Prostate cancer

17-Sep-2007 -- A University of Minnesota study of prostate cancer tumors from Caucasian and African-American men has shown no evidence that the cancer is more aggressive in black men. Lead investigator Akhouri Sinha, a professor of genetics, cell biology, and development and research scientist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, said the belief that black men’s tumors are more aggressive is based on studies that failed to match patients properly and used only indirect means to measure tumor aggressiveness. The work will be published in Anticancer Research Sept. 21 (vol. 27, issue 5A, pp.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery. The report on the B7-H3 molecule by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center appears today in Cancer Research.    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and John Kerry (D-MA) yesterday introduced legislation to develop new technologies in the fight against prostate cancer.

“This much needed legislation mirrors the investment the Federal government made years back in advanced imaging technologies for detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. We all know that investment in technology has saved many lives,” Senator Boxer said.    » read more »