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A man is prepared for surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. Free video clip aken from the BBC medical documentary “Private life of Harley Street”.

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Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women. It is estimated that there will be more than 108,000 new cases of colon cancer in 2008 and more than 49,000 deaths from colon and rectal cancer combined. Caught early, it is often curable.

TGen researchers are working to identify the underlying genetic components of colon cancer. This information could one day yield new insights in the development of more effective strategies for early detection, prevention and treatment of this terrible disease.

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Stage IV prostate cancer means that the cancer has extended beyond the prostate capsule (the outer boundary of the prostate) and has metastasized (spread) to other distant organs or tissues. Specialists will most often recommend the following when you are diagnosed with a stage IV prostate cancer:

* Hormone therapy.
* Radical prostatectomy, with removal of the lymph nodes of the pelvis. This may be followed with radiation therapy.
* External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) optionally followed by hormone therapy.
* Radiation Seed Implant Therapy (Brachytherapy).
* Hormone therapy , External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) , or Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) as palliative treatment for symptoms.

Additionally, there are clinical trials available for:

* Combination radical prostatectomy and orchiectomy.
* Chemotherapy is also in clinical trial.

There may also be other clinical trials of new therapies that may be an option for you depending on your specific situation.

Depending on your specific situation, watchful waiting may be an option.

When choosing a treatment with your doctor, you should weigh the different side effects of each option against each other. Which side effects are you more comfortable in dealing with for a short term, or a long term?

Be sure to consider the tumor grade and/or Gleason score when choosing an option– the higher either of these numbers will indicate the need for quick and intense therapy.

check out this site for more info

http://cancer-symptoms-and-treatments.blogspot.com/

Prostate Cancer, Your Treatment Options provides information about what prostate cancer is; how it is diagnosed and treated; and what patients can expect. The video also deals with how men and their families can get information and comfort from a prostate support group.

Made with the support of: AstraZeneca, BC Cancer Agency, and Vancouver Island Prostate Cancer Research Foundation

For copies: (250)370-8204 or MediaSales@viha.ca

© 2007 Vancouver Island Health Authority

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One poster asked a question about why republicans are distorting the truth about socialized medicine. Here is one fact – Cancer rates in the USA are much higher than in the rest of the world.

Everyone has access to the same drugs and same medical procedures. The question to ask is – why is there a difference between the USA and the rest of the world on cancer survival

According to the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics, the five-year relative survival rate for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1993 and 1995 (and thus followed up to 1998 or 2000) was 59.8 percent, The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database puts concurrent U.S. rates at 95.4 percent. As with the more recent figures, there is indeed a significant difference,

The USA and Japan have highest cancer survival rates

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=91106

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716184419.htm

Averages are based on percentage of population and by different grading standards. It’s the same as calling us the biggest polluter when actually China and India are but, because their population is higher, they show less "carbon usage" per person! They same "research" probably puts us low in infant mortality rates also because, once again, we grade differently. But if you use as a source someone’s "evidence" who advocates for socialized medicine, I think it may come up a bit BIASED, don’t you?

new prostate cancer treatment

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Erectile Dysfunction and Penile implants Treatment
Dr Phillip M Katelaris Urological Surgeon Prostate Cancer Diabetes mens health and wellness
Marriage and sex and health issues
Australian leading surgeon Dr Phillip M Katelaris
produced by Westymedia David Westbrook
Australian Mens Health
www.westymedia.com

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The testimony of one man who has undertaken Professor Ben Pfeifer’s alternative treatment for prostate cancer.

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Prostate Cancer is a deadly disease that took the lives of nearly 31,000 American men in 2001. It is estimated that more than 230,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2004. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men.

There are few prostate cancer-specific drugs available even after decades of research. TGen’s mission is to accelerate the search for genes that cause prostate cancer and discover potential new drug targets.

Researchers at TGen are focused on searching for genetic identifiers that will act as predictors for prostate cancer. TGen is currently conducting the most in-depth study of its kind designed to scan the genomes of 112 families with prostate cancer to identify genetic risk factors for the disease. Once these risk factors are identified, scientists can use that information to develop diagnostic and prognostic tools to help physicians treat their patients.

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