New blood test for prostate cancer is highly-accurate and avoids invasive biopsies
A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer,... Read More
Researchers develop prostate cancer prediction tool that has unmatched accuracy
Researchers have developed a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low- and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever... Read More
Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from ‘manageable’ cancer now possible
Scientists have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate cancer and manageable cancer, which could reduce unnecessary surgeries and... Read More
Aggressive prostate and lung cancers are driven by common mechanisms, researchers find
Researchers have discovered a common process in the development of late-stage, small cell cancers of the prostate and lung. These... Read More
Nuclear Gatekeeper Could Block Undruggable Prostate Cancer Targets
Certain molecular drivers of cancer growth are “undruggable” – it’s been nearly impossible to develop chemicals that would block their... Read More
Low-Protein Diet During Pregnancy Increases Prostate Cancer Risk in Offspring, Rat Study Shows
Experiments with rats show that intrauterine protein restriction induces sex hormone imbalance, which appears to favor development of cancer in... Read More
The Cause of Prostate Cancer Progression to Incurable Stage has Likely Been Uncovered
Researchers have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic variant in a single nucleotide polymorphism influences... Read More
RNA Molecules that Regulate Action of Male Hormone in Prostate Cancer Identified
In most cases of prostate cancer, tumor cell growth is stimulated by the action of male hormones, or androgens, such... Read More
Deadly Form of Advanced Prostate Cancer is Common, Calls for Distinct Treatment
A new study of prostate cancer in 202 men, whose cancers had spread and were resistant to standard treatment, found... Read More
Obesity Affects Prostate Cancer Test Results
With increasing prevalence of obesity in high-income countries, this study published by the Society for Endocrinology, has important implications for detecting... Read More