Prostate Cancer News

September 18, 2024

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Researchers Identify Factor That Drives Prostate Cancer-Causing Genes

Sep. 9, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a key reason why a typically normal protein goes awry and fuels cancer. They found the protein NSD2 alters the function of the androgen receptor, an important regulator of normal prostate development. When androgen ...

Study Solves Testosterone's Paradoxical Effects in Prostate Cancer

Sep. 4, 2024 — A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease, while elevating the hormone can delay disease progression in patients whose disease has advanced. The inability ...

Targeted Cancer Therapies: Getting Radioactive Atoms to Accumulate in Tumors

Sep. 3, 2024 — Compounds containing astatine-211 (211At) can be used in targeted radiotherapies for prostate cancer, but deastatination in the body remains a significant hurdle. Now, researchers have developed a ...

Precision Drug Olaparib May Be Effective Without Hormone Therapy for Some Men With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Aug. 22, 2024 — The anti-cancer drug olaparib may be effective in treating biochemically recurrent prostate cancer without accompanying hormone therapy for men who have mutations in genes such as BRCA2, according to ...

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Immunotherapy Shows Promise for Men With Specific Types of Prostate Cancer

Sep. 16, 2024 — New research has shown that immunotherapy can be effective in treating prostate cancer in men who are selected based on the genetic characteristics of their tumors. In a recent study, it was found ...

Precision Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Improves Survival

Aug. 20, 2024 — Men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer should be treated primarily with second-generation hormone drugs, which offer better treatment response and longer life expectancy than ...

Prostate Cancer Blood Test Equally Effective Across Ethnic Groups, Study Finds

July 23, 2024 — The Stockholm3 blood test is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in different ethnic groups, a new paper reports. The test produces ...

Researchers Find Common Immune System Mechanism Between Pregnancy, Cancer

July 8, 2024 — Researchers found a molecular mechanism, shared in cancer and pregnancy, that suppresses the immune system. Block this mechanism, called B7-H4, and the immune system revs up to slow cancer's growth. ...

AI Better Detects Prostate Cancer on MRI Than Radiologists

June 12, 2024 — AI detects prostate cancer more often than radiologists. Additionally, AI triggers false alarms half as often. This was a large-scale study where an international team transparently evaluated and ...

AI Model May Yield Better Outcomes for Prostate Cancer

June 11, 2024 — By using AI to assist with cancer contouring, the researchers found predicting the cancer size was 45 times more accurate and consistent than when physicians used only conventional clinical imaging ...

Chromatin Openness Sheds New Light on Prostate Cancer Plasticity

June 3, 2024 — A recent study suggests that the SIX2 protein may be a possible factor underlying increased plasticity of prostate cancer cells and treatment ...

Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet

May 13, 2024 — Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts, and olive oil, according to new ...

Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer

Apr. 26, 2024 — Adding a pre-ketone supplement -- a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet -- to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, ...

New Urine-Based Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer, Helping Men Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies

Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the ...

Study Links Neighborhood Environment to Prostate Cancer Risk in Men With West African Genetic Ancestry

Sep. 16, 2024 — West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged neighborhoods but not among men living in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new ...

Study Finds 1 in 12 Patients Labeled as Having 'Benign' Results Actually Had High-Risk Prostate Cancer

July 9, 2024 — A recent study examined data from more than 10,000 patients with 'Biopsy Gleason Grade Group (GGG) 1,' a diagnosis considered to be the lowest grade cancer. Researchers found that even ...

Improving Prostate Cancer Screening for Transgender Women

June 26, 2024 — Transgender women are still at risk for prostate cancer. A new study concludes that current screening guidelines could miss early-stage prostate cancer in transgender women on hormone ...

Prostate Cancer: Protein Identified to Reduce Tumor Growth

June 5, 2024 — As prostate cancer progresses, it becomes increasingly aggressive and can metastasize. In this form, the tumor is difficult to treat, which is reflected in high mortality rates: Worldwide, the ...

New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Apr. 10, 2024 — New research sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by limiting the ...

A New Screening Protocol Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancers More Selectively

Apr. 10, 2024 — A large randomized trial shows that a new three-step prostate cancer screening method can find a considerable number of aggressive cancers. Population-level screening programs have not been launched ...

Common Hair Loss and Prostate Drug May Also Cut Heart Disease Risk in Men and Mice

Feb. 20, 2024 — The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new study suggests the drug may also provide a ...

Sandalwood Oil by-Product Prevents Prostate Cancer Development in Mice

Feb. 13, 2024 — Sandalwood oil has been used worldwide for centuries. Now, a study is the first to demonstrate in vivo the chemo-preventive properties of a by-product of the oil in a mouse model. Results show ...

Could Two Drugs Be Better Than One for Treating Prostate Cancer?

Jan. 23, 2024 — Combining testosterone-blocking drugs in patients with prostate cancer relapse prevents the spread of cancer better than treatment with a single drug, a multi-institution, Phase 3 clinical trial has ...

Long-Term Follow Up Pinpoints Side Effects of Treatments for Prostate Cancer Patients

Jan. 23, 2024 — A 10-year follow up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment will help inform decision making in terms of treatments and side effects for a diverse ...

Protein Discovery Could Help Solve Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance

Jan. 22, 2024 — Researchers have identified a receptor protein known as CHRM1 as a key player in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a commonly used chemotherapy drug to treat advanced cancer that ...

Blood Test Distinguishes Neuroendocrine Subtype of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Jan. 10, 2024 — Researchers have developed a blood test that can reliably detect neuroendocrine prostate cancer and differentiate it from castration-resistant prostate cancer-adenocarcinoma ...

Prostate Cancer: Newly-Developed Inhibitor Shows Massive Potential

Jan. 9, 2024 — More than 65,000 men fall ill with prostate cancer each year in Germany. Twelve thousand of them develop a treatment-resistant form which eventually ends in death. Now, a team of researchers has ...

Studies Help Explain Why Some Prostate Cancers Become Resistant to Hormone Therapy

Dec. 4, 2023 — Two new studies give insight into how cells use energy to influence the way prostate tumors survive and grow -- advancements that can help explain why some prostate cancers become resistant to ...

187 New Genetic Variants Linked to Prostate Cancer Found in Largest, Most Diverse Study of Its Kind

Nov. 9, 2023 — A globe-spanning scientific team has compiled the most comprehensive list of genetic variants associated with prostate cancer risk -- 451 in all -- through a whole-genome analysis that ranks as the ...

Diabetes Drug for Prostate Cancer? Study Provides Clarity

Nov. 8, 2023 — Studies exploring metformin's power to prevent prostate cancer progression have been inconclusive. Research now shows that the drug has promise, but only for specific ...

Promising New Options for Treating Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Oct. 18, 2023 — Investigators have identified two promising new treatment options for men with recurrent prostate cancer -- both of which helped patients live longer without their disease progressing than the ...

MRI Scans Improve Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Screening Trial

Aug. 22, 2023 — Using MRI as a screening test alongside PSA density allowed detection of cancers that would have been missed by the blood test alone, according to new ...

Researchers Use Mathematical Modeling and Dynamic Biomarkers to Characterize Metastatic Disease During Adaptive Therapy

Aug. 15, 2023 — Researchers demonstrate how mathematical modeling combined with dynamic biomarkers can be used to characterize metastatic disease and identify appropriate therapeutic approaches to improve patient ...

New Approach to Target a Deadly Form of Prostate Cancer

Aug. 14, 2023 — A study uncovers a new mechanism to explain why some prostate tumors switch from a common, treatable form to a more rare and aggressive form of prostate ...