November 23, 2009
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   THE BRADY UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE • JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE

   A PUBLICATION OF THE PATRICK C . WALSH PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH FUND

   TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume V, Winter 2009

  • Do the Math: Genetic Risks Add Up
    New Findings May Lead to First-Ever Genetic Test for Prostate Cancer
  • Frozen Treasure:
    Biorepository a World Resource for Scientists

  • For Men with High-Risk Cancer, New Clinic Offers One-Stop Shopping

  • Patrick Walsh and Charlie Rose
  • Good News for Men in Their Thirties
  • Study:
    Men with Gleason 6 or Lower: Prognosis Is Excellent
  • Radical Prostatectomy vs. Radiation:
    How to Compare the Results?
  • Statins:
    Drugs that Lower Cholesterol May Help Ward Off Lethal Prostate Cancer
  • Finasteride: Are the Risks Worth it?
  • Not Just Sparing the Nerves, But Giving Them Extra Protection
  • The Cancer Seems Small: Is It Safe to Treat Just One Part of the Prostate?
  • Learning More About the Risks of Expectant Management
  • Inspired by Lance Armstrong:
    "Turning up the Heat" on Prostate Cancer Funded by Safeway, its customers, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Led by Hopkins


    • THE PATRICK C. WALSH
    PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH FUND
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    Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baker
    Family Foundation
    Mary Ann and Bill Becker
    Dr. and Mrs. Peter S. Bing
    Jennifer A. Chalsty
    John S. Chalsty
    The Deeks Family Foundation
    R. Christian B. Evensen
    Phyllis and Brian L. Harvey
    Heather C. and Patrick Henry
    Charlton C. and F. Patrick Hughes
    Beverly A. and Gary L. McDonald
    Beth W. and A. Ross Myers
    Nancy and Jim O’Neal
    Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Sandman
    The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
    Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz
    Virginia and Warren Schwerin
    Carolyn and Bill Stutt
    Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Thornton Jr.
    Luciana and Joe Vittoria


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    THE PATRICK C. WALSH
    PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH FUND AWARDEES
    Read About the Research You Have Helped Make Possible


    What Does the Prostate's Very Early Development Have To Do With Advanced Cancer?


    Chemically Silenced Genes Give Clues to Cancer, Lead to New Tests


    Setting a "Speed Limit" on PSA


    Putting the Brakes on Prostate Cancer: Time for "Peter Pan" to Grow Up


    MRI Robot Is Powered by a Brand-New Kind of Motor
    How Do You Measure a "Smart Bomb?"


    Radiation Therapy Prolongs Life in Men with Recurrent Cancer


    When Hormones Stop Working: New Receptors May Explain Why

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