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The prostate is a small gland that wraps around the urethra, at the base of the urinary bladder. It produces semen, the fluid vehicle of spermatozoa. A biopsy of the prostate is a procedure in which a small sample of prostate tissue is removed in order to examine it, usually in search for signs of malignant transformation of prostate cells.

Hemi-gland cryoablation provides a high rate of effective prostate cancer control

A less-invasive treatment technique called hemi-gland cryoablation (HGCryo) - destroying the areas of the prostate where cancers are located by freezing them - provides a high rate of effective prostate cancer control, according to a new study published in The Journal of Urology, Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

28 Sep 2020

UTHSC professor receives $455,000 grant to study cause of aggressive prostate cancer

Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, professor in the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $455,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a two-year study of the underlying cause of the development of aggressive prostate cancer in African American men.

17 Sep 2020

Developing a blood test for prostate cancer

Professor Pockley among researchers from the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre have recently developed a blood test for the detection of prostate cancer.

13 Aug 2020

Study: New biopsy methods can help improve benefit-harm ratio of PSA screening

The benefit of population-based PSA screening for men with an average risk of prostate cancer does not outweigh the harm caused.

29 May 2020

Urine test could help men avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

Unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies could be reduced by 60 percent thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia.

9 Mar 2020

Combined biopsy more likely to detect aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone

Using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to target and sample suspicious prostate tissue along with a standard prostate biopsy is significantly more likely to detect the most aggressive prostate cancers than standard biopsy alone.

5 Mar 2020

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England

In the health agency’s report, there were 49,029 diagnoses made in 2018, which is about 8,000 more than the previous year, surpassing breast cancer with 47,476 cases. Lung cancer followed with 38,996 cases. The new data reveals that there were more cancers detected in 2018 in men than in women, with a total of 15,228 cases and 151,452, respectively.

28 Jan 2020

Home urine testing kit for prostate cancer could come soon

A new study from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital may lead to people being able to test for prostate cancer from home, using urine samples. The study, which was published in the journal BioTechniques, describes a simple home urine collection test which can detect aggressive prostate cancer, and providing information on whether it requires to be treated, up to 5 years earlier than the comparable diagnostic methods of today.

28 Nov 2019

TSU researchers develop new approach to diagnose adenocarcinoma

Scientists have developed a new approach to the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma - a malignant tumor of the prostate gland. Artificial intelligence is used to determine oncopathology and determine the stage of the disease with this approach.

13 Nov 2019

Fusion guided imaging increases diagnostic accuracy of prostate biopsy procedures

UK hospital evaluation cites ‘revolution’ with 16% sensitivity uplift in true positive rates. Greater diagnostic accuracy in detecting significant prostate cancer has been reported following a 4-year clinical evaluation at Castle Hill Hospital, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, using the Aplio i700 ultrasound system with ‘Smart Fusion’ application.

24 Oct 2019

Unique biomarker in urine may offer non-invasive means of detecting prostate cancer

A research study published in the journal Neoplasia and led by principal investigator Nallasivam Palanisamy, Ph.D., associate scientist in the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health System, has identified a novel prostate cancer gene fusion involving the KLK4 protein coding gene and KLKP1 pseudogene.

3 Oct 2019

Transperineal prostate biopsy minimizes risk of infection, may increase detection rate

Loyola Medicine is among the first centers to offer a new minimally invasive prostate biopsy that minimizes the risk of infection and may increase the cancer detection rate.

24 Sep 2019

Non-invasive accurate blood test for prostate cancer

For men, one of the most dreaded moments could be hearing, “We’re not yet sure, but your PSA is high; you’ll have to come for further tests.” This could start a chain of events which ends in the diagnosis of prostate cancer - including a prostate biopsy, and ending in a major surgery for prostate removal.

11 Sep 2019

Adjuvant radiotherapy may help treat locally advanced prostate cancer

Some 5,400 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Finland every year. Although in most cases prostate cancer can be cured, approximately 900 men every year die of it.

30 Jul 2019

New prostate cancer test could bring an end to unnecessary biopsies

Researchers have developed a new urine test to diagnose aggressive forms of prostate cancer, which could mean an end to the unnecessary treatment of men with non-aggressive cancers.

26 Jun 2019

UCLA physicians find more effective method for detecting prostate cancer

Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have prostate cancer. The biopsy procedure traditionally has been guided by ultrasound imaging, but this method cannot clearly display the location of tumors in the prostate gland.

12 Jun 2019

Prostate cancer diagnosis gets a boost from MRI

Traditionally prostate cancers have been diagnosed using biopsies of the tumour masses. New research from researchers at University College London (UCL) has shown that a more accurate diagnostic means for prostate cancers is MRI scans and targeted biopsies.

9 Jun 2019

New study shows benefits of transperineal prostate biopsies under local anesthetic

The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre at North York General Hospital is advancing prostate cancer care with a new study that shows the benefits of transperineal prostate biopsies under local anesthetic.

10 May 2019

New study confirms effectiveness of PSA screening in reducing prostate cancer deaths

A new study has confirmed the effectiveness of Prostate-specific Antigen screening in reducing prostate cancer mortality.

5 Dec 2018

Researchers assess trends in efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for surgical procedures

Antibiotic prophylaxis regimens are becoming less effective at preventing surgical site infections following colorectal surgery, researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy and Princeton University determined through a systematic review of available literature.

27 Nov 2018