Prostate Cancer

New pan-Canadian partnership looks to commercialize the country's most promising radiopharmaceutical innovations The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) and adMare BioInnovations (adMare) are pleased to announce they…

NEW YORK, NY (September 8, 2020) - Leading cancer scientists working with the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced today that grants are being awarded to fund six projects that address the role of ethnicity in several major cancer…

September 8, 2020 - High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) - a technology used to treat localized prostate cancer - has shown adequate control of prostate cancer while avoiding major side effects of surgery or radiation therapy,…

New study suggests that high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is effective against prostate cancer with decreased side effects and improved recovery timeCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III, Keck Medicine USC LOS ANGELES --…

New research provides insights on the potential causes of racial disparities in deaths following prostate cancer surgery. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS).…

Credit: Kemal Avican An increased awareness on a molecular level of what mechanisms prostate cancer cells use to become mobile and start spreading may in the long run provide new opportunities for treatment of aggressive…

A UC researcher receives a grant to investigate how cancer treatments could impact patients who also have COVID-19Credit: UC Creative + Brand UC researchers and physicians are learning that COVID-19 impacts more than just the…

The cancer center at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian will receive a nearly 40% increase in funding NEW YORK, NY--The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and…

Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop and test a device--a microendoscopic…

New York, NY (August 17, 2020) -- A research team from Mount Sinai has unraveled for the first time the three-dimensional structure and mechanism of a complex enzyme that protects cells from constant DNA damage, opening the door to…

Results from an international clinical trial found that men with advanced prostate cancer who have mutated BRCA1/BRCA2 genes can be treated successfully with a targeted therapy known as rucaparib Results from an international clinical…

Findings from national database suggest delaying radiation while remaining on hormone therapy is unlikely to impact survival For cancer patients receiving radiation treatment during a surge in COVID-19 cases, adhering to the stay-at-home…

What The Study Did: National Cancer Database data from 2004 to 2014 were used to examine the association between overall survival and timing of radiotherapy relative to androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer.…

QUT researchers have used nationwide cancer mapping statistics to develop a new mathematical model so health professionals can further question patterns relating to the disease. Epidemiologists use disease atlases to identify disease…

Results from a recent clinical trial indicate that for older adults with advanced cancer, initiating aspirin may increase their risk of disease progression and early death. The study, which was conducted by a binational team led by…

New research published this week in Experimental Physiology found that in prostate cancer survivors, a moderate bout of exercise kept the cell count of certain type of immune cells at a normal level, suggesting the exercise is safe for…

Credit: Ibex Medical Analytics PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2020 - A study published today in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in recognizing and…

Research from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health (SKCC) found significant decreases nationwide in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of…

An INRS team shows an association between eating habits and prostate cancer The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that more than 23,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. Among other risk factors, more and more…

Credit: Images created by MK Bakht et al. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada & