Study Shows That Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture

medicalnewstoday.com     May 16, 2008            

As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from Garvan's Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study suggests that men with prostate cancer face a 50%... [read full story]                

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Prostate cancer increases fracture risk

upi.com     May 16, 2008          

SYDNEY, May 15 (UPI) -- Research by scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research in Australia shows a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Tuan Nguyen, who initiated the study, analyzed data on 822 men from Dubbo, Australia, for nearly 20 years, who were 60...                

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Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races

kxan.com     May 16, 2008          

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher prostate cancer risk than Hispanic men, information which may help doctors identify men who are more likely to develop the disease, U.S. researchers say. They collected blood samples from 932 white...                

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Prostate Cancer Increases Fracture Risk

redorbit.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT Research by scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research in Australia shows a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Tuan Nguyen, who initiated the study, analyzed data on 822 men from Dubbo, Australia, for nearly 20...                

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Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races

healthcentral.com     May 15, 2008          

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher prostate cancer risk than Hispanic men, information which may help doctors identify men who are more likely to develop the disease, U.S. researchers say. They collected blood samples from 932 white...                

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Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races

medicinenet.com     May 16, 2008          

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher They collected blood samples from 932 white men and 414 Hispanic men from south Texas and looked for mutations from the nuclear vitamin D receptor (CDX2 and FokI), which modulates the actions of...                

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