Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Health News

General Petraeus Has Prostate Cancer

Oct. 6, 2009
Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American military forces in the Middle East, received a diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer in February.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Seed implants better for prostate cancer

CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Two studies say brachytherapy -- radiation seed implants -- is a superior treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, officials at a Chicago non-profit say.
Sensenbrenner says he has prostate cancer

Sensenbrenner says he has prostate cancer

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., has early-stage prostate cancer but says that it won't stop him from keeping a hectic schedule.

Web site individualizes prostate therapy

LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. doctors say their free online computer tool helps cancer specialists access the latest prostate cancer research to better individualize treatment.

Drug blocks prostate cancer in mice

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23 (UPI) -- An experimental drug has blocked the progression of prostate cancer in mice with an aggressive form of the disease, Ohio State University researchers said.

Vaccine prevents prostate cancer in mice

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- University of Southern California researchers have developed a vaccine that prevented cancer in 90 mice genetically predestined for prostate cancer.

Many men overtreated for prostate cancer

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- About half of U.S. men with lower-risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation when a wait-and-see approach would have been an option, a study finds.

Early stage prostate cancer often worsens

OREBRO, Sweden, June 10 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers have found that untreated prostate cancer often becomes more aggressive and lethal as the years go by than previously thought.

Kerry set for prostate cancer surgery

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Sen. John Kerry entered Johns Hopkins Hospital early Wednesday to undergo prostate cancer surgery. The Massachusetts Democrat said the cancer will not derail his presidential bid, and he expects full recovery.

New prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A new study in its early phase suggests a cancer vaccine made with prostate cancer patients' own cells is safe and effectively triggers an immune system attack on the tumor. Dr. Johannes Vieweg of Duke University Medical Center tested the experimental vac

New prostate cancer test in works

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Measuring biochemicals tied to genetic changes in
1 of 29
French Open tennis in Paris
View Caption
Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa