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Short-Term Mortality Increased After Prostate Biopsy
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A small but significant increase in mortality is seen within 120 days of transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy, according to a report in the August 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
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Aspirin May Help Prevent, Treat Osteoporosis: Animal Study
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Researchers have shown in a mouse model of osteoporosis that low-dose aspirin can inhibit osteoclasts and activate osteoblasts, according to research published online in the open access journal PLoS (Public Library of Science) One. Reuters Health Information
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Genetic Loci Prone to Homozygosity Linked to Carcinomas
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Homozygosity at certain "hot spot" gene locations appears to play an important role in cancer susceptibility, scientists at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for March 26. Reuters Health Information
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Growth Protein May Provide New Target for Prostate Cancer
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Inhibition of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 5a/b (Stat5a/b), the key mediator of prolactin effects in prostate cancer cells, kills cancer cells and inhibits xenograft growth in mice, researchers report in the March 1st issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Reuters Health Information
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