Prostate Cancer News

Posted May 15, 2011:

• Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients Experience 20-Year Survival Rates With Surgery, Study Suggests

Posted May 11, 2011:

• New Technology Fuses MRI, Ultrasound to Achieve Targeted Biopsy of Prostate Cancer

Posted May 10, 2011:

• Microbubble-Delivered Combination Therapy Eradicates Prostate Cancer in Vivo
• Scientists Find Protein’s Bad Guy Role in Prostate Cancer

Posted May 9, 2011:

• New Marker Offers Hope for More Reliable Detection of Prostate Cancer
• Sensitizing Prostate Cancer to Radiotherapy

Posted May 5, 2011:

• Surgery Reduces Risk of Mortality Due to Prostate Cancer Even for Low-Risk Groups, Study Finds

Posted May 2, 2011:

• Aspirin Reduces the Risk of Cancer Recurrence in Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Suggests

Posted April 29, 2011:

• Investigational Agent Shows Promise in Reducing Spread of Prostate Cancer
• Tissue Spacers Reduce Risk of Rectal Injury for Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
• MRI Locates Prostate Cancer Recurrence at Extremely Low PSA Levels

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Omega 3: What Is Good for the Heart May Not Be Good for the Prostate, Study Suggests

Posted April 21, 2011:

• Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flashes from Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
• Phase III Trial Finds No Benefit from Atrasentan Added to Chemo for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Study Suggests Another Look at Testosterone-Prostate Cancer Link

Posted April 13, 2011:

• Doctors Strengthen Case for High-Dose Radiotherapy Technique After Radical Prostatectomy

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Closely Monitoring Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, With Biopsy, Does Not Raise Risk of Death, Study Suggests

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Novel Association Between Parkinson's Disease and Prostate Cancer
• New Prostate Cancer Test Gives More Accurate Diagnosis

Posted April 4, 2011:

• MicroRNA Variations Associated With Earlier Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in African-American Men

Posted April 3, 2011:

• Avoiding or Controlling Diabetes May Reduce Cancer Risk and Mortality
• Heart Drug Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk, Holds Potential for Therapeutic Use

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Scientists Identify KRAS Rearrangements in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Posted April 1, 2011:

• New Tool Allows for an Alternate Method of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Screening Does Not Reduce Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Suggests

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Many Elderly Men Are Undergoing Unnecessary PSA Screenings, Researchers Find

Posted March 23, 2011:

• Prostate Cancer Spreads to Bones by Overtaking the Home of Blood Stem Cells
• Statins Make Radiation More Effective at Curing Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted March 17, 2011:

• Research Could Lead to New Prostate Cancer Drugs

Posted March 11, 2011:

• Seventy Percent of Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Gain Significant Weight in First Year

Posted March 10, 2011:

• Acquisition of Robotic Technology Leads to Increased Rates of Prostate Cancer Surgery

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Prostate Cancer: Targeted Therapy Shrank Tumors Up to 74 Percent in Cells in Mice

Posted February 24, 2011:

• Change in PSA Level Does Not Predict Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
• PSA Screening Declines Following Publication of Large Trials, Guidelines

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Personalized Medicine Comes Within Reach

Posted February 15, 2011:

• Losing Hair at 20 Is Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer in Later Life, Study Finds

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Sweeping View of Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Deep Insights

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Dutasteride Not a Cost-Effective Way to Prevent Prostate Cancer in Some Men, Study Suggests

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Urine-Sniffing Dogs: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Molecular Predictor of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Found

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Key Protein Suppresses Prostate Cancer Growth in the Laboratory

Posted January 16, 2011:

• MicroRNA Suppresses Prostate Cancer Stem Cells and Metastasis

Posted January 13, 2011:

• Why PSA Levels Reflect Prostate Cancer Progression
• 'Longevity' Protein SIRT1 May Ward Off Precursor to Prostate Cancer

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Delivering a Potent Cancer Drug With Nanoparticles Can Lessen Side Effects

Posted January 10, 2011:

• An Earlier Start on Diagnosing Breast, Prostate Cancers

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Exercise May Lower Risk of Death for Men With Prostate Cancer

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Age Plays Too Big a Role in Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Compound That Prevents the Growth of Prostate Cancer Cells Identified

Posted December 16, 2010:

• PSA Test Better Predicts Cancer in Men Taking Prostate-Shrinking Drug

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