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Interim scan during prostate cancer therapy helps guide treatment
New prostate cancer research shows that adding an interim scan during therapy can help guide…
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Body fat distribution linked to higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer
In the first prospective study of directly measured body fat distribution and prostate cancer risk,…
New finding: Biomarker indicates tumour aggressiveness and poor prognosis in men with prostate cancer
Mortality due to prostate cancer is usually related to its likelihood to metastasise, especially to…
Study shows more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have…
ASCO 2019: Men who choose active surveillance for early prostate cancer often don’t follow monitoring rules
Preliminary results from a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center study found that…
ASCO 2019: Adding enzalutamide to standard first-line treatment improves survival for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
An interim analysis of the international randomised, phase III ENZAMET trial found that 80% of…
Black men less likely than nonblack men to adopt active surveillance
At a time when a growing number of men with prostate cancer considered “low risk”…
Study shows safest method for prostate cancer biopsies
The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre at North York General Hospital (NYGH) is advancing…
Men taking medications for enlarged prostate face delays in prostate cancer diagnosis
Men treated with medications for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) experienced a two-year delay…
Prostate cancer patients with gene mutation at three times the risk of dying
Scientists have identified a gene mutation in the tumours of men with prostate cancer that…