You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Prostate Cancer news Prostate Cancer news Study links acetaminophen to lower prostate cancer risk • Prostate Cancer news • May 24 11 A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds use of 30 tablets a month or more of acetaminophen for five or more years was associated with an estimated… Coffee may reduce risk of lethal prostate cancer in men • Prostate Cancer news • May 22 11 Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard… Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients Experience 20-Year Survival Rates With Surgery • Prostate Cancer news • May 16 11 Long-term survival rates for patients with advanced prostate cancer suggest they can be good candidates for surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Their study found a 20-year… Obesity linked to higher risk of prostate cancer progression • Prostate Cancer news • May 16 11 Even when treated with hormone therapy to suppress tumor growth, obese men face an elevated risk of their prostate cancer worsening, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have… Tissue spacers reduce risk of rectal injury for prostate cancer patients • Prostate Cancer news • Apr 30 11 Injecting a tissue spacer in the prostate-rectal inter-space is an effective way to reduce the rectal dose for prostate cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, according to… Closely monitoring low-risk prostate cancer, with biopsy, does not raise risk of death • Prostate Cancer news • Apr 12 11 A Johns Hopkins study of 769 men from across the United States recently diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer shows that forgoing immediate surgery to… Novel association between Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Apr 06 11 University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have found compelling evidence that Parkinson’s disease is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer and melanoma, and that this increased… Too many old men get prostate cancer tests: study • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 29 11 Many men in their 80s get regular blood tests for prostate cancer even though there’s no evidence the tests will benefit them, according to a new study. In… Minimally invasive breakthrough for men’s enlarged prostates improves symptoms • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 29 11 A new interventional radiology treatment that blocks blood supply to men’s enlarged prostate glands shows comparable clinical results to transurethral resection of the prostate (or TURP), considered the… Many Elderly Men Are Undergoing Unnecessary PSA Screenings • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 28 11 A new study on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based prostate cancer screening in the United States found that many elderly men may be undergoing unnecessary prostate cancer screenings.… Trapping prostate cancer cells to keep them from spreading provides hope • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 10 11 When prostate cancer stem cells (CSCs) were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP), the SAP stopped cancer stem cell colony formation and also stopped… Acquisition of Robotic Technology Leads to Increased Rates of Prostate Cancer Surgery • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 10 11 A new study conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine shows that when hospitals acquire surgical robotic technology, men… Scientists Target Aggressive Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a potential target to treat an aggressive type of prostate cancer. The target, a gene called SPINK1, could be to prostate… Change in PSA level does not predict prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 25 11 Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found that change in PSA levels over time - known as PSA velocity - is a poor predictor of prostate cancer… PSA screening declines following publication of large trials, guidelines • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 25 11 PSA screening has declined in one large U.S. healthcare network since publication of two large screening trials and a set of guidelines, according to a study published online… Genetic map of prostate cancer cracked • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 11 11 The genetic code of one of the most deadly cancers has been mapped by scientists for the first time in a breakthrough that could “transform” our understanding of the disease. … Sweeping View of Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Deep Insights • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 10 11 For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations that have never before been detected and offering a deep… Dutasteride not a cost-effective way to prevent prostate cancer in some men • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 08 11 The popular drug dutasteride may not be a cost-effective way to prevent prostate cancer in men who are at elevated risk of developing the disease,… Gene test may help spot lethal prostate tumors • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 03 11 Prostate tumors with a distinctive four-gene “signature” are far more lethal than others, laying the groundwork for a test to predict which tumors need aggressive treatment, U.S. researchers said… MicroRNA suppresses prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 17 11 A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate cancer stem cells. A research team led by scientists at The… Benefit of brachytherapy in patients with early-stage prostate cancer is still unclear • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 11 11 It remains an unresolved issue as to whether interstitial brachytherapy has advantages compared to other therapy options in men with localized prostate cancer, nor do… University of Oklahoma Scientists Discover Way to Stop Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 11 11 Cancer researchers at the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center have found a way to stop early stage pancreatic cancer in research models… Fit Friday: Reducing prostate cancer death risk, diet’s role in asthma, workout clothes • Prostate Cancer news • Jan 09 11 This year you’ve convinced yourself you’re going to eat better, get healthier and all that. Here’s why you should stick to that. Adding to… Finnish researchers find a compound that prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 20 10 Researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku have demonstrated that an antibiotic called “monensin” prevents the growth of… deCODE discovers genetic markers that improve the power of PSA testing for detecting prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Dec 16 10 Scientists from deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, the UK, US, Netherlands, Spain and Romania today report the discovery of a… Page 7 of 21 pages « First < 5 6 7 8 9 > Last » << Back to main