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Cancer-Killing Proteins Destroy Tumor Cells in Bloodstream

Jan. 12, 2016 — Potent cancer-killing proteins that can travel by white blood cells to kill tumors have been discovered in the bloodstream of mice with metastatic prostate cancer. In the study, prostate cancer cells ... read more

Why Prostate Cancer Is More Aggressive in Obese Patients

Jan. 12, 2016 — Obesity has direct consequences on health and is associated with the onset of aggressive cancers, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are little known. Researchers ... read more

Novel Gene Alteration Associates With Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African American Men

Jan. 11, 2016 — It is well established that prostate cancer is more prevalent in African American men when compared to men of other ethnicities. There has been a ... read more

Exercise Could Work as Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Jan. 5, 2016 — A new study could be the first step towards exercise training being introduced as a new NHS treatment for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer that has not spread is sometimes treated with surgery or ... read more

Most Men Not Getting Prostate Cancer Screening, Treatment Information They Need

Jan. 6, 2016 — Men and their health providers are not having important discussions when it comes to prostate cancer screening and treatment, new research has ... read more

Screening Male Kidney Transplant Candidates for Prostate Cancer May Do More Harm Than Good

Dec. 23, 2015 — Among male kidney transplant candidates, prostate cancer screening was not associated with improved patient survival after transplantation, a new ... read more

Financial Burden of Cancer Survivorship Varies by Age, Cancer Site

Dec. 28, 2015 — Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures every year, with the excess financial burden varying by age and cancer site, a new report ... read more

Immune Suppressor Cells Identified for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Dec. 21, 2015 — Immune suppressor cells called MDSCs (myeloid-derived suppressor cells) may be important in developing treatments for advanced prostate cancer, according to a new ... read more

New 'Condensed' Grading System Shown Accurate for Predicting Prostate Cancer Outcomes

Dec. 16, 2015 — Using information gleaned from more than 20,000 men, researchers have affirmed the value of their alternative system for assessing the likelihood of ... read more

Prostate Cancer Discovery May Make It Easier to Kill Cancer Cells

Dec. 18, 2015 — 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 ... read more

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Survival Rates for Patients With Prostate Cancer Better With Surgery Vrs Radiotherapy

Dec. 15, 2015 — A rigorous evaluation of survival rates has shown that cancer patients with localised prostate cancer -- the most common form of prostate cancer -- have a better chance of survival if treated by ... read more

Suicide Gene Therapy Kills Prostate Tumor Cells

Dec. 12, 2015 — Results from a long-term clinical trial conducted by cancer researchers show that combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' provides a safe and effective one-two punch ... read more

Combined Imaging Modalities May Change Cancer Management

Dec. 10, 2015 — PET/CT and whole-body MRI detect extraskeletal disease that may change the management of high-risk breast and prostate cancer patients, according to a recent study. In addition, the combined ... read more

Controversial Prostate Cancer Screening Can Be Improved by Repeating Abnormal Tests

Dec. 10, 2015 — For more than 20 years, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has been used to help screen for prostate cancer, but in recent years, some task forces have called for this blood test to be ... read more

Testosterone-Lowering Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Increase Alzheimer's Risk

Dec. 7, 2015 — Men taking androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer were almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the years that followed than those who didn’t undergo the ... read more

Men Who Forgo Aggressive Treatment for Prostate Cancer Don't Receive Appropriate Monitoring

Dec. 1, 2015 — An increasing number of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are opting for active surveillance -- closely monitoring their cancer -- rather than aggressive treatment to avoid the debilitating ... read more

Promising Drug Combination for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Nov. 25, 2015 — 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 ... read more

Soccer Strengthens Bones of Men With Prostate Cancer

Nov. 23, 2015 — Men with prostate cancer run the risk of brittle bones as a side-effect of their treatment. But one hour's football training a few times a week counters many of the negative effects of the ... read more

Working Up a Sweat May Protect Men from Lethal Prostate Cancer

Nov. 18, 2015 — A study that tracked tens of thousands of midlife and older men for more than 20 years has found that vigorous exercise and other healthy lifestyle habits may cut their chances of developing a lethal ... read more

Bone Protein Inhibits Prostate Cancer Invasion, Scientists Find

Nov. 17, 2015 — A secreted protein predominantly expressed in bone inhibits prostate cancer metastasis to bone, new research shows. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading ... read more

Prostate Cancer Screening Drops Dramatically in Middle-Aged Men

Nov. 17, 2015 — Prostate-specific antigen 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 ... read more

Small RNA Has Big Impact on Prostate Cancer

Nov. 17, 2015 — microRNA, miR-124, reduced tumor growth and increased cell death in castration-resistant prostate cancer, new research concludes. This small RNA fragment hit multiple targets, reducing androgen ... read more

Yoga May Lessen Side Effects in Men Undergoing Prostate Cancer Treatment

Nov. 16, 2015 — Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers ... read more

Prostate Cancer Screening Under Age of 55 May Be of Limited Value

Nov. 14, 2015 — Mass prostate cancer (PSA) screening before the age of 55 may not have any benefit over screening starting after the age of 55, according to a new 20 year analysis of 6822 ... read more

New Test for Prostate Cancer Significantly Improves Prostate Cancer Screening

Nov. 9, 2015 — A new study 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 aggressive cancer earlier and ... read more

Blood Test Picks out Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance

Nov. 4, 2015 — Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify key mutations driving resistance to a widely used prostate cancer drug, and identify in advance patients who will not respond to treatment. ... read more

Wide Variation Found in Costs to Treat Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Nov. 2, 2015 — Researchers have described cost across an entire care process for low-risk prostate cancer -- from the time a patient checks in for his first appointment to his post-treatment follow-up testing -- ... read more

Scientists Show How Frequently Mutated Prostate Cancer Gene Suppresses Tumors

Oct. 29, 2015 — New research has found how SPOP, a gene frequently mutated in prostate cancer, is able to halt tumors by inducing senescence, a state of stable cell cycle arrest, which means that the cells have ... read more

New Genetic Discovery Advances Understanding of Prostate Cancer

Oct. 26, 2015 — A new and important genetic discovery, which sheds light on how prostate cancers develop and spread, has been made by an international research team. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers ... read more

Racial Differences in Outcomes, Costs of Care in Older Men With Prostate Cancer

Oct. 22, 2015 — Older black men with localized prostate cancer were more likely to have poorer quality care, incur higher costs and have worse postoperative outcomes than white men but that did not translate to ... read more

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