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There are always interesting items on THE NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK and I hope that some of you have bookmarked the site. For those of you who haven’t here are some the of the subjects covered currently:
-- Making informed and sensible choices about PSA testing
-- COX-2 inhibitors unlikely to prevent prostate cancer
-- Is the TMPRSS2-ERG marker for prostate cancer clinically relevant?
-- Long-term follow-up of patients needing post-RP salvage radiation
-- New newsletter about the DOD’s prostate cancer research program
-- Men are NOT well informed about PSA testing
-- The ability to diagnose prostate cancer using microchips
-- Prostate cancer news reports: Thursday, October, 2009 (including items on Risks for prostate cancer from smoking and increased adipose tissue; The role of religious activities in prostate cancer testing among African Americans; Blood loss at the time of surgery and risk for progressive disease)
-- Prostate cancer risk and the value of the PCPT risk calculator
-- Long-term follow-up of patients needing post-RP salvage radiation
