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Desk jobs could raise the risk of prostate cancer - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"Men who have desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer, research suggests.
A study found those who spend most of their working lives sitting down are almost 30 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than those with very active jobs. "
The latest breakthroughs that could help Andrew Lloyd Webber beat prostate cancer - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer 'in its very early stages' is fortunate to have caught the disease in good time.
He is now receiving treatment and expects to be 'fully back at work before the end of the year'. "
I have cancer, says Lloyd Webber - The Independent 26th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The Oscar-winning composer of some of the most successful British musicals of all time has been admitted to hospital and is undergoing treatment. "
Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer - The Observer 25th October 2009
"Composer undergoing treatment for condition that affects more than 30,000 men each year in Britain"
Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer - The Observer 25th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
His management agency Brown Lloyd James said the condition was in its very early stages and he expected to "be fully back at work before the end of the year"."
Andrew Lloyd Webber being treated for prostate cancer - The Sunday Times 25th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer, is receiving treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, a spokesman disclosed today.
Lord Lloyd-Webber, who is best known for musicals such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera, is understood to have received the diagnosis within the last few weeks following a biopsy. "
Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer - Daily Mail 25th October 2009
"Andrew Lloyd-Webber is being treated for prostate cancer, it emerged today.
The composer was diagnosed with the disease, which is the most common cancer in British men, in the past few weeks."
Lloyd Webber treated for cancer - BBC Health News 25th October 2009
"Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 61, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, it has been disclosed.
His spokesman said in a statement that the condition was currently in its very early stages"
Wirral oncology centre treats 100th patient with radical cancer therapy - Wirral Globe 19th October 2009
"CLATTERBRIDGE Centre for Oncology has treated its 100th prostate cancer patient with a special form of therapy.
Brachytherapy, initially introduced at the hospital thanks to a generous donation from Wirral and North Cheshire Prostate Cancer Support Group, is firmly established as one of the most successful ways to treat early stage prostate cancer. "
Experts find 'faulty' gene linked to cancers - The Independent 7th October 2009
"British scientists have identified a faulty gene linked to over half of all breast cancer cases, in what they claim is a major breakthrough in fighting the killer disease.
The gene is also linked to half of bowel and prostate cancers and one in four ovarian and bladder cancers, said the experts from Cambridge University's pathology department."
Scientists find gene that stops some cancers in their tracks - The Guardian 5th October 2009
"Scientists have identified a gene they believe plays a major role in more than half of all breast cancers and a significant portion of other tumours.
The gene, which helps to stop cancer cells in their tracks, came to light after researchers noticed it was missing from tissues that had been removed from breast cancers for testing. The lack of the gene has also been implicated in half of all cases of colon and prostate cancer, and a quarter of ovarian and bladder tumours."
Scientists hail key breast cancer gene advance - The Times 5th October 2009
"Scientists have hailed the discovery of one of the most important genetic links to breast cancer after finding a gene that is thought to play a role in more than half of all tumours.
The gene is also implicated in the development of half of bowel and prostate cancers and a quarter of ovarian and bladder cancers. "
Breast cancer gene discovery 'most important for 20 years' - Daily Telegraph 5th October 2009
"Scientists have found a faulty gene linked to half of all breast cancers which experts have hailed as the most important discovery in the disease since the 1970s. "
Breast cancer experts make most important gene discovery for 20 years - Daily Mail 5th October 2009
"Scientists have made a breakthrough in pinpointing a gene linked to more than half of all breast cancers, it was announced today.
The gene is also thought to be linked to half of bowel and prostate cancers and a quarter of ovarian and bladder cancers."
Key cancer spread gene found - BBC Health News 5th October 2009
"Scientists have pinpointed a gene linked to more than half of all breast cancers.
The gene, NRG1 (neuregulin-1), is also thought to play a role in many bowel, prostate, ovarian and bladder tumours."
Health news: The stem cell jab for prostate cancer and how glasses could help stroke victims - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
Spectacles that help rewire the brain are being used to help frail and elderly patients walk again.
The specs, which cost around £1,600 and were developed in Israel, are designed for those who are unsteady on their feet.
Prostate screening under scrutiny - BBC Health News 24th September 2009
Routine screening for prostate cancer has come under further scrutiny after two studies concluded it may do more harm than good.
European researchers found the current prostate specific antigen (PSA) test cannot reliably rule out a future diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer 'increases risk of heart problems' - Daily Telegraph 23rd September 2009
Hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer can increase the risk of suffering heart problems by more than a quarter, scientists have found.
Killer prostate cancer test hope - BBC Health News 23rd September 2009
Scientists have discovered a protein that predicts survival from prostate cancer at diagnosis.
A University of Liverpool team found the presence of heat shock protein-27 (Hsp-27) was a key marker of how prostate cancer would progress.
Nine new clues in hunt for prostate cancer drug - Daily Mail 21st September 2009
Nine further genes associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer have been discovered, raising hopes of developing new drugs to treat the condition.
Men with faulty versions of the genes are twice as likely to develop the disease than those with healthy ones, Cambridge University researchers say.
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