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	<title>PSA Rising Prostate Cancer Blog &#187; Prostate Cancer</title>
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		<title>Obesity as a Factor in Prostate Cancer Treatment Options</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/obesity-as-a-factor-in-prostate-cancer-treatment-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Scherr M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PCa Treatments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY DOUGLAS SCHERR M.D.
Obesity is becoming an increasing concern with regard to prostate cancer treatment decisions as the number of patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of greater than 30 grows.   While there hasn’t been conclusive study into the area, it has been generally found that obesity is a negative risk factor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Prostate Screening in Seattle November 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle Prostate Institute, an affiliate of Swedish Cancer Institute, is offering free prostate cancer screening tests on Fri., Nov. 20 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at their offices in the 1101 Madison Medical Tower, Suite 1101, on the Swedish/First Hill Campus.

This complimentary screening – which is recommended for men 50 or older and those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASTRO Prostate Cancer News Headlines Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/astro-prostate-cancer-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/astro-prostate-cancer-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beam Radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCa Treatments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host news briefings with accompanying live webcasts on the top cancer research papers from its 51st Annual Meeting to be held this coming week in Chicago. Prostate cancer features in three of briefings. Here are the headlines:
News briefing 1:
Monday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. (Central); 9:00 a.m. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gavin Rodden Update</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/2147/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Rodden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhabdomyosarcoma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gavin Rodden, the 8 year boy fighting metastatic muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, which began in muscle in his prostate, now has a web page at CaringBridge, Gavin the Strong:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/gavinthestrong
Gavin is taking chemotherapy in Houston. To donate to the Medical Fund that Shannon&#8217;s employer has set up for Gavin (see details in our previous post) send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dendreon to seek Provenge approval in November &#8211; Reuters</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/dendreon-to-seek-provenge-approval-in-november-reuters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/dendreon-to-seek-provenge-approval-in-november-reuters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Provenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dendreon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters and WAll Street Journal report today that Dendreon plans to seek US FDA approval for Provenge prostate cancer vaccine in November. Dendreon  &#8220;expects regulators to act on the application by the middle of next year, the company said on Thursday.&#8221;
To start from an updated report in the Wall Street Journal, which adds this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Ward: Pioneer Prostate Cancer Activist</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/rick-ward-pioneer-pca-activist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/rick-ward-pioneer-pca-activist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brachytherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Ward, of Deer Lodge, Montana and San Antonio,Texas, a pioneering prostate cancer awareness advocate and activist, died recently of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 
Rick, an Air Force veteran aged 71, will be remembered for his tremendous contribution to Seedpods brachytherapy mailing list, for his dedication to helping Veterans faced with cancer and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Genetic Variants Linked with Risk of Prostate Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/researchers-link-multiple-new-snps-with-risk-of-prostate-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/researchers-link-multiple-new-snps-with-risk-of-prostate-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chromosome 8q24]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have identified seven new genetic variants that appear to be linked with increase risk of prostate cancer. Among these are four new &#8220;single-letter&#8221; genetic variants on one particular chromosome, called 8q24.   
This chromosomal region has previously been associated with breast, colon, and bladder cancer.  The discoveries identifying the four new genetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick for Profit Says Insurance Companies Get Rich By Denying Care</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/sick-for-profit-says-insurance-companies-get-rich-by-denying-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/sick-for-profit-says-insurance-companies-get-rich-by-denying-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=1891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brave New Films&#8217; video Sick for Profit opens with a clip of a woman, Jo Joshua Godfrey, who says Cigna cut off her coverage by telling her she had nothing wrong with her, when they knew &#8212; as she did not &#8212; that her scans showed she had lung cancer. 
I would go to CIGNA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Urologists to Huddle With Drug Companies in Montreal Canada Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/urologists-huddle-with-drug-companies-in-montreal-canada-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/urologists-huddle-with-drug-companies-in-montreal-canada-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug companies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=1884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[the 4th C2 Academic Retreat (C2R) being organized jointly by the Canadian Urologic Oncology Group (CUOG) and the Canadian Urology Research Consortium (CURC) is scheduled for the weekend of September 25 to 27, 2009 at the fashionable hotel called W in Montreal. 
According to UroToday, &#8220;this three-day educational event will include provocative &#8216;Town Hall&#8217; sessions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drive Against Prostate Cancer bus returns to Tulsa, Sept 18</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/drive-against-prostate-cancer-bus-returns-to-tulsa-sept-18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/09/drive-against-prostate-cancer-bus-returns-to-tulsa-sept-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TULSA – For the fifth year in a row, KJRH 2 Works for You has partnered with Saint Francis Health Systems to bring the National Prostate Cancer Coalition’s free prostate cancer screenings to Tulsa onboard the Drive Against Prostate Cancer bus. 
In addition, this year’s event will also include free screening services by the Tulsa [...]]]></description>
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