In Chicago, a New Approach to Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer
A new clinic focuses on patients left grappling with the aftermath of treatment in ways that are rarely appreciated by... Read More
New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men, after lung cancer; an estimated 34,130 men will... Read More
Read Jamie Bearse’s New York Times Letter to the Editor: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
Some cancers are caught early enough that active surveillance is an appropriate treatment path. Prioritizing early detection is indisputable: 99... Read More
Eating More Vegetables Did Not Affect Prostate Cancer Progression
Men with early stage prostate cancer did not show benefits from a vegetable-rich diet. A randomized trial has found that vegetables,... Read More
Alternatives to Surgery for an Enlarged Prostate
Ed Goldman, a retired bookbinder who says he’s “pushing 80,” does not let his age or enlarged prostate curtail his... Read More
A Rare Genetic Mutation Leads to Cancer. The Fix May Already Be in the Drugstore.
When Kelley Oliver Douglass got breast cancer, a genetic counselor posed an odd question: Do you and your children have trouble finding... Read More
For Cancer Centers, Proton Therapy’s Promise Is Undercut by Lagging Demand
On March 29, Georgetown University Hospital opened a proton-therapy cancer unit that is expected to treat about 300 patients a... Read More
‘Desperation Oncology’: When Patients Are Dying, Some Cancer Doctors Turn to Immunotherapy
Dr. Oliver Sartor has a provocative question for patients who are running out of time. Most are dying of prostate... Read More
Two Prostate Cancer Drugs Delay Spread of the Disease by Two Years
For the first time, researchers have results from two independent clinical trials showing that two different drugs help men with... Read More
Ray Thomas, Founding Member of the Moody Blues, Dies at 76
Ray Thomas, a founding member of the protean British rock group the Moody Blues, died of prostate cancer on Thursday... Read More