Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk
US researchers warned Tuesday of an alarming link between vitamin E supplements and a 17 percent increased risk of prostate cancer, describing the findings as an “important public health concern.
Vitamin E boosts prostate cancer risk
Treatments for Prostate Cancer
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01268
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer#Treatment
Prostate Test Found to Save Few Lives
The PSA blood test, used to screen for prostate cancer, saves few lives and leads to risky and unnecessary treatments for large numbers of men, two large studies have found. But it has been difficult to know whether finding prostate cancer early saves lives. Most of the cancers tend to grow very slowly and are never a threat and, with the faster-growing ones, even early diagnosis might be too late.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/health/19cancer.html?ref=health
Studies cast doubt on prostate cancer screenings
Whether to screen men for prostate cancer has been a controversial topic for at least 20 years. Many clinicians have believed that finding a tumor early and cutting it out is the best possible way to treat prostate cancer, just as it is for most tumors. Critics of the screening have argued that many prostate tumors grow so slowly that the patient is likely to die of other causes before the tumor becomes a threat. They contend that early treatment can cause more damage than leaving the tumor alone.
Freezing Prostate Cancer
A new, minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer that freezes the tumor without harming surrounding healthy tissue appears to allow men to remain sexually active and maintain bladder control, potentially eliminating or reducing the incontinence and impotence that plague many men who undergo radical prostate surgery.
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/diseases/articles/freezing_prostate_cancer.html
