July 25, 2007
Jefferson scientists find aging gene also protects against prostate cancer development
Cancer scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have shown that a gene that is involved in regulating aging also blocks prostate cancer cell growth. The researchers, led by Kimmel Cancer Center director Richard Pestell, M.D., Ph.D., hope the newly found connection will aid in better understanding the development of prostate cancer and lead to new drugs against the disease.
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February 18, 2008
Prostate Cancer Gene Therapy (Trackback)
Prostate Gland Cancer Surgery Is An Option For Older Men
Although surgery is often recommended as a cure for prostate gland cancer, many men are currently denied this option simply on the grounds of age and most surgeons will not carry out prostate surgery on men over the age of seventy. But things may be ab…