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How red wine can reduce risk of lethal prostate cancer - International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 226

2019-05-16 12:23:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

In an analysis from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, investigators evaluated the relation of alcohol consumption in their over 45,000 study participants to the development of lethal prostate cancer. They related alcohol first to the overall risk of prostate cancer among all subjects, then focused on the 5,182 men who developed non-metastatic prostate cancer to judge their risk of developing lethal prostate cancer or mortality.

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Single-Dose Radiation Found Effective for Prostate Cancer

2017-06-22 17:12:13| Extremetech

The results are in from a two-year study from Europe, concerning single-dose iridium therapy for prostate cancer. The post Single-Dose Radiation Found Effective for Prostate Cancer appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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Force Fields Become a Weapon in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer

2017-06-20 19:00:04| Extremetech

Straight out of sci-fi and coming soon to your hometown medical school, this technique exploits a physical property so fundamental that it almost looks low-tech. The post Force Fields Become a Weapon in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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This Tiny Radioactive Implant is a Powerhouse for Treating Prostate Cancer

2017-06-19 19:56:47| Extremetech

For prostate and penile cancer, scientists have developed an implant the size of a grain of rice that can deliver targeted radiation to the problem area and nowhere else. The post This Tiny Radioactive Implant is a Powerhouse for Treating Prostate Cancer appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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