Donate now Sign up for NewsPulse Join the Fight Prostate cancer strikes one in six American men.	Finding Better Treatments and a Cure for Prostate Cancer December 2008 Prostate Cancer News Video Messages from Jonathan Simons, MD As the year draws to a close, Jonathan Simons, MD, the President and Chief Excutive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, looks back at the advances made in the fight against prostate cancer. Watch three short videos (all are less than a minute and a half long) to find out about advances against prostate cancer made in relation to genetics, nutrition and testoterone. Watch the videos U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time During the last week of November 2008, the American Cancer Society released encouraging numbers about the lowering of U.S. cancer death rates. It was reported on national evening news programs that the death rate from prostate cancer was down an additional 1 percent. This is beyond the 30 percent reduction already achieved since the founding of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Although slightly more than 28,000 American men are predicted to die of prostate cancer in 2008, these numbers mean that more than 12,000 more men are surviving each year compared to 15 years ago. Read the announcement Risk Factors Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk The potential mechanism behind the decreased risk is currently unclear however Full Story More news in this category Screening, Diagnosis and Prognosis Single Men Less Likely to Get Prostate Screens This held true even for men with a family history of the disease, researchers say Full Story More news in this category Treatment and Outcomes Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Safe for HIV Patients Larger studies are neded to definitively assess the possible adverse side effects Full Story More news in this category Research and Therapeutics Prostate Cancer Stimulates Nerve Growth And this phenomenon is tied to more aggressive disease, researchers say Full Story More news in this category PCF News Faces of Prostate Cancer At just 41 years old, Darren Ritch got the scare of his life when his biopsy came back positive for prostate cancer. Full Story The Promise of Tracking Circulating Tumor Cells Better disease detection, progression measurement and treatment response should soon be possible through a new technology to measure once difficult-to-find cancer cells that may be circulating through a patient's blood. Meet Dr. Haber, a PCF-funded investigator working to find these one in a billion cells using nanoscale MEMs technology. Meet the Investigator: Daniel Haber, MD, PhD Holiday Recipes Finish the year with these tasty holiday recipes. Beth Ginsberg has provided recipes and menu ideas for Christmas and Hanukkah. Full Story
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