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Prostate Cancer Awareness

Most of the early prostate cancer warning signs involve changes in the way you pass water. This is because the enlarged prostate presses on the tube from your bladder. Where is the prostate and what is prostate cancer? The prostate is a small organ, found only in men, that is wrapped around the tube that carries urine away from the bladder. It plays an important role in producing the fluid that, when added to sperm from the testes, creates semen. Prostate cancer occurs when one or more of the cells of the prostate begin to multiply at a greater rate than normal, forming a tumour. This may stay localised to the prostate, or may spread to other areas of the body such as the liver or the bones. Why should I look out for prostate cancer warning signs? Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in British men and the second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer. Around 35000 men are diagnosed with the condition in the UK every year and around 10000 men die from it. However, treatments are available and these are most effective when started as early as possible. Keeping a careful look out for prostate cancer warning signs is vital if you are to catch the disease in the early stages. www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk

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    FIRMAGON® – Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

    FIRMAGON® (degarelix for injection), a new injectable prostate cancer medication for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, is now available in the US The treatment rapidly inhibits the production of testosterone, a hormone that stimulates cancer growth. FIRMAGON was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 24, 2008 and was granted marketing authorization by the European Commission on February 19, 2009. It was launched in the US in March 2009 under the generic name, degarelix. For more information, please visit www.firmagon.us

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      Perspective on prostate cancer

      In this video, C. Steward Rogers outlines a paper in the January issue of IJCP; ‘Perspective on prostate cancer;. To read the full paper, please see the following link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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      Outrunning Prostate Cancer: A RGU student film

      A RGU Pharmacy students production on Prostate Cancer For more information please visit www.ucanhelp.org.uk

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      PROSTATE CANCER and stem cells

      Mr. Howard’s 77-year-old father experienced healing from prostate cancer after Kaiser doctors gave up on him.

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      Prostate cancer

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      Hyperthermia Treatment of Skin Cancer Tumor

      News story about using hyperthermia as a treatment for skin cancer tumor in Hudson, FL.Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus heat specifically on tumors. Local hyperthermia treatment (heat applied to a very small area, such as a tumor) is a well-established cancer treatment. Primary malignant tumors have a bad blood circulation, which make them more sensitive to changes in temperature. “Our own clinical experience and the results of numerous published studies are highly encouraging in that increased use of hyperthermia will improve the quality of life for cancer patients and improve control of cancer recurrences.” Dr. Gerald Sokol, New Hope Cancer Center, Hudson, FL. “Hyperthermia is offering our patients new hope. We are often seeing faster responses, better cancer control, and fewer side effects.” Dr. Leland Rogers, GammaWest, Salt Lake City, Utah “Hyperthermia gives us a method to treat people when there are few other alternatives. It’s an additional form of treatment that can be done in difficult cases, usually without serious side effects or complications.” Dr. Steven Stroup, Centennial Hospital, Nashville

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      All Black Great Buck Shelford talks about Prostate Cancer.

      Bucks Back… Having recovered from one form of Cancer Buck Shelford promotes that Men check themselves for Prostate Cancer

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      Breast cancer treatment with Hyperthermia

      Breast cancer treatment withHyperthermia. Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus heat specifically on tumors. Local hyperthermia treatment (heat applied to a very small area, such as a tumor) is a well-established cancer treatment. Primary malignant tumors have a bad blood circulation, which make them more sensitive to changes in temperature. “Our own clinical experience and the results of numerous published studies are highly encouraging in that increased use of hyperthermia will improve the quality of life for cancer patients and improve control of cancer recurrences.” Dr. Gerald Sokol, New Hope Cancer Center, Hudson, FL. “Hyperthermia is offering our patients new hope. We are often seeing faster responses, better cancer control, and fewer side effects.” Dr. Leland Rogers, GammaWest, Salt Lake City, Utah “Hyperthermia gives us a method to treat people when there are few other alternatives. It’s an additional form of treatment that can be done in difficult cases, usually without serious side effects or complications.” Dr. Steven Stroup, Centennial Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. “When the tumor is of larger size, it

