News -04-08-09 Prostate Cancer Drug Shows Promise (Time.com) "An experimental drug for advanced prostate cancer has shown preliminary success in the first and second phases of clinical trials, shrinking cancer tumors in the lab and reducing signs of the disease in patients with drug-resistant cancer, according to a report published in the April 10 issue of the journal Science." "Prostate cancer, which kills 29,000 men in the U.S. each year, is a tenacious disease in advanced stages." 04-09 -08-05-08 Prostate Cancer Screening Issues (U.S. News) "Screening for early signs of cancer may seem like a no-brainer. Screening can catch tumors at an early stage, but research also shows that screening doesn't consistently extend life span, and it can lead to aggressive and unnecessary follow-up tests or treatments that can leave men incontinent and impotent. Some doctors even believe that for certain men the test causes more harm than good. In fact, new guidelines released Monday by the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommend that men 75 or older skip the test if they have no reason to suspect they're at high risk. For men younger than 75, the task force concluded there isn't enough good evidence to recommend either for or against screening." 08-08 -09-27-05 Pomegranate Juice Fights Cancer in Mice (ABC News) "Pomegranate juice, a deep red juice becoming popular as a health drink, works against prostate cancer cells in lab dishes and in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday." 9-05 Papers Prostate Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Provides information on the prevention, risk factors, and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as side effects of treatment. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer for men after the age of 55. 1-04 Prostate Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Provides information on the prevention, risk factors, and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as side effects of treatment. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer for men after the age of 55. 1-04 Prostate Cancer - Risk Assessment (MSNBC) Provides a questionnaire to determine general risk level for prostate cancer. 1-04 Prostate Cancer - Risk Assessment (MSNBC) Provides a questionnaire to determine general risk level for prostate cancer. 1-04 Prostate Cancer Treatment...Or No Treatment (ABC News) "Dr. Durado Brooks, American Cancer Society director of prostate cancer, says the first step is to understand how cancer is staged according to its severity." 02-06 Prostate Cancer Treatment: Radiation (ABC News) "If a man decides on radiation to treat his early-stage prostate cancer, he has two basic choices: external-beam radiation or radioactive-seed implantation. Both seem equally effective." 02-06 Prostate Cancer Treatment: Robotics (ABC News) "While traditional surgery is preformed through a single large incision in the lower abdomen, robotic surgery requires several tiny openings for the arms of the robot, the camera, the surgical assistant and a suctioning device." 02-06

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