Archive for March, 2009

Vitamin K and prostate cancer – study supports benefits (Nutraingredients.com)

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center report that an improved status of the vitamin was linked to a lower risk of both advanced-stage prostate cancer and high-grade prostate cancer.

Perioperative Activation Of Disseminated Tumor Cells In Bone Marrow Of Patients With Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com – Cytokeratin-positive (CK+) staining cells can be detected in the bone marrow of patients with epithelial cancers but not in control patients.

Phase I/II Trial Of Docetaxel And Concurrent Radiation Therapy In Localized High Risk Prostate Cancer (AGUSG 03-10) (Medical News Today)

UroToday.com – Although systemic chemotherapy has traditionally been reserved for metastatic prostate cancer (1,2), several investigators have reported on the potential role of incorporating systemic therapy into a multimodal treatment approach in clinically localized high risk prostate cancer (3,4,5,6).

New Data On Cancer Survival In Europe Show More Patients Are Cured (Science Daily)

New data and analyses from a long-running study of cancer survival in Europe have shown that the number of people actually cured of cancer — rather than just surviving for at least five years after diagnosis — is rising steadily.

After heart attack, bone marrow stem cells increase blood flow within heart (EurekAlert!)

Patients treated with their own bone marrow stem cells after a heart attack experienced increased circulation within the heart, a study has found.





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