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Study: Millions of Americans continued to miss cancer screening tests during the second year of pandemic

According to a new, nationwide study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), millions of people in the United States continued to miss critical cancer screening tests during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Feb 2023

Disruptive symptoms and potential complications of enlarged prostate

Half of all men develop enlarged prostates - also called benign prostatic hyperplasia - by the time they're 50 years old. The walnut-sized gland never stops slowly growing.

22 Feb 2023

Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of prostate MRI and biopsy

A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures.

22 Feb 2023

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

The oil washed ashore every day, globs of tarlike ooze blighting sugar-white sand beaches. Rodney Boblitt's job was to report it.

21 Feb 2023

Proposal to scrap England’s long term plan for cancer could cost lives, experts warn

The UK government's proposal to roll England's long term plan for cancer into one strategy covering all major conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, dementia, mental health conditions, and musculoskeletal disorders is "a catastrophic decision that will cost lives," warn experts in The BMJ today.

17 Feb 2023

Night shift work may make offshore petroleum workers more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer

Many employees in the offshore sector work night shifts. This may make them more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer than if they only worked during the day.

14 Feb 2023

Enhanced prediction of prostate cancer recurrence using machine learning model

Predicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy.

14 Feb 2023

Strip-type urine sensor can aid in cancer diagnosis

A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Surface & Nano Materials Divison of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, conducted joint research with Professor Junsuk Rho of POSTECH and Professor Samjin Choi of Kyung Hee University Medical School to find metabolites in urine.

14 Feb 2023

Declining PSA levels predict improved survival rates in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Declines in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level after treatment with the next-generation androgen receptor inhibitor drug enzalutamide predict improved survival rates in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC), reports The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

10 Feb 2023

Mark Cuban's cost-plus drug pricing model offers significant savings to patients

A new drug company founded by entrepreneur Mark Cuban could save patients $1.29 billion a year based on 2020 Medicare Part D expenditures on just the nine most popular urological drugs, according to a study published in the Journal of Urology.

10 Feb 2023

New blood test can detect prostate cancer with greater accuracy than current methods

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a new blood test to detect prostate cancer with greater accuracy than current methods.

8 Feb 2023

Targeting a single enzyme can kill prostate cancer cells

For the first time, researchers have discovered that prostate cancer can be killed by targeting a single enzyme, called PI5P4Kα.

3 Feb 2023

Partially quasi-programmed diseases can be delayed by slowing aging

A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed as "Aging (Albany NY)" by MEDLINE/PubMed and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 2, entitled, "Are menopause, aging and prostate cancer diseases?"

3 Feb 2023

New nanotechnology-based test can detect and profile prostate cancers even in microscopic amounts

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers - even in microscopic amounts.

2 Feb 2023

Fastest diagnostic 3T MRI offers greater accuracy and a superior image

Mercy Medical Center has acquired the Philips Ingenia Elition 3T MRI, the fastest diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging technology available.

2 Feb 2023

Researchers develop new way to increase the potency of cancer vaccines

A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by researchers from the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern University.

31 Jan 2023

New nanomedicine delivery system offers some hope for treating peritoneal cancer

Peritoneal cancer is difficult to treat and has a poor survival prognosis. But a new and effective nanomedicine delivery system is offering some hope.

31 Jan 2023

Top urologists share their insights and practical tips at "Urology on the Beach"

Desai Sethi Urology Institute brings renowned thought leaders to Miami Beach. From urologic cancers to female urology to male infertility to kidney stones and sexual health, top urologists from throughout the nation shared their insights and practical tips at "Urology on the Beach," a conference hosted January 13-15 by the Desai Sethi Urology Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

27 Jan 2023

Cryo-electron microscopy captures the first 3D structure of SPOP protein that drives cancer

SPOP is the most mutated protein in prostate cancer and plays a role in endometrial, uterine and other cancers. Despite this importance, how SPOP mutations drive cancer has been incompletely understood.

23 Jan 2023

Cancer mortality in the U.S. has declined 33% since the 90s

The American Cancer Society has recently published the statistics of cancer incidence and mortality for 2023 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

17 Jan 2023

Prostate Cancer News and Research

Latest Prostate Cancer News and Research

Study: Millions of Americans continued to miss cancer screening tests during the second year of pandemic

Disruptive symptoms and potential complications of enlarged prostate

Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of prostate MRI and biopsy

Cleanup workers got sick after deepwater horizon oil spill. They want BP to pay.

Proposal to scrap England’s long term plan for cancer could cost lives, experts warn

Night shift work may make offshore petroleum workers more susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer

Enhanced prediction of prostate cancer recurrence using machine learning model

Strip-type urine sensor can aid in cancer diagnosis

Declining PSA levels predict improved survival rates in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Mark Cuban's cost-plus drug pricing model offers significant savings to patients

New blood test can detect prostate cancer with greater accuracy than current methods

Targeting a single enzyme can kill prostate cancer cells

Partially quasi-programmed diseases can be delayed by slowing aging

New nanotechnology-based test can detect and profile prostate cancers even in microscopic amounts

Fastest diagnostic 3T MRI offers greater accuracy and a superior image

Researchers develop new way to increase the potency of cancer vaccines

New nanomedicine delivery system offers some hope for treating peritoneal cancer

Top urologists share their insights and practical tips at "Urology on the Beach"

Cryo-electron microscopy captures the first 3D structure of SPOP protein that drives cancer

Cancer mortality in the U.S. has declined 33% since the 90s

What to know about prostate cancer eBook

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