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How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
Alessandro R Demaio, University of Copenhagen and Anna Beale, Monash University Today, almost two in…
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Why Me? New study finds that most cancer mutations are due to random DNA copying ‘mistakes’
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report data from a new study providing evidence that…
Active surveillance preserves quality of life for prostate cancer patients
Faced with the negative quality-of-life effects from surgery and radiation treatments for prostate cancer, low…
Castration-resistant prostate cancer cell growth impeded by endostatin
Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads…
Mechanism triggering spread of prostate cancer to bones found
A Washington State University researcher has found a way that prostate cancer cells hijack the…
Combination immunotherapy effective for advanced prostate cancer
Advanced prostate cancer resistant to castration therapy appears to respond well to a combination of…
Nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate remains effective for years
A minimally invasive treatment that reduces urinary tract symptoms for men with enlarged prostates maintains…
Fluciclovine PET/CT improves radiotherapy targeting for recurrent prostate cancer
The featured clinical investigation article of the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates…
Single dose of brachytherapy may be an effective treatment for localised prostate cancer
Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a…
New test distinguishes ‘tigers’ from ‘pussycats’ in prostate cancer
A new test has been developed to make the vital distinction between aggressive and less…