find Life-Threatening Prostate Cancer by Measuring PSA Velocity During a "Window of Curability" Nov 1, 2006

Erectile dysfunction goes untreated among many prostate cancer survivors. Oct 8, 2006

Prostate cancer hormonal therapy may increase risk of death from heart disease in older men Feb 24 2007

Novacea's Vitamin D drug boosts Taxotere chemotherapy for prostate cancer Feb 20 2007

Primary Treatment News

Predicting High Risk Cancer Before Biopsy June 2005

Short course of hormones improves survival in prostate cancer patients treated with radiation Dana Farber, Aug 18, 2004

Delay affects outcome of external-beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer April 17

Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Operable, Curable April 2005

Tissue Scan May Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment April 2005

Pulsating ultrasound (HIFU) enhances gene therapy for tumors 26 Apr 2005

Chemotherapy

Anemia Drugs (Epo) May Harm Some Patients, FDA Says March 29, 2007

Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatable After Chemo Holidays revisiting improves quality of life. June 5, 2006.

Treatment Related Side Effects of Chemotherapy with TAXOTERE (Docetaxel) in Men with Prostate Cancer December 2005

Men with advanced prostate cancer can benefit from docetaxel. Oct 6, 2004

FDA Approves Avastin, A Targeted Therapy for First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Feb 27, 2004

Cancer and Chemotherapy Fatigue July 25 2005

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Food News

Cruciferous Veggies into Anti-Prostate Cancer Drug Aug 15, 2007

Pectin in Fruits, Vegetables Kills Prostate Cancer Cells August 20, 2007

What Men Are Eating -- Clyde in Texas shares his PCa Diet Aug 2007

Grapefruit linked to breast cancer through estrogen uptick Aug 2007

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Fish Oil May Help Slow Prostate Cancer Growth Wake Forest, June 21, 2007

red skinned grapes contain resveratrolRed Wine in Moderation Protects Against Prostate Cancer June 8th, 2007

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Watch and Wait?

Sometimes No Treatment is Best Option for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer March 22, 2006

Find Life-Threatening Prostate Cancer Via PSA Velocity During "Window of Curability" Nov 1, 2006

Treating Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men Extends Lives Compared to "Watchful Waiting" Dec 13, 2006

New Marker, AZGP1, May Identify Prostate Cancer That's Likely To Spread. Oct 4 2006.

Active Surveillance versus Watchful Waiting for prostate cancer: UK study early results April 2005

Body Composition a Key to Controlling Cancer Risks Jan 10, 2007

Intimacy and Sex: Unspoken Casualties of Cancer

Food and Nutrition News

red grapes contain resveratrolRed Wine Protects Against Prostate Cancer June 8th, 2007

Flaxseed controversial June 4th, 2007

Nutrients from food beat vitamins in pancreatic cancer prevention June 4th, 2007

Effect of broccoli, soy on cancer cells explained April 23rd, 2007

Salmon, Prostate Cancer and the COX-2 Gene April 3rd, 2007

Soy Protects Against Localized Prostate Cancer But Not Against Advanced Prostate Cancer . . . March 26, 2007

Berries may slow the growth of colon, other cancers -- Ohio Univerity, March 28, 2007

Curcumin (Turmeric) Update

Pomegranate juice slows PSA rise July 1, 2006

Omega-6 fatty acids stimulate growth of prostate cancer Feb. 10, 2006

David Ricketts, a Family Circle food editor, changed his way of eating after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Review of his cookbook.

Quercetin Protects Immune System from Stress, Study Says Feb 10th, 2007

Omega-3 - Omega-6 imbalance in diet linked to inflammation & depression March 30th, 2007

Prostatitis, Not Always Bacterial, Often Not Cured by Antibiotics

Prostatitis calls for careful diagnosis and treatment, specialists say. January 28, 2008

Phase 1 Results Published for Dendreon's Neuvenge Breast Cancer vaccine August 18, 2007

Nanotechnology Improves Chemotherapy-Antibody Combination Prospects for Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer June 21 2007

Measuring Damage from "Over-Treatment" Of Indolent Prostate Cancer - Quality of Life Could Be Spared, Study Suggests. June 3, 2007

Findings for Provenge immunotherapy vaccine in early-stage prostate cancer patients announced at ASCO June 2, 2007

Researcher Tomasz Beer identifies protein marker for prostate cancer survival (ASCO) June 1, 2007

Vakzine Prostate Cancer Vaccine "Promising" (ASCO) June 1, 2007

Dendreon - Provenge Saga

Prostate cancer advocates in Washington, D.C. June 4 called n the FDA to Approve Provenge Now.

Raise a Voice organizer Jan Manarite introduced speakers including Dr. Mark Moyad.

Thomas Farrington of Prostate Health Education Network addressed the group.

Campaigners met with FDA director Andrew von Eschenbach. View ABC-TV video here. See more photos of the rally (by brad.wick) and video of Mark Moyad's speech.

Prostate Cancer Doctor Howard Scher Receives Death Threat Over Provenge June 3, 2007 Investors stage copy-cat protest ahead of patients' event. NY Times and some investors blame patients for threats against dissenting doctors Scher and Hussain.

Comments

Video Transcript of the FDA Advisory Committee Meeting March 29th

Provenge Now Campaign launched May 18, 2007

Dendreon will delay Provenge, cuts jobs May 17 2007

Black Wednesday at FDA Dr. Mark Thornton hammers the FDA -- WSJ

MORE LETTERS TO FDA ABOUT PROVENGE

Third Negative Letter to FDA About Dendreon's Provenge May 7 2007

PROVENGE BACKGROUND

FDA Hearing on Provenge Vaccine
Transcript of testimonies
March 29, 2007

Howard Scher M.D.'s letter to FDA opposing Provenge April 17 2007

Second oncologist, Maha Hussain MD, asks FDA to wait on Provenge April 26, 2007

Provenge prostate cancer vaccine linked to longer survival for asymptomatic hormone refractory stage UCSF study. June 28, 2006.


Overview of Immunotherapies for Prostate Cancer

Cell Genesys Provides Final Median Survival Data From Second Phase 2 Trial of GVAX Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer April 3, 2007

Cleveland BioLabs Phase II Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Trial
In Chicago and Cleveland, OH.

TroVax Vaccine Phase III trial ... blogged under Trovax

Prostate cancer trial upcoming to test new androgen receptor blockade Feb 16 2007

Clinical Trials Efficacy Guidelines Recommendation for Prostate Cancer (2004)

Research

Ack1 Molecule Is a Trigger of Advanced Prostate Cancer Recurrence May 9, 2007

Chinese "immune" from some cancers April 23, 2007

To screen for prostate or not -- Europe undecided April 12, 2007

Stress Hormone Epinephrine May Sabotage Treatment April 10, 2007

Chemo and Radiation Speed Cancer Spread via TGF-ß April 6, 2007

Pertuzumab "Shows Promise" for Recurrent Prostate Cancer in US Trial Feb 18, 2007

Pertuzumab Anti-Prostate Cancer to Fails to Impress UK Investigators Feb 19 2007

Multiple Genetic Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer Found on Chromosome 8 April 1, 2007

Macrophage Signaling Affects Hormone Resistance in Prostate Tumors Feb 9, 2006

Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Found Dec 3, 2005

Cancer "Support Cells" May Evolve, Fuel Tumor Growth Dec 16 2005

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