Archive for December, 2009

Medroxyprogesterone best for hot flushes in prostate cancer

Medroxyprogesterone should become the standard treatment for preventing hot flushes in men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer, researchers suggest. Hot flushes are a common side effect in men undergoing hormone therapy, however direct comparisons have not been made to establish clear recommendations between treatments, the researchers wrote in The Lancet Oncology. More than 900 [...]

December 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Prostate Cancer Treatment  No Comments

Coffee consumption associated with reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer

ScienceDaily (2009-12-08) — While it is too early for physicians to start advising their male patients to take up the habit of regular coffee drinking, new data revealed a strong inverse association between coffee consumption and the risk of lethal and advanced prostate cancers.

December 11, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Prostate Cancer Screening  No Comments