Prostate Cancer News

Johnson & Johnson said Friday it completed its $893.7 million acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology Inc., a development stage company that is testing a potential vaccine for prostate cancer.

In this factsheet: The Facts on Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the cancer most often diagnosed in Canadian men.

This image depicts transporter molecules carrying therapeutic drugs to PSMA targets on a prostate cancer cell.

One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, an analysis of cancer trends in five countries suggests.

Numerous times after Amy Brannock was diagnosed and treated for ovarian cancer, a screening test showed her illness remained in remission.

DOR BioPharma, Inc. , a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received a European patent which addresses its Lipid Polymer Micelle technology for the improved oral delivery of drugs.

A prominent San Francisco Bay area child psychiatrist accused of molesting several patients says he does not remember any of the alleged victims.Dr. William Ayres, who took the stand in his defense Wednesday in San Mateo County Superior Court, said treatment for prostate cancer has damaged his memory.Authorities say between 1988 and 1996 the ...

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Prostate / Prostate Cancer ; Ovarian Cancer Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 3:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a greater chance of dying from the disease than white women, according to a new study published online July 7 in the Journal ...

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 2:00 PDT Mylan Inc.

For the last six years, doctors have faced a dilemma about whether to treat men at risk of prostate cancer with the drug finasteride.

African-Americans tend to die earlier from breast, ovarian and prostate cancer than patients of other races due to biological and genetic factors, not socioeconomic ones, a study said.

A local breast cancer patient was recommended by Boca Raton Community Hospital to participate in a newly developed treatment, according to Medical Oncologist at Lynn Cancer Institute, Louise Morrell.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 07 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT A new 12 month hormone therapy treatment is launched for men with advanced prostate cancer.

A team of Purdue University researchers has synthesized a molecule that finds and penetrates prostate cancer cells and has created imaging agents and therapeutic drugs that can link to the molecule and be carried with it as cargo.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 3:08 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 3:08 p.m. A prominent lawyer for a Daphne city worker pursuing a discrimination suit said he missed a court deadline because he learned his prostate cancer has spread and is terminal.

Mon Jul 6, 2009 5:29am EDT -RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR- 2008 Movie star Jackie Chan carries a portrait of his father Charlie as his son Jaycee follows carrying a fishing rod, hat and pipe after a funeral service in Canberra March 8, 2008.

MANSFIELD is one of the worst performing areas in the country for prostate cancer treatment, it has emerged this week.

NEW werpet NEW Abstract Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men and continues to be a major public health problem.

I read news report below in the Inquirer today. Sanofi Aventis is cutting the price of its anti-diabetes medicine for patients affiliated with ISDF, a health NGO.

A treatment for men with early prostate cancer but with much milder side effects than existing therapy has been discovered by British scientists.