What's new in the field of prostate cancer chemoprevention?

Curr Oncol Rep. 2004 May;6(3):237-42. doi: 10.1007/s11912-004-0055-9.

Abstract

Chemoprevention trials for several malignancies are completed, planned, or underway. Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and understandably has received considerable recent attention as a potential target for chemoprevention. This article examines chemoprevention trials for prostate cancer, including the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial, and cyclooxygenase inhibitors in the prevention of prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / therapeutic use
  • Chemoprevention / methods
  • Chemoprevention / trends*
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Selenium / therapeutic use
  • Vitamin E / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Vitamin E
  • Selenium