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PSA Levels Higher in Sedentary Men

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PSA concentrations are higher in men who engage in more sedentary behavior and lower levels of light physical activity, a study found. It is hypothesized that regular participation in physical activity may reduce prostate cancer risk through a variety of biological mechanisms including changes in energy balance, immune function, inflammation, antioxidant defenses, and endogenous hormones. Based on their results, the authors stated, evaluation of a patient’s physical activity and sedentary level before PSA testing also is important because these factors also may influence measurements and lead to a urologic diagnostic workup. Read the whole article.

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MR-US Fusion Targeted Biopsy Boosts Detection of Prostate Cancer

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Targeted biopsy of suspected prostate cancer (PCa) lesions, identified using magnetic resonance-ultrasound (MR-US) fusion, increases PCa detection and detects aggressive tumors that may be missed by conventional biopsy, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology (2012;189:86-92). Read the Article.

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VIDEO: Dr. Patrick Lee PhD, “Using viruses to target Prostate Cancer.”

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    Dr. Patrick Lee, PhD Professor Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Dr. Lee’s approach to the treatment of prostate cancer is evolutionary, forward-looking, and revolutionary: a focus on the reovirus, a naturally-occuring benign human virus. The reovirus is used directly to infect cancer cells and indirectly to activate the body’s immune system against cancer cells. Dr. Lee’s presentation at the October 2011 PCC Conference in Halifax was a definite highlight and we are thrilled that he was our special Prostate Cancer Week Awareness Night speaker. CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START

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VIDEO :Dr. Rajiv Singal “Prostate Cancer Diagnostics: the past, present, and future and the PSA controversy.”

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    Dr. Rajiv Singal MD, FRCSC Head, Division of Urology, Toronto East General Hospital Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Supervisor, Clinical Endourology and Minimally Invasive Fellowship, Toronto East General Hospital Toronto, Canada Prostate cancer remains a uniquely challenging disease. It is very common and its clinical consequences range from harmless to lethal. The challenge remains to try to distinguish between these two ends of the spectrum. Doing so will allow us to better tailor treatment, to avoid significant side effects when not necessary, and to intervene early when an individual is at risk.   CLICK ON THE

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Diagnosis on a Microchip

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Toronto’s medical community is buzzing about an invention that could change the way health professionals screen for infectious disease and cancer. “We’ve been working on this, really, for about a decade,” said Dr. Shana Kelley, a scientist at the University of Toronto. Kelley spoke as she held a small black device her hand, shaped like a smartphone but bulkier, with a microchip inside that Kelley says can determine in 15 minutes if you have cancer or an infectious disease. Read more.

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Prostate Cancer: To the biopsy and beyond

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Dr. Roger Buckley, Medical Director, Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre and Chief of Urology Dr. Denis MacDonald, Chief Pathologist and Director of Laboratories, Department of Laboratory Medicine Dr. Irv Jacobs, Chief of Radiography Department North York General Hospital The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre CLICK ON THE BLUE TEXT BELOW, TO SEE OUR VIDEOS

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Dr. Robert Bristow “Personalized Medicine in Prostate Cancer”

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On Jan. 26, 2011 Dr. Robert Bristow, gave details of a International Reseach project to PCCN-Toronto’s Awareness Night, prior to it’s public announcement -The study of cancer genetics is unlocking the secrets of prostate cancer -These secrets will give rise to new diagnostic tests and new treatments within the next 10 years. -These will be personal secrets that can be used to individualize treatment for men with prostate cancer. -and more Feb. 15, 2011 from CBC News “Prostate cancer genome to be decoded” Prostate cancer’s genetic mutations will be mapped under a new $20 million Canadian research project that aims

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