Prostate Cancer news

Screening for Prostate Cancer May Not Reduce Men’s Risk of Death

Screening men for prostate cancer may not reduce their risk for dying, according to a new study in…    

Biofeedback cuts urine leak after prostate surgery

For men undergoing prostate removal for prostate cancer, biofeedback training before the surgery reduces the duration and severity…    

Counseling helps sex life after prostate cancer

Even a few counseling sessions on sex after prostate cancer can help improve a couple’s sex life, at…    

Lean body mass may protect against prostate cancer

A high lean body mass - calculated using an equation to determine body mass minus the fat—may lower…    

Model of Prostate Cancer Helps Identify Promising Pain Treatment

Researchers have developed a new line of prostate cancer cells that they hope will provide a better model…    

Ack1 molecule stimulates the aggressive growth of prostate cancer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have identified a molecule that stimulates the aggressive growth of…    

Long-term hormone therapy best for prostate cancer

Men with high-risk prostate cancer fare better when they are treated with at least 12 months of hormone…    

Low PSA may not rule out prostate cancer

Even if patients have relatively low prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, a biological marker for the disease, abnormalities…    

Herbal extract may treat prostate cancer

An olive-oil based herbal extract preparation called Zyflamend suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells and induces prostate…    

Smaller prostate size, more aggressive cancer

In men with prostate cancer, a small prostate size is associated with higher grade, more advanced prostate cancer,…    

Single men may forgo retreatment of prostate cancer

Single men with Prostate cancer that has spread to the bone are less likely to receive…    

Annual Prostate Cancer Screening Test Appears to Save Lives

Men who have a yearly blood test to examine their prostate specific antigen levels are nearly three times…    

Obesity ups odds that prostate cancer will recur

Men who gain weight rapidly between the ages of 25 and 40 are twice as likely to experience…    

PSA increase predicts prostate cancer outcome

The time it takes for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels to double can help predict the clinical outcome of…    

PSA retesting interval can be individualized

Middle-aged men with an initial prostate specific antigen (PSA) level of less than 1 can safely wait for…    

Guide aims to help men understand prostate cancer

Men with Prostate cancer are living three times longer than they were 20 years ago because…    

Program boosts life for prostate cancer patients

An intervention run by specialist nurses and aided by an interactive computer program may help improve men’s quality…    

Screening spares men from advanced prostate cancer

Among middle-aged and older men, those who have had PSA tests are less likely to be found to…    

Younger men do well with prostate cancer surgery

As a treatment for Prostate cancer in men younger than 50 years of age, surgery to…    

Obesity linked with higher prostate cancer risk

Men who are overweight are more likely than thinner men to be diagnosed with