New genetic discovery advances understanding of prostate cancer
A new and important genetic discovery, which sheds light on how prostate cancers develop and spread, has been made by an international research team led by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
View ArticleCost to treat low-risk prostate cancer can vary widely, UCLA study finds
How much does it actually cost to treat low-risk prostate cancer?
View ArticleGenome study identifies seven genetic subtypes of prostate cancer
New findings on prostate cancer may enable doctors to make better diagnoses and prognoses for patients and provide novel directions for therapies, according to a report from The Cancer Genome Atlas...
View ArticleTCGA findings on papillary renal cell carcinoma and prostate cancer
Improved Understanding of the Genetic Drivers of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
View ArticleProstate cancer radiation therapy without fatigue? Nursing researcher seeks...
Fatigue from prostate cancer and its treatment can be debilitating.
View ArticleYoga Helps Maintain Quality of Life, May Lessen Side Effects in Men...
More men willing to participate in yoga therapy than expected, Penn Study Finds
View ArticleWorking Up A Sweat May Protect Men From Lethal Prostate Cancer
Study Suggests Healthy Habits Saves Lives
View ArticleSmall RNA has big impact on prostate cancer
MicroRNA miR-124 controls growth in castration-resistant prostate tumors
View ArticleResearch breakthrough could lead to better prostate cancer treatment
Cancer researchers from the University of Glasgow and Royal Philips Cancer researchers have identified a gene which could help doctors to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in patients.
View ArticleNew test for prostate cancer significantly improves screening
A study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a new test for prostate cancer is better at detecting aggressive cancer than PSA. The new test, which has undergone trial in 58,818 men, discovers...
View ArticleProstate Cancer Screening Drops Dramatically in Middle-aged Men After U.S....
PSA testing has dropped significantly in middle-aged men after a 2012 recommendation that all men should not be routinely screened for prostate cancer, according to a new study published in the...
View ArticlePromising drug combination for advanced prostate cancer
A new drug combination may be effective in treating men with metastatic prostate cancer. Preliminary results of this new approach are encouraging and have led to an ongoing international study being...
View ArticleUCLA study identifies potential therapeutic targets for metastatic prostate...
Microscopic view of a hip bone (left) and a magnified view of the bone showing the metastasized prostate cancer tumor (T), healthy bone marrow (M) and bone (B).
View ArticleMen who forgo aggressive treatment for prostate cancer don’t receive...
UCLA study finds most patients who choose “active surveillance” don’t follow up with tests and office visits
View ArticleStudy shows abiraterone acetate is useful even in most aggressive prostate...
By Garth Sundem - Thomas Flaig, MD, and collaborators show that even prostate cancer patients with high Gleason score benefit from abiraterone acetate treatment.
View ArticleCommon treatment for prostate cancer appears to double Alzheimer’s risk
Short-circuiting the need for expensive clinical trials, researchers uncovered an association between androgen blockers and cognitive decline by examining patient medical records.
View ArticleTestosterone-Lowering Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Increase Alzheimer's Risk
Finding comes from a study of biomedical data from patient records by Penn Medicine and Stanford researchers
View ArticlePotential prostate cancer treatment developed in B.C. gets big boost
A potential treatment for advanced prostate cancer developed by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) scientists has been licensed to...
View ArticleUVA Prostate Cancer Discovery May Make It Easier to Kill Cancer Cells
A newly discovered connection between two common prostate cancer treatments may soon make prostate cancer cells easier to destroy. Drugs that could capitalize on the discovery are already in the...
View ArticleEarly chemotherapy improves survival for men with prostate cancer
Two papers from UCL show that having early chemotherapy improves survival for men with prostate cancer. The papers, published in the Lancet and Lancet Oncology, report the results from the STAMPEDE...
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