Radiotherapy ‘effective against early breast cancer’
Radiotherapy can effectively stop very early breast cancer returning years after surgery, new research suggests. The researchers found that the most effective approach was radiotherapy of the whole breast followed by a boost

Obesity In Prostate Cancer Patients Predicts Cancer Recurrence And Progression
Obesity in a patient is an independent predictor of whether localized prostate cancer will progress following radiotherapy treatment, say researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.In a study reported in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Cancer, researchers found that moderately and severely obese patients had a 99 percent greater risk of developing biochemical failure (an early marker of cancer progression) than other patients. [click link for full article]

Obesity raises recurrence risk of prostate cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Obese men have an increased risk of cancer recurrence after undergoing treatment with radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer, new research shows.

Breast Cancer Risk Increased With Weight Gain In Postmenopausal Women
Weight gain, particularly after menopause, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women, according to an article in the July 12 issue of JAMA.Background information in the article indicates that weight loss after menopause lowers circulating estrogen hormones in women, and because estrogen is directly related to breast cancer, weight loss is thought to decrease risk of the disease. [click link for full article]

Prostate patients ‘have needless surgery’
Radical treatment for prostate cancer is a waste of time for most men, scientists have claimed.They said surgery or radiotherapy does little to improve survival chances but can lead to impotence and incontinence. Read the facts on prostate cancer here