Fat in Urine Could Predict Whether Prostate Cancer

According to research published in the British Journal of Cancer, tiny bubbles of fat in urine hold molecules that could predict whether prostate cancer is aggressive.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 34,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Around 10,000 men die from prostate cancer each year in [...]

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

According to a study by John S. Witte and colleagues, omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene.
“Previous research has shown protection against prostate cancer, but this is one of the first studies to show protection against advanced prostate cancer [...]

Prostate Cancer, Where Are We Now?

Many people were hoping the long-awaited results of two major cancer prevention studies would deliver important news about stopping the spread of prostate cancer. But to the health community’s dismay, researchers delivered a “no effect” verdict in December 2008 when the data were published in the online edition of the Journal of the American Medical [...]

Inflammation on prostate biopsy ‘does not predict subsequent cancer’

MedWire News: Prostate cancer is not predicted by inflammation on initial and subsequent biopsy, say US researchers who nevertheless caution that a role for inflammation in prostate cancer pathogenesis cannot be dismissed.
Previous epidemiologic studies have revealed correlations between prostate cancer and sexually transmitted infections, and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drug intake. Nevertheless, the role of chronic [...]

Prostate Cancer Patient Anxiety Independently Predicts Early Start Of Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Biochemical Cancer Recurrence In Older Men

UroToday.com – Dr. William Dale and associates reported on the influence of anxiety when a patient with prostate cancer (CaP) and biochemical recurrence (BCR) initiates androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
A total of 67 patients with a mean age of 68 years participated and 70% of these rated their own health as very good or excellent. Data [...]

Narcolepsy Drug Might Be Addictive

By Amanda Gardner
Medical NewsReporter
A drug used to treat narcolepsy is increasingly being taken to sharpen mental skills, but researchers now report troubling evidence that it also harbors the potential for abuse.
Modafinil (Provigil) apparently alters the dopamine “reward system” in the brain, the new study shows.
“This drug does seem to show properties that it can be [...]