Topic: Stephen Freedland

Statins may lower rates of prostate cancer recurrence

A new study suggests that men who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are a third less likely to suffer from recurrences of ...
Statin drugs may lessen the risk for return of prostate cancer in individuals who have undergone radical prostatectomy, a recent study concludes...
Cigarette smoking is associated with more advanced prostate tumors among men undergoing radical prostatectomy, but there appears to be little...

Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer -- including aggressive, fast-growing tumors, a new study finds.Researchers found that among 190 men who underwent biopsies for possibl
Study: Older prostate cancer patients may fare worse when given hormone-blocking drugs aloneA prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older