| Promiscuity, gonorrhea are risks for prostate cancer in men: study
Although we are unable to show that gonorrhea directly causes prostate cancer, we suspect the inflammatory effect of the gonorrhea infection may trigger pre-existing cancerous cells to multiply," says lead study author Aruna Sarma, Ph.D., assistant research scientist in the Department of Urology at U-M Medical School. In the study, 65 percent of the men with prostate cancer reported having had gonorrhea, compared to 53 percent of men without prostate cancer. Men with prostate cancer were also more likely to report being diagnosed more than once with gonorrhea, a bacterial infection transmitted through sexual intercourse. The overall rate of gonorrhea is now increasing, after a steady decline for the past two decades, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
RCOG Completes Successful Atlanta Community Prostate Cancer Screening
Depending on the results from this test, men may be referred for a biopsy of the prostate. The Only Source for ProstRcision:
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, based in metro Atlanta, is the only source for ProstRcision. ProstRcision is a prostate cancer radiation therapy procedure that boasts an 83% overall cure rate using the absolute strictest definition of cure, the highest documented cure rate in the world for prostate cancer. Each year hundreds of patients from across the country and throughout the world travel to Georgia to seeking cure of their prostate cancer by the ProstRcision procedure. ProstRcision is also the preferred treatment method for many men because of the lower incidences of side effects, particularly incontinence and impotence, relative to other treatment procedures.
Hybrigenics reçoit 400 000 euros de fonds européens pour cribler
Le programme de développement clinique d'Hybrigenics repose sur l'inécalcitol, un analogue de vitamine D, dans le cancer de la prostate en association avec les traitements de référence actuels, avec pour objectifs d'en améliorer l'efficacité et la tolérance. Le programme de recherche d'Hybrigenics explore le rôle des enzymes appelées Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases (USP) dans la dégradation des onco-protéines et l'intérêt d'inhibiteurs d'USP brevetés dans différents types de cancer. Par ailleurs, l'unité Services d'Hybrigenics commercialise auprès des chercheurs de tous les secteurs des sciences de la vie une gamme de services à façon pour identifier, valider et inhiber les interactions entre protéines, grâce à sa plateforme certifiée ISO 9001 de criblage double-hybride en levure (Y2H) à haut débit, à ses outils et bases de données bioinformatiques très élaborés, à sa chimiothèque et à sa plateforme de criblage chimique.
Early detection key to surviving prostate cancer
Portee's brother, Wayne, is also a prostate cancer survivor. "Ramon had it first. Then I started having trouble. I didn't think it would happen to me. It did."I had surgery in April 2001. In 2003, I had 39 radiation treatments. Tell every guy you know to take a test."Take the Portees' advice and take the opportunity for free prostate screening, being offered from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday in Elks Lakeview Lodge 1132, 1080 S. Franklin St. It's sponsored by the Emanon Club and the Macon County Health Department.It's the first time the Lakeview Elks Lodge has entered the prostate screening campaign, John Wilder said. He is the club's assistant social chairman and is a three-year prostate cancer survivor.Another survivor, Jerry Smalling, a retired high school coach, said he had radical prostate surgery in 1998.
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100% estiment que c�est maladie grave mais 70%, note l��tude, ne sont pas inform�s sur les causes du cancer et 95% avouent naturellement ne pas prendre de mesures pour �viter cette maladie. L�orateur estime par exemple que 40% des cancers sont dus � la cigarette. Autre facteur soulev� par Pr. Adoubi, l�alimentation des Ivoiriens. �En C�te d�Ivoire, nous avons une alimentation trop riche en graisse et pauvre en fruits�, a-t-il soutenu, affirmant que seuls 20% de la population consomment des fruits. �Si on change, poursuit-il, nos habitudes alimentaires, on peut r�duire le cancer de 70%�. Pour cette ann�e, le directeur du programme a mis en place un plan d�action d�clin� en trois axes strat�giques : pr�vention des cas, d�tection des cas pr�coces et formation des intervenants. Sur la question de la d�tection pr�coce, le Pr.
Point to point double header
The usual bars and food will be available, and secretary Kate Young reports that ladies in pink will be collecting during the afternoon for breast cancer. Kate also makes a plea for last year's winning owners to bring back the cups since there are still a few missing.South Devon Point to Point at Ideford Arch, SATURDAY 21 Written by Lucy JohnsonTHE hunt race at 12.30pm kicks of the South Devon Point-to-Point's rescheduled seven race card at Ideford Arch on Saturday and Dare Too Dream will be a warm order to continue Camilla Scott's cracking run of form.The Dulverton-based trainer saddled a treble at Black Forest Lodge last month and Dare To Dream, a winner of two competitive open races last season, is sure to kick off his season on a winning note.Next on the card is the Dodson & Horrell PPORA Club Members Race for Novice Riders which have been well supported this season.
Allium Group receives CE Mark for next-generation prostatic stent
Allium's Prostatic Stents, used in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or with advanced prostate cancer, have a triangular cross-section to match the contours of the prostatic urethral lumen and have the ability to exert varying degrees of radial force depending on the anatomy and function of this part of the male urethra. For example, higher radial force in its main body and lower radial force in the area near the external sphincter to prevent sphincteric dysfunction causing incontinence. These characteristics enable the Allium Prostatic Stents to conform to the prostatic urethral shape and function and offer a much improved comfort than existing stents in the long term. "Today the leading treatment options for BPH demand continuous treatment pharmacological or surgical interventions which become expensive and uncomfortable.
Family history of melanoma perks up chances of Parkinson’s
However, a family history of colorectal, lung, prostate or breast cancerdefine had no significant associations with Parkinson's disease. Study author Gao explained, "The results from this study suggest that melanoma and Parkinson's could share common genetic components. More research needs to be done to examine the relationship between these two diseases." Recently, Dr. Gao and team found that people with red hair color or a variant of a pigmentation gene called MC1R, were about two to three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. "Both red hair color and MC1R gene are well established risk factors for melanoma," Gao explained. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological condition. Both men and women are affected equally and it is more common in people above 50 years of age, though it can occur in younger people: about one in 10 of those diagnosed are under 40.
New Alta. MRI machine could dramatically improve tumour treatment.
Such a machine could help doctors better control lung, breast, brain, abdominal and prostate tumours. It would provide precise magnetic resonance images of where the tumours are in the body, even if they move during treatment, said Gino Fallone, a medical physicist at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, who was part of the team that built the machine. Doctors could then use higher levels of radiation since they wouldn't be as worried about hitting healthy tissue around the tumour. ``Nobody cures cancer,'' Fallone said, but such a machine has the potential to increase tumour control by 20 to 40 per cent, which means it could significantly increase rates of survival and prolong life. Scientific and clinical teams across the world have been trying for years to invent such a machine.
Volunteers needed for multicultural street festival in Clearwater
Clinical alternative pharmacist Pamela Seefeld will discuss alternative ways to prevent cancer and disease, treat mental health, and prevent hereditary illnesses. She also will discuss how to use vitamins and supplements to boost energy and lose weight. For information, call (727) 562-4970. Dunedin Volunteer to look out for pedestrians Dunedin is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Metropolitan Planning Organization's Pedestrian Transportation Advisory Committee. The individual will assist the MPO with pedestrian planning, plan review, plan implementation, education and coordination and pedestrian safety. Meetings are held the third Monday of each month. For information and an application, visit www.dunedingov.com or call (727) 298-3035.
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