Prostate Cancer Risk 24% Higher Among 9/11 World Trade Center Rescue/Recovery Workers
Greatest risk seems to be among earliest responders on day of attack. The risk of prostate cancer was 24% higher among 9/11 rescue and recovery…
Prostate Cancer
New Concept Drug Successfully Hunts Down Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
A new class of drug successfully targets treatment-resistant prostate cancers and prolongs the life of patients. The treatment delivers beta radiation directly to tumor cells,…
New Gene Therapy Developed That Could Be Effective Against Many Types of Cancer
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a therapeutic agent that shows high effectiveness in vitro at disrupting a biological pathway that helps cancer survive, according to…
Eating White Button Mushrooms Could Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer
Mouse study suggests mushrooms may suppress androgen receptor activity. The chemicals present in white button mushrooms may slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to…
Prostate Cancer Linked to Obesity – The Actual Distribution of Body Fat Appears to Be a Significant Factor
An INRS team is investigating the relationship between body mass and the risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer…
Mediterranean Diet May Help Men With Prostate Cancer
In a study to examine a Mediterranean diet in relation to prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance, researchers from The University of Texas…
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treats Prostate Cancer With Minimal Side Effects
A technique that delivers high-intensity focused ultrasound to targeted tissue under MRI guidance effectively treats intermediate-risk prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a…
Study Finds Vitamin D Supplements Reduce Risk of Developing Advanced Cancer
Secondary analysis of the VITAL Randomized Clinical Trial found an overall 17 percent risk reduction for metastatic or fatal cancer and a 38 percent reduction…
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Prostate Cancer With Near-Perfect Accuracy
A study published today (July 27, 2020) in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in…
Multinational Consortium Reports “Encouraging News” for Some Cancer Patients With COVID-19
People with cancer sickened by COVID-19 have a crude death rate of 13%, according to the largest series of data released thus far from a…
Blood Test Accurately Detects Over 50 Types of Cancer and Where It Originated, Often Before Any Symptoms
Researchers have developed the first blood test that can accurately detect more than 50 types of cancer and identify in which tissue the cancer originated,…
Destroying Prostate Cancer With Novel Noninvasive MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment
Video shows animation of MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) procedure. TULSA works by delivering precise doses of sound waves to diseased prostate tissue while sparing…
Simple Home Urine Test Could Revolutionize Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples collected at home — according to new research from University…
Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer for Fathers That Used IVF/ICSI Assisted Reproduction
Early screening and long term monitoring should be considered for these men, say researchers. Men who became fathers through assisted reproduction techniques seem to be…
Eating Mushrooms May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer found an inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and the development of prostate cancer among middle-aged…