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I-Kappa B, New Gene Switch May soon make radiation and chemotherapy for cancer more effective, Chapel Hill researchers say.

Bee Toxin Modified to Develop Cancer Drug
The sting of a bee may eventually be used to kill cancer cells. Australian scientists are modifying bee venom to develop cancer treatments with fewer side effects than other drugs used to fight the disease.

Butyltins Contaminate Some Foods and May Inhibit Cancer-Fighting White Blood Cells
Products from diaper covers to cellophane wrap, dish sponges, fruit juices, seafood and poultry may contain chemicals that weaken the immune system, Kentucky researchers say.
Seattle Team Map Gene for Inherited Prostate Cancer Same gene may be involved in inherited susceptibility to primary brain cancer.

Common Prostate Cancer On/Off Switches Found Nearly 90 percent of prostate cancers -- "the typical, garden varieties," according to Johns Hopkins scientists -- are linked to a previously unsuspected but common genetic process that could be reversible.

Plant-based Fats May Cut Risk of Prostate Cancer by reducing levels of testosterone and enzymes that activate it, a new study by University at Buffalo nutrition researchers suggests.

Clinical Trial for Patients With Bone Cancer Pain
A new nuclear medicine therapy for pain, tin-117m DTPA, helped 75% of patients some for up to a year. The clinical trial is open to prostate cancer patients among others.

Calcium and Vitamin D Protect Prostate Against Dietary FatUS and Chinese research team finds that precancerous changes in the prostates of mice fed a high fat diet can be prevented by adding calcium and vitamin D.

Disability, Caregiving, and Health Stress From Isolation and Suppressed Anger Need for support for people caring for men disabled by prostate cancer.

Improving End-of-Life Care for Prostate Cancer Patients With Terminal Disease Patients may reach a time when they are faced with a hard choice—whether to take part in experimental research or enter a hospice. Till now, choosing one option meant losing benefits of the other. Dr. Kenneth Pienta is leading a study that adds quality treatment to hospice.

Another Piece of the Angiogenesis Puzzle -- VEGF A University of Michigan team has found vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contributes to angiogenesis not only by stimulating blood vessel growth, but also by prolonging the survival of blood vessel cells.

Acupuncture-Like Electrical Stimulation May Relieve Pain From Bone Mets, UT Study Finds Helped patient with prostate cancer, did not help patient without bone mets. Might be useful combined with other therapies, researchers say.