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Regular mushroom intake may help prevent prostate cancer

A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer found an inverse relationship between mushroom consumption and the development of prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, suggesting that regular mushroom intake might help to prevent prostate cancer.

5 Sep 2019

Gold nanoparticles used successfully in prostate tumour trial

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York have reported a pilot clinical trial with a “nanoparticle-based photothermal cancer therapy” for prostate cancers. Their work with this targeted therapy is published in a study titled, “Gold nanoshell-localized photothermal ablation of prostate tumors in a clinical pilot device study,” in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Science.

28 Aug 2019

New therapy may kill cancer cells in inherited breast cancer

Breast cancer begins when the cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. The cells form a tumor, which can become malignant if they invade and spread to surrounding tissues. Like any other cancers, breast cancer has many risk factors that can’t be changed, like family history.

28 Aug 2019

Gold nanoparticles shown to safely, effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade prostate tumors

Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat have been shown to safely and effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Aug 2019

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has funded three new awards and renewed the awards of eight institutions previously funded under the Research Centers in Minority Institutions Specialized Centers program.

26 Aug 2019

Removing tumor's protective wall could help boost the effects of cancer treatments

Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumors, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatments, according to a study part funded by Cancer Research UK and published in EBioMedicine today (Monday).

26 Aug 2019

FDA clears its IND for new immunotherapeutic for treating prostate cancer

Calibr, the drug development division of Scripps Research, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its investigational new drug application for CCW702, a novel immunotherapeutic for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

21 Aug 2019

Cancer survivors could be at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Over the last few decades, medical progress has led to the survival of many more people with cancer. However, a new study published in The Lancet shows that this cohort has a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than controls without cancer, due to a number of reasons.

21 Aug 2019

Study finds increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive kidney transplants after Medicaid expansion

Medicaid expansion has helped more young, low-income adults with advanced kidney disease to avoid the costs and poor quality-of-life associated with dialysis, reports a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine from researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine and the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel.

20 Aug 2019

Chemists develop new approach based on graphene nanoflakes for drug delivery

Chemists funded by the SNSF have created a new compound for flexible drug delivery that specifically targets prostate cancer cells. Incorporating four different molecules, the compound prevents tumor cells from multiplying, can be detected by medical imaging and has staying power in the bloodstream.

19 Aug 2019

Trump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIs

Five years after Congress passed a law to reduce unnecessary MRIs, CT scans and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests that could harm patients and waste money, federal officials have yet to implement it.

14 Aug 2019

Roswell Park receives more than $15 million in grants for cancer research

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have received more than a dozen recent grant awards totaling more than $15.4 million.

14 Aug 2019

New oral androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of death in cardiovascular patients

A new large population-based study from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health shows that novel oral androgen signaling inhibitor therapies are associated with an increased risk of death in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions.

13 Aug 2019

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

9 Aug 2019

Study finds attractive therapeutic target for treatment of Kennedy's disease and prostrate cancer

A study led by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine and published in Nature Communications proposes chaperone protein Hps70 as an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of Kennedy's disease—a rare neuromuscular condition—and of castration-resistant prostate cancer.

8 Aug 2019

Prostate Cancer News and Research

Latest Prostate Cancer News and Research

Regular mushroom intake may help prevent prostate cancer

Gold nanoparticles used successfully in prostate tumour trial

New therapy may kill cancer cells in inherited breast cancer

Gold nanoparticles shown to safely, effectively ablate low- to intermediate-grade prostate tumors

NIH announces new round of funding for Research Centers in Minority Institutions

Removing tumor's protective wall could help boost the effects of cancer treatments

FDA clears its IND for new immunotherapeutic for treating prostate cancer

Cancer survivors could be at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Study finds increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive kidney transplants after Medicaid expansion

Chemists develop new approach based on graphene nanoflakes for drug delivery

Trump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIs

Roswell Park receives more than $15 million in grants for cancer research

New oral androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of death in cardiovascular patients

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

Study finds attractive therapeutic target for treatment of Kennedy's disease and prostrate cancer

UCLA researchers discover link between progenitor cells and age-related prostate growth

New 'bone in a dish' could help explore fundamental disease processes

New blood test can detect clinically significant prostate cancer in high-risk patients

HIV-infected elderly cancer patients have worse outcomes despite treatment

Adjuvant radiotherapy may help treat locally advanced prostate cancer

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