Health Highlights: May 18, 2005

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Vitamin D May Prolong Life of Prostate Cancer Patients A potent form of vitamin D developed at Oregon Health & Science University may extend the lives of dying prostate cancer patients, according to a new study. It included 250 men with advanced tumors that continued to grow despite treatment with radiation or surgery and subsequent drug therapy. Currently, such patients receive the chemotherapy drug docetaxel, which extends their lives for an average of 16 months. The new study found that ... (more)  

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