Prostate Cancer News

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Task Force Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening for Prostate Cancer
• Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Slow Prostate Growth

Posted May 20, 2012:

• Distinct Molecular Subtype of Prostate Cancer Discovered

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Hormone-Depleting Drug Shows Promise Against Localized High-Risk Prostate Tumors

Posted May 15, 2012:

• 'Fertilizing' Bone Marrow Helps Answer Why Some Cancers Spread to Bones

Posted May 4, 2012:

• Scientists Identify Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Among Low-PSA Cells

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer Identified
• Component of Pizza Seasoning Herb Oregano Kills Prostate Cancer Cells

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Vitamin E in Diet Protects Against Many Cancers, Study Suggests

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Two Genetic Deletions in Human Genome Linked to the Development of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Arsenic Turns Stem Cells Cancerous, Spurring Tumor Growth

Posted April 1, 2012:

• Oxygen in Tumors Predicts Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Posted March 31, 2012:

• Oral Vitamin D Supplements Reduced Levels of Ki67 in Prostate Cancer Cells
• Metformin Appeared to Slow Prostate Cancer Growth

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Circumcision May Help Protect Against Prostate Cancer

Posted February 20, 2012:

• Telomere Failure, Telomerase Activation Drive Prostate Cancer Progression

Posted February 10, 2012:

• Curry Spice Component May Help Slow Prostate Tumor Growth

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Heart Disease May Be a Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Prostate Cancer Risk Halved for Subfertile Men, Swedish Research Finds

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Brachytherapy Reduced Death Rates in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, Analysis Finds

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Major Genetic Mutation Associated With Hereditary Prostate Cancer Risk Discovered

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Getting Cancer Cells to Swallow Poison
• Obesity and Cancer Screening: Does Race and Gender Also Play a Role?

Posted January 7, 2012:

• Mass Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn't Reduce Deaths, Study Suggests

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Proton Therapy Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Future Prostate Cancer Treatments Might Be Guided by Math

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Scientists Identify Treatable Weakness in Lethal Form of Prostate Cancer

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Contraceptive Pill Associated With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Worldwide, Study Finds

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer's Food Supply

Posted November 1, 2011:

• More Radionuclide Therapy Is Better for Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Suggests

Posted October 31, 2011:

• New Findings Could Lower Risk of Suicide in Men With Prostate Cancer

Posted October 25, 2011:

• You Are What You Eat: Low Fat Diet With Fish Oil Slows Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells, Study Suggests

Posted October 21, 2011:

• PSA Test Valuable in Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
• Trio of Studies Support Use of PET/CT Scans as Prostate Cancer Staging Tool

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Age a Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Same Gene Has Opposite Effects in Prostate, Breast Cancers, Researchers Discover

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Study Shows Increased Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements

Posted October 5, 2011:

• More Aggressive Treatment Not Necessary for Men With a Family History of Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
• Researchers Improve Accuracy of IMRT Delivery in Post-Prostatectomy Patients
• New Tool Helps Identify Prostate Cancer Patients With Highest Risk of Death
• Fox Chase Gleason Scores Better Predict Prostate Cancer's Recurrence After Radiation, Study Finds

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Cancer Patients
• Modeling Cancer Using Ecological Principles

Posted September 30, 2011:

• Less Is More for Common Cancer Drug, Study Suggests

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Risk Factors for Cat Cancer Could Have Human Implications
• Gene May Be Good Target for Tough-to-Kill Prostate Cancer Cells

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated for Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests
• Researchers Map Genome of Advanced, Lethal Prostate Cancers and Discover 'Hypermutation'

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