Showing posts with label testosterone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label testosterone. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Cuba tests prostate cancer vaccine

At the Center for Engineering and Biotechnology (CIBG) in Camaguey, researcher and urologist Ranfis Rodriguez has administed a vaccine to cancer patients.  Fifty-six patients have received the vaccine.  Their results show that a there is a decrease in their prostate specific antigen (PSA), but with no (or little) production of testosterone.  Another researcher, Jesus Junco, hopes to treat patients with stage 3 and 4 prostate cancer with this vaccine.

In Cuba, about 2,500 men of 60+ years in age developed prostate cancer.  Of those, the mortality rate is close to 60%.  This vaccine would help many patients.

Would you be willing to take a vaccine if you were diagnosed with prostate cancer?