Cancercompass News: prostate cancerCancerCompass is an online community committed to offering people living with cancer a place to receive cancer information and news, share knowledge, and share cancer treatment experiences. To learn more, visit our site today.Invasive Methods Unnecessary For Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning- May 30, 2008 Modern 3-D computed tomography (CT) is an effective method for locating the prostatic apex for radiation therapy treatment planning in prostate cancer patients because it eliminates the need for an invasive procedure and the related side effects, according to a study in the May 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics. Retrograde urethrography, which involves inserting a catheter into the male urethra to inject contrast, is the standard method used to identify...http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14259,00.htm?rss=y MR Imaging Accurately Determines Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure- May 30, 2008 Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) plus diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) can accurately diagnose residual or recurrent prostate cancer in patients treated with high-intensity focused ultrasonic ablation, a new study shows. The study included 27 patients who had increased levels of prostate specific antigen after being treated with high-intensity focused ultrasonic (HIFU) ablation; 18 of these patients had local tumor progression seen at biopsy. DCE-MRI and DWI had about a 72% accuracy rate.http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14262,00.htm?rss=y American Urological Association Clinical Guidelines Recognizes Cryotherapy As Treatment Option For Prostate Cancer Patients- May 30, 2008 Galil Medical, a global leader in cryotherapy, announced that the American Urological Association has introduced clinical guidelines with best practice statements for prostate cryotherapy. The guidelines state that cryoablation is a treatment option for men with clinically confined prostate cancer of any grade and that salvage cryoablation is a treatment option in men who have failed radiation therapy. Prostate cryotherapy uses extreme cold to freeze and destroy prostate cancer cells. This...http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14261,00.htm?rss=y Mapping Of Prostate Cancer Genes Opens The Door To New Treatments- May 30, 2008 Genetic changes during the initiation and progression of prostate cancer have eluded scientists to date. Now for the first time researchers have identified a specific gene expression profile of prostate cancer stem cells, with important implications for future treatments. The findings, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, revealed 581 genes that are differentially expressed in certain prostate cancer cells, highlighting several pathways important in the cancer...http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14260,00.htm?rss=y |