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The new test is based on the identification of genes involved in this type of cancer, unlike those in the market, less precise, identifying markers, said the chief of urology at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Antonio Alcaraz.

Spanish specialists saw that this technique is simple and noninvasive technique for early detection of bladder cancer.

The method to diagnose the tumor through the screening of 14 genes, and development is expected to gradually reduce the number of cystoscopy, a test that involves the exploration of the bladder through the urethra.

The results of the new technique, reached after seven years of research and investment of one million euros could be on the market in 2013.

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The FDA (the U.S. Agency of Medicines), gave its approval to the first therapeutic vaccine against prostate cancer, designed for the own immune system to attack tumor. “Provenge” is the first therapy of its kind to support this regulatory agency.

It is indicated for those patients with prostate cancer who have stopped responding to hormone therapy. Though considered a vaccine, it is not a preventive measure to avoid the disease.

The treatment designed by a Seattle-based company, Dendreon Corp, encourages own defense system to attack cancer cells. This will extract the patient’s white blood cells, which are processed in the laboratory with a protein genetically modified to make them more potent against the tumor, then reintroduced in the blood of affected.

By using the person’s own blood cells, does not cause side effects that it produces currently used chemotherapy against this disease.

The phase III clinical trial IMPACT, involving 512 men with this type of tumor, found that Provenge reduced the risk of mortality in these patients by 22.5% compared with placebo and prolonged their survival an average of four months .

Following the move by the FDA, the company must supply the vaccine to approximately 50 U.S. centers and expects to increase its production capacity next year, which will expand its offices to other states.

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Maybe the bars should consider changing their snacks and offer its visitors nuts instead of peanuts, because according to one study, these nuts have great health benefits for men. The great news is that eating nuts is not only good for the heart, but also to fight prostate cancer.

Researchers at the University of California-Davis, U.S., conducted a study in mice, to test the effects that the nuts were on their health. It is shown that after the nuts are beneficial for heart disease and that reduced levels of endothelin, a substance that increases blood vessel inflammation, pointing to the hypothesis that walnuts could also benefit other patients.

The Endothelin is a substance that also occurs in large doses in patients with prostate cancer. Therefore, invetigadores fed one group of mice genetically programmed to suffer this evil, and found that their tumors were 50% smaller and grew 30% slower than tumors in animals were not fed with walnuts.

Nutrition is one of the factors that affect the appearance of prostate cancer, and foods like nuts, olive oil and oily fish can contribute to the prevention of evil.

Properties nuts:

Its polyunsaturated vegetable oils can reduce up to 50% the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Because of its serotonin content, help to prevent hunger, so they are a good choice for your daily snacks. In addition, they give you lots of energy.

They are good source of vitamin E and have antioxidant properties.

With the zinc from nuts, you can maintain healthy skin and hair (and avoid problems of seborrhoea and balding).

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