herenciageneticayenfermedad: Prostate Cancer

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Prostate Cancer - Aug 8, 2016 Edition

	August 8, 2016
	Prostate Cancer
	The latest prostate cancer news from News Medical

	Combination of examination and radical local therapy can improve survival of men with prostate cancer Men with very high-risk prostate cancer, who are treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical local treatment (radiotherapy or prostatectomy), only have half of the mortality risk of men who are treated at hospitals with the lowest proportion.

	Erectile dysfunction drugs do not play role in preventing prostate cancer, study shows While some previous studies have indicated that taking erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs may reduce the likelihood of developing prostate cancer, new research published in The Journal of Urology found that these drugs do not play a role in preventing prostate cancer.

African-American men treated with ADT for prostate cancer suffer from high mortality rates

In a retrospective study analyzing patients' medical records, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that patients' race significantly affected their longevity by increasing the likelihood of death after receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).

	Novel compound holds potential for next-generation prostate cancer treatment In the search for new ways to attack recurrent prostate cancer, researchers at Duke Health report that a novel compound appears to have a unique way of blocking testosterone from fueling the tumors in mice.

	Scientists engineer therapeutic system with two arms to get better hold on cancer target Scientists have engineered a sort of biological barbell that can get inside cancer cells and do damage to two proteins that work independently and together to enable cancer's survival and spread.