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MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

A team of researchers in Australia and New Zealand has found that MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than the newer, prostate-specific -PSMA PET/CT scanning technique.

3 Jul 2022

Greater global coordination needed for AI-enhanced diagnostics, treatment to save lives of prostate cancer patients

The largest prostate cancer biopsy dataset – involving over 95,000 images – has been created by researchers in Sweden to ensure AI can be trained to diagnose and grade prostate cancer for real world clinical applications.

3 Jul 2022

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

Data from the world's largest prostate cancer screening study provides further evidence to support the introduction of a targeted screening program for the disease, say researchers.

1 Jul 2022

New project aims to create a genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men

Researchers at the University of East Anglia, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust and Oxford Biodynamics are developing a new genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men - who are twice as likely to develop and die of the disease than white men.

1 Jul 2022

Study finds significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer

Researchers have found a significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, compared with those who have benign biopsies.

1 Jul 2022

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

28 Jun 2022

New report estimates cancer prevalence in the U.S. and provides survivorship statistics

A new report led by researchers at the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute shows more than 18 million Americans (8.3 million males and 9.7 million females) with a history of cancer were living in the United States as of January 1, 2022, with a little over 12 million (67%) aged 65 years or older.

23 Jun 2022

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer

A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council.

21 Jun 2022

Nineteen surgeries over five years. Then they lost their house.

Cindy Powers was 34 when doctors discovered she had a twisted intestine, a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors told her required immediate surgery.

16 Jun 2022

Upended: How medical debt changed their lives

Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families.

16 Jun 2022

Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Many patients can live long lives due to early detection and treatment with androgen deprivation therapy.

16 Jun 2022

Prostate cancer treatment guidelines need to be updated, research suggests

Current guidelines used to plan salvage radiation treatments in patients with local recurrence of prostate cancer should be updated to take into consideration information derived from novel imaging modalities, such as PSMA PET, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022 Annual Meeting.

15 Jun 2022

Cancer cases and deaths in Africa are expected to double during the next 20 years

Cancer cases and deaths are expected to double in Africa during the next two decades, according to findings from a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

13 Jun 2022

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

Chronically stressful conditions of daily life such as racism, pollution and poverty have a direct impact on the cellular mechanisms that drive lethal, invasive forms of breast cancer, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

13 Jun 2022

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

A new molecule synthesized by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs.

10 Jun 2022

Androgens contribute to sex bias in bladder cancer

Male sex hormones interfere with the body's ability to fight bladder cancer, likely explaining why males experience higher cancer rates and more deadly disease, according to a new study co-led by a Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigator.

10 Jun 2022

Proteomic analysis of 2002 tumors reveals 11 distinct pan-cancer molecular subtypes

A new study that analyzed protein levels in 2,002 primary tumors from 14 tissue-based cancer types identified 11 distinct molecular subtypes, providing systematic knowledge that greatly expands a searchable online database that has become a go-to platform for cancer data analysis by users worldwide.

10 Jun 2022

Higher intake of dairy foods associated with increased prostate cancer risk

Men with higher intakes of dairy foods, especially milk, face a significantly higher risk of prostate cancer compared to men with lower intakes, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University Health.

9 Jun 2022

Analysis finds little proof that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events

Testosterone replacement therapy appears safe in the short-to-medium term to treat a condition caused by deficiency of the male sex hormone, according to the most comprehensive analysis of the treatment to date, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal.

9 Jun 2022

Study describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades

A new study from the University of Michigan describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades.

8 Jun 2022

Prostate News and Research

MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

Greater global coordination needed for AI-enhanced diagnostics, treatment to save lives of prostate cancer patients

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

New project aims to create a genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men

Study finds significant difference in the gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer

Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular disease among adult cancer survivors

New report estimates cancer prevalence in the U.S. and provides survivorship statistics

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer

Nineteen surgeries over five years. Then they lost their house.

Upended: How medical debt changed their lives

Moffitt researchers reveal a mechanism leading to drug resistance in prostate cancer

Prostate cancer treatment guidelines need to be updated, research suggests

Cancer cases and deaths in Africa are expected to double during the next 20 years

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

Androgens contribute to sex bias in bladder cancer

Proteomic analysis of 2002 tumors reveals 11 distinct pan-cancer molecular subtypes

Higher intake of dairy foods associated with increased prostate cancer risk

Analysis finds little proof that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events

Study describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades

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