Archive for the ‘Prostate Cancer’ Category

Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatmentPHILADELPHIA — Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

The respiratory, enteric, orphan virus (commonly known as reovirus) is a non-attenuated, environmental virus that has shown oncolytic potential against many types of cancer, specifically lymphoid, ovarian, breast, pancreatic and high grade glioma cancer, according to the study. This is the first time the virus has been studied against prostate cancer. (more…)

Prostate Problem Symptoms – Want to Know Some?

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Prostate Problem SymptomsA lot of men consult prostate cancer question and answer forums to clear their presumptions or even to know the prostate problem symptoms.

Let us first know the background of prostate cancer and the parts of the body that will be affected if one has prostate cancer.

This is actually a disease affecting the prostate. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. When one gets prostate cancer, there is prostate mutation.

When this happens prostate multiply uncontrollably. These cells which have multiplied will spread from the prostate to the other parts of the body. In most case, the cells spread to the bones and lymph nodes.

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3 Potential Prostate Cancer Symptoms

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

3-potential-prostateProstate cancer affects around 35,000 males each year and mainly affects older men. Whilst it may not always be possible to identify the signs of prostate cancer there are a few things you should look out for.

In this article I will be discussing three of the potential prostate cancer symptoms.Around 35,000 men contract prostate cancer each year with the majority of diagnoses being in men aged 50 and over. It develops when the normal process of cell division goes wrong and the prostate cells start to multiply in a rapid and uncontrollable way.

No one knows exactly what causes this to happen but age, family history, diet and ethnicity are all thought to have an influence. When a prostate tumour does develop it often presses against the urethra (the vessel that your body uses to excrete urine) leading to a number of unpleasant symptoms. In this article I will be discussing three of these potential prostate cancer symptoms. (more…)