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| August 2008 UROLOGISTS NEED TO BE MORE PRO-ACTIVE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OBESITY IN MEN Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK and Professor Michael Kirby |
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| August 2008 NICE CLARIFICATION BOOSTS UK TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PROSTATE CANCER Report from newsfeed service |
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| August 2008 PROSTATE CANCER TRIALS Report from Dr Heather Payne, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, University College Hospital, London and Trustee of Prostate UK |
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| July 2008 ABIRATERONE Guidance from Dr Heather Payne, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, University College Hospital, London and Trustee of Prostate UK |
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| June 2008 RADIATION THERAPY CAN HELP PROLONG THE LIVES OF MEN WITH AGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| June 2008 ARE THE 'NICE' GUIDELINES PROMULGATING ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER JUSTIFIED BY AVAILABLE EVIDENCE? Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| May 2008 TIME TO PAY ATTENTION TO 'CINDERELLA' ILLNESS. Article by: Fiona Duffy, Health Correspondent |
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| May 2008 CAN WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY? Article by: Flavia Munn Reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| April 2008 UK PROSTATE CANCER INITIATIVE (PCRMP) FAILS TO INFLUENCE PSA REFERRALS First published in Cancer, Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages 971-98 Article by: Lynda Williams. |
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| April 2008 IT HELPS TO ASK… A message we received From Kevin |
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| April 2008 A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF PROSTATE CANCER October 2007 to April 2008 Article by patient Jermany Baker |
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| April 2008 PROSTATE CANCER DEATHS FALL FOUR TIMES FASTER IN US. Article by: Jeremy Laurance, Health Correspondent, The Independent |
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| April 2008 HERE'S A STORY I CAN'T SPIN, SAYS PR KING MAX CLIFFORD Article by: Angela Levin, The Daily Mail. |
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| March 2008 GENE SWEEPS YIELD DISCOVERIES Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable. Information provided by Associated Press via newsfeed service. |
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| March 2008 BREAKING BAD NEWS WORKSHOP Training by experts in this first specialist workshop in UK promoted by Prostate UK and Simplyhealth. Reported by Kate Holmes, Trustee of Prostate UK. |
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| March 2008 THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH A SMALL VOLUME OF PROSTATE CANCER ON BIOPSY: WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF PROGRESSION?: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS First published in Cancer, Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages 971-98 Article reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK. |
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| March 2008 VITAMIN-C RICH FOOD MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER Findings published in the March 2008 issue of the journal 'Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases'. Article reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| March 2008 THE GLASS DOOR Quite suddenly, I was one of “them”... Article by patient Nick Cranfield. |
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| March 2008 POSITIVE MARGIN LENGTH MAY PREDICT PATIENT OUTCOME FOLLOWING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY Article reported by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| March 2008 CHRONIC PROSTATIS/CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN: FINDING A WAY FORWARD IN THE UK A report from the first Symposium in the UK on Chronic Prostatitis organised by Prostate UK, January 2008, London. Report by: J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC, Meesha Patel, BSc. Hons, Marina Cameron, BSc. Hons |
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| March 2008 WHY MEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM STILL WANT THE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST Oxford researchers analyse British men's views. Information provided by UroToday via newsfeed service. |
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| February 2008 THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER Reaction to the new NICE guidelines on prostate cancer published in February 2008. Interview with Dr Heather Payne - Trustee of Prostate UK |
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| February 2008 EPITHELIAL PROSTATE CELL FACTORS MAY REGULATE BPH STROMAL PROLIFERATION Factors secreted by prostatic epithelial cells may regulate the estradiol-stimulated proliferation and differentiation of prostatic stromal cells in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), study findings indicate. Article by Liam Davenport - BJU International 2008- Forwarded by Professor Roger Kirby |
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| February 2008 THE AGONISING MALE 'CYSTITIS' THAT AFFECTS HALF OF ALL MEN Prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate gland, is one of the most common complaints of the urinary system in men. The condition often goes undiagnosed - but even with treatment can become chronic. Article by Fiona Duffy, Health Correspondent, The Mail on Sunday. |
