Archive for April, 2009

Popular diabetes treatment could trigger pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer (PhysOrg)

A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users, UCLA researchers have found.

Teams walk 24-hours to raise money for cancer society (Hi-Desert Star)

YUCCA VALLEY — Over 500 walkers, runners and rollers raised $115,000 for the American Cancer Society at the Morongo Basin’s Relay For Life Saturday and Sunday on the Yucca Valley High School football field.

Study bolsters hopes for prostate cancer vaccine rejected by FDA (Baltimore Sun)

The vaccine, Provenge, extended life an average of four months, nearly twice as long as the best available chemotherapy, researchers say. A controversial prostate cancer vaccine that previously had been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration improves survival of patients with the advanced form of the disease more than existing treatments and should be brought to market, researchers said …

First Ever Prospective Fracture Study In Prostate Cancer Patients On ADT Reveals These Men Are At High Risk For … (Medical News Today)

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Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death (News-Medical-Net)

Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new analysis.





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