A patient’s socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a…

A shorter, five-week course of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer sessions, known as hypofractionation, appears to be just as effective…

Hypofractionated radiation treatment, a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy, is significantly more effective…

A pair of studies in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, lay to rest the decades-long concern that lower total cholesterol may lead to cancer, and in fact lower cholesterol…

In trying to better predict a patient’s response to chemotherapy for cancer treatment, a team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and…

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence…

More and more men with prostate cancer who opt to have the organ surgically removed are choosing less invasive keyhole “prostatectomy” over the more traditional open or “radical” prostatectomy.

Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) can now answer the question that baffles many clinicians - why do some men with elevated prostate specific antigen…

Doctors do not involve men enough in discussions about whether to undergo screening for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

They said while many doctors agree that…

Prostate cancer patients of low socioeconomic status are more likely to die than patients with higher incomes. That is the finding of a new study from Swiss researchers…

Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Few Side Effects from Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery

The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications…

Immune therapies have been explored as a way to treat cancer after it develops. But a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive…

Rutgers University and two collaborators have received a $3.4 million research grant to develop tools aimed at improving the identification of prostate cancer using MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging.

A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study by researchers…

Researchers have found a stem cell, a kind of master cell, that may cause at least some types of prostate cancer.

Their findings are only experimental - the stem cells were…

Researchers confirmed previous findings that the sexual transmitted infection known as Trichomonas vaginalis is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in a study published…

A new type of stem cell discovered in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer,…

A virus known to cause leukemia and tumors in animals can be found in some prostate tumors and might be one cause of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on…

Men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to their youthful…

Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers…

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is making experts available to discuss the risks, treatment and prevention options surrounding prostate cancer during September, which is National Prostate Cancer Awareness…

Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for…

Men who drink beer or liquor on a regular basis may face a heightened risk of several different types of cancer, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that among…

Although being tall does not appear to influence the overall risk of prostate cancer, it may have a role in certain manifestations of the disease, US and German researchers…

Important news for men with prostate cancer: first, the cancer tends to grow so slowly that only a fraction of patients actually die from it.

Second, men with low-grade cancer…