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Funding boost for prostate cancer awareness 1/11/2005Thousands of men will be more prostate cancer aware thanks to a new public awareness campaign being funded by the Government, health minister Rosie Winterton announced yesterday.
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Doctors warn patients against unregulated screening tests 28/10/2005Doctors are warning patients against using unregulated or ad hoc screening tests, saying they may cause more harm than good and give inconsistent results. This advice comes from a British Medical Asociation (BMA) report.
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Diabetes worsens prostate cancer risk 28/10/2005A history of Type 2 diabetes is not associated with more aggressive prostate cancer, but it does predict worse long-term survival from the disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO), being held this week in Denver, CO.
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New ultrasound therapy for prostate cancer available 9/9/2005A novel, non-invasive treatment for prostate cancer is announced today by UKHIFU. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy ris used to treat patients diagnosed with localised, early-stage prostate cancer. UKHIFU has been established to bring the benefits of HIFU technology to cancer sufferers and their families across the UK and Ireland.
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Testosterone plus PDE-5 inhibitor improves ED in elderly men 9/9/2005In healthy aging men with erectile dysfunction (ED), low dose testosterone therapy added to low-dose phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor therapy significantly improves erectile function and quality of life, according to research presented this week at ENDO 2005, the 87th annual meeting of The Endocrine Society.
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NICE issues scope document for guideline on prostate cancer 9/9/2005The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has commissioned the the National Collaborating Centre for Cancer to develop a clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for use, for use in the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales. This follows referral of the topic by the Department of Health (DoH). The guideline will provide recommendations for good practice that are based on the best available evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness.
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Doctors warn patients against unregulated screening tests 9/9/2005Doctors are warning patients against using unregulated or ad hoc screening tests, saying they may cause more harm than good and give inconsistent results. This advice comes from a British Medical Asociation (BMA) report.