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| February 2008 GENE BREAKTHROUGH LIFTS HOPE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING FOR EVERY MAN A set of 12 genes that are linked to prostate tumours has been identified, raising the prospect of a revolution in screening for the most common male cancer. Article by Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent, The Times. |
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| January 2008 MEN'S HEALTH: DEFINING THE WAY FORWARD The consensus from a meeting held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, in October 2007 Article by Professors Roger Kirby, Michael Kirby and Ian Banks. |
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| January 2008 HOPE FOR PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT Findings reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Information provided from Channel 4 News by newsfeed service. |
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| January 2008 ENLARGED PROSTATE TREATMENT STUDY SHOWS COMBINATION OF AVODART(R) AND TAMSULOSIN PROVIDES GREATER BENEFIT THAN EITHER MEDICATION Journal of Urology Publishes CombAT Study Results Information provided by newsfeed service. |
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| January 2008 DR THOMAS STUTTAFORD ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ON SCREENING Article by Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Medical Correspondent, The Times and Vice-President Prostate UK. |
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| January 2008 ROUND YOU GO - in the 2008 Round the Island Race Article from Yachting Monthly |
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| January 2008 THE SILENT KILLER It kills around 10,000 men a year yet it is hardly talked about... Article by patient Hamish Marett-Crosby. |
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| January 2008 ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR FAVORABLE RISK PROSTATE CANCER: WHO, HOW AND WHY? Active surveillance for favorable-risk prostate cancer has become increasingly common in populations in which screening for prostate cancer is widespread... Article by Laurence Klotz - Nature / Clinical Practice / Oncology. |
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| January 2008 NHS U-TURN ON PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT A life-saving treatment will be denied to tens of thousands of victims of Britain's most common male cancer after a U-turn by the NHS rationing body. Article in The Daily Telegraph by Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent which appeared on 17th December 2007. |
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| January 2008 A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF TRANS-FATTY ACID LEVELS IN BLOOD AND RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER Previous studies suggest a positive association between markers of trans-fatty acid intake and prostate cancer. Abstract of an article in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. |
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| December 2007 A DISSERVICE TO THOSE WITH PROSTATE CANCER Report on the Government rejection of a national screening programme. Article by Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph which appeared on 16th December 2007. |
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| December 2007 MEN ARE STILL SECOND CLASS CITIZENS WHEN IT COMES TO CANCER - AND ITS COSTING LIVES The Government has ruled out a national prostate cancer screening programme, arguing the existing test is not accurate enough to justify mass checks. Article which appeared in the Daily Mail on 11th December 2007. |
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| December 2007 DEVELOPMENTS IN BPH DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES A short history and review of current position. Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| December 2007 SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW DRUG TO OUTFLANK CANCER RESISTANCE A new drug has shown promising results against breast and prostate cancer cells and tumours that are resistant to conventional hormone-based treatments according to recent research. Abstract of an article in the British Journal of Cancer. |
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| November 2007 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GENETIC VARIATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN AFRICAN AMERICANS Today researchers report a newly identified genetic variation that is linked to higher incidence of prostate cancer in African American men. Abstract of an article in Genomics & Genetics Weekly, 23 November 2007 |
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| November 2007 WHAT IS CANCER? An explanation for laymen. News service article forwarded by: John Anderson, CEO, Prostate UK |
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| October 2007 STUDY SUGGESTS STATINS MAY MAKE RADIATION MORE EFFECTIVE AT CURING PROSTATE CANCER A possible link between high-dose radiation treatment and the use of statins. Abstract of a scientific session of The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
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| October 2007 THE PCA3 TEST - CLINICAL GUIDANCE A useful additional tool. Article by: Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK |
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| September 2007 MORE ON POMEGRANATE JUICE Trial of the effects of pomegranate juice on prostate cancer. News service article forwarded by: John Anderson, CEO, Prostate UK |
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| September 2007 FIRST GENETIC TEST FOR PROSTATE CANCER Now launched in the UK (but not on NHS). Article by: Sarah-Kate Templeton, Health Editor, Times Online |
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| September 2007 CANCER WARNING FOR STRESSED OUT MEN Expert says males should show a feminine, less career-driven side to cut prostate disease risk. Article by: Amelia Hill, social affairs correspondent, The Observer |