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  • Early Prostate Cancer Screening May Reduce Mortality Rate

  • Early screenings may reduce risk of death from metastatic prostate cancer by as much as 35 percent.


  • Pepper component hot enough to trigger suicide in prostate cancer cells

  • Capsaicin, the stuff that turns up the heat in jalapeños, not only causes the tongue to burn, it also drives prostate cancer cells to kill themselves.


  • Vitamin D, Taxotere Combination Extends The Lives Of Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer

  • The combination also protects against major chemotherapy side effects.


  • Pomegranates May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

  • Pomegranate juice may help thwart the return of prostate cancer after surgery or radiation for the disease, says a new study.


  • High-Dose Radiation Reduces Risk Of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

  • Better to receive high-dose rather than conventional-dose conformal radiation.


  • Early Prostate Cancer Screening May Reduce Mortality Rate

  • Early screening of prostate cancer in asymptomatic men may reduce their risk of death from metastatic prostate cancer by as much as 35 per cent.


  • Radical Prostatectomy Versus Watchful Waiting In Early Prostate Cancer

  • Radical prostatectomy reduces disease-specific mortality, overall mortality, and the risks of metastasis and local progression.


  • 'Inoperable' Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Operable, Curable

  • cT3 prostate cancer, a disease in which the cancer has spread locally from inside the prostate to immediately outside it, is operable and has 15-year cancer survival rates of almost 80 percent.


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