Dense Bones Linked To Raised Risk For Prostate Cancer

Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, suggests new research from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health.The finding, published in the July British Journal of Urology International ...

American Cancer Society hosts open house at new local facility

The American Cancer Society's new East Coast Area and Brevard Unit office will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at its new location, 4450 W. Eau Gallie Boulevard, Suite 280, Melbourne.

Biology, Computer Science Combine Efforts To Fight Cancer

The University of Houston (UH) received a $2.4 million grant to fund the most promising young cancer researchers who are working at the cutting-edge of a new multidisciplinary approach to fighting cancer. The award is part of the latest round of grant disbursements from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), which oversees the state's new billion-dollar war on cancer. It ...

New Surgery Without Incisions Shows Promise For Prostate Cancer Treatment

With a recent first of its kind surgery, 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. Removing the prostate is a common treatment for patients with prostate cancer, which affects one in six men in the U.S. according to the American ...

Scientists develop new surgical procedure for prostate cancer using natural orifices

With a recent first of its kind surgery, 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.