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	<title>PSA Rising Prostate Cancer Blog</title>
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		<title>Provenge Trial Ongoing &amp; Recruiting At Eight US Centers</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/provenge-open-label-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clinical trials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dendreon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Provenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sipuleucel-T]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An open-label study of Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) is ongoing at 8 centers across the USA. This is a Phase 2 Study enrolling men with  Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC). 
The aim of this study is to measure the immune responses to treatment with sipuleucel-T (Provenge).  All participants will receive the drug. 
&#8220;Subjects will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mural for a Cancer Patient Tells a Story of Broken Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/a-mural-for-a-cancer-patient/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/a-mural-for-a-cancer-patient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=2229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regina Holliday has painted a mural on the side of a gas station in Washington DC to tell the story of a day in her husband Fred&#8217;s struggle with broken healthcare. At ge 39, Fred was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer.

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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>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/obesity-as-a-factor-in-prostate-cancer-treatment-options/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Scherr M.D.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PCa Treatments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robotic surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laparoscopic surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robotic RRP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatment]]></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>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/2207/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/11/2207/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prostate Cancer]]></category>

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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>
		<category><![CDATA[ASTRO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=2199</guid>
		<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>Obama Orders Medical Marijuana Use Allowed Where State Law Makes it Legal</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/feds-halt-medical-marijuana-prosectutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/feds-halt-medical-marijuana-prosectutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pres. Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has changed Federal policies on regulation of medical marijuana use under state law. During his presidential race last year, Barack Obama said that he intended to halt raids of medical marijuana facilities operating legally under state laws. Today, new Justice Department guidelines brought this change about.
The new guidelines order federal drug agents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viral Message &#8212; Ayurvedic Treatment for H1N1/Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/viral-message-ayurvedic-med-for-h1ni-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/viral-message-ayurvedic-med-for-h1ni-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurvedic medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Vinay Goyal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1/Swine Flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=2160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All over the internet people are receiving and passing on messages starting out with words like this:

Received this excellent advice regarding H1N1/Swine Flu from . . .  
The blog post or email forwards a message that starts out:
Subject: Possible swine flu prevention
This message is from Dr. Vinay Goyal a renowned doctor who visited last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gavin Rodden Update</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/2147/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/2147/#comments</comments>
		<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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/?p=2147</guid>
		<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>Gavin Rodden, age 8, fights a rare childhood cancer that began in his prostate</title>
		<link>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/gavin-rodden-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psa-rising.com/blog/2009/10/gavin-rodden-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacquie strax</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Rodden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prostate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhabdomyosarcoma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eight-year-old Gavin Rodden was diagnosed recently with a rare childhood cancer, which began in his prostate. 
Rhabdomyosarcoma (Rhab-do-my-o-sarcoma) is an aggressive form of cancer that starts in a muscle cell and may spread quite rapidly. In Gavin&#8217;s case the cancer has already spread from the prostate to his lungs. Possible treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, [...]]]></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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