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US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber to jail
Nov 20th, 2009 - The Independent
A US senator has written to Gordon Brown, demanding the immediate return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's...
Dendreon's potential prostate cancer treatment Provenge gets May 1 FDA review date
Nov 20th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
SEATTLE (AP) - Biotechnology company Dendreon Corp. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will make a regulatory decision on the potential prostate cancer vaccine Provenge by May 1. The drug is aimed at treating prostate cancer...
Lockerbie row reignited as Megrahi exceeds life expectancy when released
Nov 20th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the families of American victims of the Lockerbie bombing have reignited a row over the medical advice that allowed him to be freed early from his 27-year sentence.Composer Lloyd Webber in hospital after cancer op
Nov 18th, 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been re-admitted to hospital after developing a chronic infection following surgery for prostate cancer.
A statement on his website said that despite the complication...Breast cancer guidelines highlight health care split
Nov 18th, 2009 - Newsday
The reaction to new government guidelines this week that call for fewer breast cancer screenings highlights an already spirited schism on the issue. On one side are women's health organizations...
Prostate Cancer videos from YouTube:
1:24Prostate Cancer
Animation explaining what prostate cancer is, provided by Dr. Rajaratnam. DrRajMD.com
2:46Prostate Cancer - Radical Prostatectomy
This is a educational video for the prostate cancer patient and their family. Depending on the individual patient, a radical prostatectomy, might a procedure that your urologist could recommend as treatment.
2:04Prostate Cancer- Knowledge Through Humor
This is a humorous look at a serious subject, prostate cancer. Using old western clips, the video explains what prostate cancer is and encourages men to get a PSA test when appropriate.
2:09Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis
A 55 year-old man, who refused a rectal exam for years, is informed that he has prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer from WikiPedia:
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. The cancer cells may metastasize (spread) from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, or erectile dysfunction. Other symptoms can potentially develop during later stages of the disease.
Rates of detection of prostate cancers vary widely across the world, with South and East Asia detecting less frequently than in Europe, and especially the United States. Prostate cancer tends to develop in men over the age of fifty and although it is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men, many never have symptoms, undergo no therapy, and eventually die of other causes.
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