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Prostate news article, October 2008


BREAST  AND  PROSTATE  CANCER  CURES

  

An independent supplement from MEDIAPLANET about breast and prostate cancer, distributed with the Sunday Telegraph, 12 October 2008

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35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year and one man dies every hour of the disease, making prostate cancer the most common cancer that afflicts the male population in the UK.

Contents:
So just how do I get on with my life? External beam radiotherapy

The silent cancer

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go

Why genes are the future

Hormone therapy

A hard nut to crack

Early diagnosis of breast cancer is key

Targeting the really bad guys

Breast reconstruction

The rise of the robot

Naturally nicer breasts

Non-invasive diagnostic test for prostate cancer gets thumbs up

What treatments are available and which will the regulators allow?

Erectile dysfunction

Invasive and secondary breast cancer

Sound and light to the rescue

Men with breast cancer


The full supplement is available here (.pdf).