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      Interview with Dr. Mark W. Dewhirst from Duke University Medical Center about treating cancer with Hyperthermia. News story about using hyperthermia as a treatment for breast cancer.Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus heat specifically on tumors. Local hyperthermia treatment (heat applied to a very small area, such as a tumor) is a well-established cancer treatment. Primary malignant tumors have a bad blood circulation, which make them more sensitive to changes in temperature. “Our own clinical experience and the results of numerous published studies are highly encouraging in that increased use of hyperthermia will improve the quality of life for cancer patients and improve control of cancer recurrences.” Dr. Gerald Sokol, New Hope Cancer Center, Hudson, FL. “Hyperthermia is offering our patients new hope. We are often seeing faster responses, better cancer control, and fewer side effects.” Dr. Leland Rogers, GammaWest, Salt Lake City, Utah “Hyperthermia gives us a method to treat people when there are few other alternatives. It’s an additional form of treatment that can be done in difficult cases, usually

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      Prostate Cancer Treatments (Wash. U. in St. Louis)

      An extra degree of precision will be added to radiation treatments for prostate cancer at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis following the installation of two new technologies in the Department of Radiation Oncology.

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      So I have Prostate Cancer, What Now?

      Prostate Cancer Treatments Incontinence Erectile Dysfunction HIFU Robot Surgery Hormone treatments HDR Seed Therapy, effect cause Guide to men and their partners in all aspects of Prostate cancer, sexual, quality of life.Interviews with Australian leading surgeons and with survivors of prostate cancer. Support groups and how they work Official DVD Documentary of the PFC of Australia. Approve by Australian Prostate Medical Boards Promo for So, I have Prostate Cancer, What Now? a guide for Men and their partners, produced by David Westbrook, Rock Video Media, westymedia www.westymedia.com

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      Pelvic Floor Exercises and Prostate Cancer

      Pelvic Floor Exercises and The Bits Below the Belt DVD Surgery to treat men with prostate cancer is often followed by months of difficulty controlling urine flow, a condition known as urinary incontinence. But new research suggests that this problem may go away more quickly if the men perform certain exercises to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles. Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, found that men who were taught how to perform pelvic floor exercises before and after surgery were more likely to have regained continence three months later. Men Doing Pelvic Exercises Recover Earlier In the current study, the researchers randomly assigned 38 men scheduled for radical prostatectomy to either a treatment group or a control group. The men in the treatment group were referred to a physical therapist. They were instructed how to do Pelvic Floor Exercises both before and after surgery, using biofeedback to ensure they were using the proper muscles. The control group did not receive any formal instruction. All of the men completed questionnaires regarding bladder function at regular intervals over the next year. Overall, 82% of the patients had regained continence (defined as not needing to use any absorbent pads) by the end of the year, including about equal numbers in both groups. But on average the men who had been educated about Pelvic exercises regained continence about one month earlier than those in the control group (at 12

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      Hyperthermia Cancer Treatment

      CNBC story on using hyperthermia devices to treat cancer.Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors.The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill cancer, only recently has technology been developed that can control and focus heat specifically on tumors. Local hyperthermia treatment (heat applied to a very small area, such as a tumor) is a well-established cancer treatment. Primary malignant tumors have a bad blood circulation, which make them more sensitive to changes in temperature. “Our own clinical experience and the results of numerous published studies are highly encouraging in that increased use of hyperthermia will improve the quality of life for cancer patients and improve control of cancer recurrences.” Dr. Gerald Sokol, New Hope Cancer Center, Hudson, FL. “Hyperthermia is offering our patients new hope. We are often seeing faster responses, better cancer control, and fewer side effects.” Dr. Leland Rogers, GammaWest, Salt Lake City, Utah “Hyperthermia gives us a method to treat people when there are few other alternatives. It’s an additional form of treatment that can be done in difficult cases, usually without serious side effects or complications.” Dr. Steven Stroup, Centennial Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. “When the tumor is of

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