Prostate Cancer News: Risk Factors

2/22/2010 Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks
Finding may explain higher incidence among blacks than whites

1/27/2010 Genetic Factors Key to Prostate Cancer Death Risk
Three genetic factors combined make cancer more deadly

1/4/2010 Dietary Estrogens Have Little Effect on Cancer Risk
Phytoestrogens have little impact on the risks of developing prostate cancer

12/8/2009 Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer
Studies show improved survival among men who partake regularly

10/8/2009 Study Isolates Virus in Chronic Fatigue Sufferers
Discovery a major step toward treatment options

9/9/2009 Getting Closer to the Origins of Prostate Cancer
Newly discovered stem cell, common STD could help spur tumors, studies find

9/9/2009 Trim Men Less Apt To Get Prostate Cancer
With an Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Simons, President and CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation

9/8/2009 Virus Might Be One Cause of Prostate Cancer
Virus known to cause leukemia can be found in some prostate tumors

8/21/2009 Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Leads to poor prognosis in both blacks and whites after surgery, study finds

7/13/2009 Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Consumption also appears to undercut effect of cancer-prevention drug

7/8/2009 Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Finasteride does not cause more aggressive cancer, study contends

5/21/2009 Vitamin D May Not Protect Against Prostate Cancer
Study does not rule out, however, that men with certain genetic mutations affecting the body's processing of vitamin D may have a higher risk of prostate cancer when they are deficient in the nutrient

4/23/2009 Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return
Study finds vets at higher risk of aggressive recurrence only 8 months after surgery

4/14/2009 Where You Live May Affect Cancer Survival
Suggests that modifiable factors, not genetics, underlie the racial disparities that have been seen in survival of breast and prostate cancer

3/10/2009 Diabetes Linked to Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk
Studying the relationship will provide insight into the metabolic and hormonal changes behind prostatic cancer

2/24/2009 Drugs May Help Healthy Men Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
New guidelines suggest that men discuss use of medicines such as Propecia with their doctor

1/29/2009 Breast Cancer Mutation Raises Prostate Risks in Men
Certain mutations in the genes may indicate which men are at risk of more aggressive cancer