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AUA 2011 Prostate Cancer News
Sally Church, PhD from Pharma Strategy Blog shares news from AUA 2011, the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Washington, DC. Sally focuses on new therapies for advanced prostate cancer including abiraterone (Zytiga), MDV3100, zoledronic acid (Zometa), denosumab (Xgeva), OGX-011 and docetaxel (Taxotere). Sally discusses presentations by Oliver Sartor (Tulane) and Charles Sawyers (MSKCC) that provide new insight into the androgen receptor and understanding of prostate...
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From: pharmastrategyblog
Time : 4 min 11
Added : 16/05/11 16:28
New Surgery without Incisions Shows Promise for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Mitchell Humphreys, MD, urologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona Physicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a new surgical procedure for the treatment of prostate cancer using natural orifices - signaling the next step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery. The latest advances in surgical treatment of the disease involve using the body's own natural orifices as access points instead of making incisions through the skin. These types of procedures, Natural Orifice Transluminal...
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From: BusinessWire
Time : 2 min 14
Added : 29/07/10 00:19
Prostate Cancer Vaccine in the Works
The makers of the vaccine Provenge believe the treatment helps men with advanced prostate cancer live longer. As Dr. Jon Lapook reports, this may open up a new way to treat cancer.
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From: CBSNewsOnline
Time : 2 min 34
Added : 26/04/10 23:28
CyberKnife
CyberKnife® is the most advanced non-invasive cancer treatment available. Despite its name, CyberKnife® radiosurgery does not use a knife. In fact, the procedure is completely non invasive, with no incision, no blood loss and no pain. Instead, the CyberKnife® system delivers highly targeted beams of radiation to destroy tumors with minimal, if any, impact to surrounding tissue. CyberKnife's® advanced technology improves on earlier therapies with treatment that is more accurate and more...
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From: christmedicalcenter
Time : 4 min
Added : 07/10/08 15:34
Tags: new treatments for advanced prostate cancer / brain radiation for lung cancer / advanced lung cancer treatment
Degarelix: A New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of a new treatment for lowering testosterone that results in an immediate decline to castrate levels more rapidly than other medications previously available.
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From: gchodak1
Time : 4 min 06
Added : 26/04/09 14:26
New HIFU treatment for prostate cancer
HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) is a new highly effective minimally invasive option of treatment of localised prostate cancer. Now available in Madrid at the Institute of Advanced Urological Surgery (Dr. Fernando Gómez Sancha), Madrid, Spain
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From: ffgomez
Time : 1 min 32
Added : 27/10/06 16:07
Tags: new treatments for advanced prostate cancer / treatments
Clinical Trials in Prostate Cancer Treatment. Daniel Vicario MD
With Clinical Trials, Medicine is able to advance the knowledge and understanding of treating cancer. New chemicals and new ways of treating the condition.
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From: healingcancer
Time : 0 min 59
Added : 26/11/08 14:56
FIRMAGON® - Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment
FIRMAGON® (degarelix for injection), a new injectable prostate cancer medication for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, is now available in the US The treatment rapidly inhibits the production of testosterone, a hormone that stimulates cancer growth. FIRMAGON was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 24, 2008 and was granted marketing authorization by the European Commission on February 19, 2009. It was launched in the US in March 2009 under the generic...
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From: AKAMEDIAINCtube
Time : 3 min 39
Added : 04/08/09 16:30
New Drugs for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Dr. Howard Scher talks about new hormone treatments, chemotherapy drugs, and other medications for men with advanced prostate cancer.
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From: mskcc
Time : 6 min 28
Added : 06/11/11 01:12
New Prostate Cancer Treatment Advances
For more on prostate health visit www.healthcentral.com. Early diagnosis saves lives, but when cases are advanced, more aggressive treatments can prolong life and improve its quality. PSA screening and tests are the best option for catching this disease, and scientists are finding new drugs, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy to find ways to cure this disease which effects 1 in 6 men.
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From: healthcentral
Time : 5 min 28
Added : 05/05/11 21:18