prostate tumor

Curry spice component may help slow prostate tumor growth

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 02/09/2012 - 23:00

(Thomas Jefferson University) Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy, a study from researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center suggests.


 

Key pathway in end-stage prostate cancer tumor progression block...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 07/19/2010 - 22:00

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that blocking one of the enzymatic steps that allow a prostate tumor to produce androgens could be the key in halting a tumor's growth.


 

Carbohydrate restriction may slow prostate tumor growth

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 05/25/2009 - 22:00

(Duke University Medical Center) Restricting carbohydrates, regardless of weight loss, appears to slow the growth of prostate tumors, according to an animal study being published this week by researchers in the Duke Prostate Center.