Screening for prostate cancer is controversial. It can save lives, but it can also lead to unnecessary diagnoses, followed by surgical or radiation procedures, which themselves may lead to severe side-effects. Now a new study, coming from the Dutch part of the European Randomised study for the Screening of Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) has found that...
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Scientists report genetic test to help predict men at most risk from aggressive prostate cancer
Scientists are reporting a test which can predict which patients are most at risk from aggressive prostate cancer, and whether they suffer an increased chance of treatment failure. This test, reported at the European Association of Urology conference in London, and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, may give men a better view...
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New insights into side effects can help prostate cancer patients choose treatments
For many men newly diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, concerns about potential quality-of-life issues often guide treatment decisions. A new study led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers identifies distinct patterns of side effects that patients could use to guide their choices. In the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study examines quality-of-life outcomes...
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Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Cell Growth Impeded by Endostatin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have discovered that endostatin, a naturally occurring protein in humans, can significantly decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate...
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Could antidepressants stop prostate cancer from spreading?
In almost all cases where prostate cancer spreads to other areas of the body, the disease spreads to the bone first. In a new study, researchers reveal the discovery of an enzyme that helps prostate cancer cells to invade bone. Furthermore, certain antidepressant medications may have the potential to block this enzyme. Researchers suggest that...
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New test distinguishes ‘tigers’ from ‘pussycats’ in prostate cancer
Prof. Colin Cooper, University of East Anglia. A new test has been developed to make the vital distinction between aggressive and less harmful forms of prostate cancer, helping to avoid sometimes-damaging unnecessary treatment. Each year 46,000men in the UK develop prostate cancer and many cancers progress after diagnosis to become life threatening. 11,000 men will...
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Laser therapy- new light in treating prostate cancer
A technique that destroys tumors could save thousands of men from surgery. Laser therapy could eradicate the prostate cancer tumors of thousands of men Technique could spare many patients the trauma of surgery or radiotherapy Nearly half of men with early-stage prostate cancer saw their tumor destroyed Targeting prostate cancer with bursts of light could...