Prostate Cancer news
Too many old men get prostate cancer tests: study
Many men in their 80s get regular blood tests for prostate cancer even though there’s no evidence the…
Minimally invasive breakthrough for men’s enlarged prostates improves symptoms
A new interventional radiology treatment that blocks blood supply to men’s enlarged prostate glands shows comparable clinical results…
Many Elderly Men Are Undergoing Unnecessary PSA Screenings
A new study on the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based prostate cancer screening in the United States found…
Trapping prostate cancer cells to keep them from spreading provides hope
When prostate cancer stem cells (CSCs) were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP), the SAP stopped…
Acquisition of Robotic Technology Leads to Increased Rates of Prostate Cancer Surgery
A new study conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine shows that…
Scientists Target Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a potential target to treat an aggressive…
Change in PSA level does not predict prostate cancer
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found that change in PSA levels over time - known as…
PSA screening declines following publication of large trials, guidelines
PSA screening has declined in one large U.S. healthcare network since publication of two large screening trials and…
Genetic map of prostate cancer cracked
The genetic code of one of the most deadly cancers has been mapped by scientists for the first…
Sweeping View of Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Deep Insights
For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations…
Dutasteride not a cost-effective way to prevent prostate cancer in some men
The popular drug dutasteride may not be a cost-effective way to prevent prostate cancer in men who are…
Gene test may help spot lethal prostate tumors
Prostate tumors with a distinctive four-gene “signature” are far more lethal than others, laying the groundwork for a…
MicroRNA suppresses prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis
A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate…
Benefit of brachytherapy in patients with early-stage prostate cancer is still unclear
It remains an unresolved issue as to whether interstitial brachytherapy has advantages compared to other therapy options in…
University of Oklahoma Scientists Discover Way to Stop Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages
Cancer researchers at the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center have found a way to stop early…
Fit Friday: Reducing prostate cancer death risk, diet’s role in asthma, workout clothes
This year you’ve convinced yourself you’re going to eat better, get healthier and all that. Here’s why you…
Finnish researchers find a compound that prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells
Researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku have demonstrated that an antibiotic…
deCODE discovers genetic markers that improve the power of PSA testing for detecting prostate cancer
Scientists from deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, the UK, US, Netherlands, Spain and Romania today report…
Older men get less effective prostate cancer care
Old age is no hindrance to benefiting from prostate cancer surgery and radiation therapy, according to a new…
Genetic mutations associated with increased PSA and prostate cancer
Austrian researchers have uncovered mutations throughout the mitochondrial genome that are associated with prostate cancer. An exciting aspect…
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