Prostate Cancer News Archive: 31-Oct-2005

• Michigan researchers pinpoint possible cause of prostate cancer (Canada.com)
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School are part of a team that has discovered a possible cause of prostate cancer, a finding they say could result in better forms of treatment or possibly a cure.



• Gene link to prostate cancer (The Telegraph)
  New Delhi, Oct. 30: A defective version of an enzyme that helps expel toxins from the body raises the risk of prostate cancer among tobacco users, according to scientists studying the genetics of this male cancer in Indians.



• Blair to speak out on poor prostate cancer treatment (Guardian Unlimited)
  One in four men with prostate cancer is receiving 'unacceptable' care on the NHS, a study will reveal this week. The report is being published as Tony Blair prepares to admit there is a lack of public understanding about the disease and patients are failing to get the best treatment.



• New prostate cancer clue (Newsday.com)
  Prostate cancer may result when two genes accidentally combine within a cell, a research finding that may point to new ways to diagnose and treat the disease.



• Findings identify likely origins of prostate cancer (Great News Network)
  Ann Arbor, MI - Researchers have found a set of genes that may play a key role in prostate cancer - a discovery that doctors are hailing as a major breakthrough that changes the way they think about the genetic roots of the disease.



• Leukemia Drug Shows Modest Benefit for Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
  Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have found that the leukemia drug imatinib (Gleevec), which is being tested in various cancers including colon, ovarian and pancreas, may not work alone against prostate cancer . Previous studies have already found that imatinib is ineffective for metastatic prostate cancer . This new study shows only modest benefits in suppressing PSA levels for

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