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.

USC Leads International Program Aimed At Identifying Prostate Cancer Risk
Jul 20 10


 

High-risk prostate cancer associated with significantly lower bone mineral content loss
Jul 13 10


 

Innovation and current status of prostate cancer gene therapy featured in Human Gene Therapy
Jul 13 10


 

How Prostate Cancer Packs a Punch
Jul 12 10


 

New research model of human prostate cancer shows cancer development
Jul 02 10


 

Study finds prostate screening cuts cancer deaths
Jul 02 10


 

Profiling prostate cancer
Jun 24 10


 

Chlordecone exposure and risk of prostate cancer
Jun 22 10


 

Untreated prostate cancer no death sentence
Jun 21 10


 

Vaccine Injection Targeted in Building a Better ‘Bull’s-Eye’ to Fight Prostate Cancer
Jun 17 10


 

High-Grade Prostate Cancer Linked to Diabetes
Jun 03 10


 

New test can predict return of prostate cancer
Jun 03 10


 

Study links obesity to more agressive prostate cancer
Jun 03 10


 

Nanoparticle PSA test predicts if prostate cancer will return
Jun 02 10


 

Urine test improves prostate diagnosis
Jun 02 10


 

Patients who refuse prostate cancer surgery have worse long-term survival
Jun 01 10


 

Calcium consumption may cause prostate cancer in Chinese
Jun 01 10


 

Surgery Outperforms Drug Therapy in Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
May 31 10


 

What is the role of focal therapy in low-risk prostate cancer?
May 18 10


 

Biomarkers Help Predict Prostate Cancer Progression
Apr 19 10


 

New Targeted Therapy Effective in Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer
Apr 15 10


 

Prostate cancer surgery more costly for obese men
Apr 07 10


 

Waiting on prostate treatment not distressing for most
Mar 31 10


 

Should older men be screened for prostate cancer?
Mar 31 10


 

Higher vitamin K intake tied to lower cancer risks
Mar 31 10


 

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