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51 min ago | Medgadget

Focala One Robotic High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer Gets Green Light in EU

EDAP TMS of Vaulx-en-Velin, France received CE Mark approval for its Focal - One robotic High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound system for non-invasive treatment of prostate cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, Edap TMS Sa, Medical Equipment

4 hrs ago | SeacoastOnline

Active surveillance helps prostate cancer treatment

The Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer has been a strong advocate for prostate cancer screening for most men.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Opinion

5 hrs ago | PhysOrg Weblog

Preventing eggs' death from chemotherapy

Young women who have cancer treatment often lose their fertility because chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Northwestern University

9 hrs ago | CiteULike

Searching standard parameters for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) of prostate cancer

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Related Topix: Health

13 hrs ago | Science Daily

Exposure to BPA in developing prostate increases risk of later...

"This is the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day-to-day environment, increases the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue," said Prins, professor of physiology and director of the andrology laboratory in urology at the UIC College of Medicine.

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Related Topix: Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Urology, Medicine

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Dr. Roach: To manage opposing conditions, doctors balance risks and benefits of medications

Dear Dr. Roach : In 2008, I was treated for prostate cancer with radiation. A couple of months later, I started passing blood during bowel movements.

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Related Topix: Health, Gastroenterology, Medicine, Plavix, Clopidogrel (generic)

Plymouth Evening Herald

A simple test that could save your life

Illnesses are a rather private thing, but I am persuaded that in this case what happened to me, and the good fortune that I was blessed with in terms of having a level headed and perceptive chum or two and an excellent GP, might well apply to a number of you.

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Related Topix: Health

Weekend

The silent killer of men, and why they won't find out

Prostate cancer occurs in African-American men 60 percent more often than Caucasian men, and when they are diagnosed, it's more likely to be in advance stages.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Cancer, African-American, Durham, NC, Urology

Reuters

Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

Newswise

New Medication Treats Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer in the Laboratory

Newswise - A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Pharmacology, Duarte, CA

PhysOrg Weblog

New medication treats drug-resistant prostate cancer in the laboratory

A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Pharmacology, Duarte, CA, Lung Cancer, Genetics

Freshnews

New drug proving effective in attacking advanced prostate cancer

Franciscan St. Francis Health Cancer Center today is the first medical facility in Indiana to use a new drug to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Oncology, Medicine

Northern Life

Rally for Dad raises $43,000

Riders participating in the annual Rally for Dad depart the Northeast Cancer Centre and make their way up Paris Street.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Canada,

Vernon Morning Star

Do It For Dad raises record amount for Vernon prostate cancer care

By Staff Writer - Vernon Morning Star Published: June 17, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: June 17, 2013 11:45 AM The event at Coldstream Ranch raised a record $38,500 Sunday.

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Related Topix: Health, Cancer, Medicine

MarketWatch

J&J to buy prostate cancer firm Aragon Pharma

Under the agreement, expected to close during the third quarter, J&J will pay $650 million upfront and potential milestone payments of up to $350 million for Aragon, which focuses on hormonally-driven cancers.

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Related Topix: Food, J and J Snack Foods, Cancer, Health

MarketNewsVideo

Johnson & Johnson Acquires Prostate Cancer Drug

This morning, Johnson & Johnson announced it would buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals for as much as $1 billion.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Business News, Video

The Washington Post

J&J to Buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals for Prostate Cancer Drug

Johnson & Johnson, the world's biggest maker of health-care products, agreed to pay as much as $1 billion to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals Inc. and gain the closely held company's experimental prostate cancer drug.

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Related Topix: Food, J and J Snack Foods, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Johnson & Johnson, Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Johnson and Johnson Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry

Medical News

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Mount Sinai researchers present new data at ENDO 2013, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting & Expo June 15-18 in San Francisco Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present several new studies at ENDO 2013, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting & Expo from June 15-18 in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Health, Diabetes

BioMed Central

The modified Glasgow prognostic score in prostate cancer: results...

As the incidence of prostate cancer continues to rise steeply, there is an increasing need to identify more accurate prognostic markers for the disease.

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KVAL-TV Eugene

Raising awareness with the PROST-8k run/walk

Dr. Bryan Mehlhaff of the institute was one of the 300 people that turned out for the PROST-8k run/walk.

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Related Topix: Health