Prostate Cancer News

What is Prostate cancer?

The prostate gland is found only in males. It is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The tube that carries urine (the urethra) runs through the center of the prostate. The prostate contains cells that make some of the fluid (semen) that protects and nourishes the sperm.

There are several types of cells in the prostate, but nearly all prostate cancers start in the gland cells. This kind of cancer is known as adenocarcinoma.

Some prostate cancers can grow and spread quickly, but most of the time, prostate cancer grows slowly. Autopsy studies show that many older men (and even some younger men) who died of other causes also had prostate cancer that never caused them problems. In many cases neither they nor their doctors even knew they had it.

Benefit of brachytherapy in patients with early-stage prostate cancer is still unclear
Jan 11 11


 

University of Oklahoma Scientists Discover Way to Stop Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages
Jan 11 11


 

Fit Friday: Reducing prostate cancer death risk, diet’s role in asthma, workout clothes
Jan 09 11


 

Finnish researchers find a compound that prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells
Dec 20 10


 

deCODE discovers genetic markers that improve the power of PSA testing for detecting prostate cancer
Dec 16 10


 

Older men get less effective prostate cancer care
Dec 08 10


 

Genetic mutations associated with increased PSA and prostate cancer
Dec 02 10


 

New prostate cancer imaging shows real-time tumor metabolism
Nov 29 10


 

Prostate cancer clinical stage does not predict recurrence
Nov 22 10


 

Prostate technique provides new insights
Nov 19 10


 

New drug targets vitamin D receptors in hormone resistant prostate cancers
Nov 18 10


 

Prostate cancer screening improves quality of life by catching disease before it spreads
Oct 25 10


 

Prostate cancer patients are at increased risk of precancerous colon polyps
Oct 19 10


 

Low-income men show more high-risk prostate tumors
Oct 01 10


 

Obese men less likely to get biopsy after PSA screening
Sep 15 10


 

Hopkins Prostate Cancer Experts Available
Sep 14 10


 

Early prostate cancer detection, screening: No benefit for men with low baseline PSA value
Sep 13 10


 

Study backs prostate screening for high risk men
Sep 11 10


 

No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery
Sep 02 10


 

Inhibiting Prostate Cancer without Disturbing Regular Body Processes
Aug 09 10


 

Laser may reduce prostate surgery’s sexual side effects
Aug 06 10


 

New technique in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Aug 02 10


 

Gene variants in Japanese prostate cancer patients
Aug 02 10


 

A new ground zero for prostate cancer
Jul 29 10


 

No link seen between coffee, prostate cancer risk
Jul 21 10


 

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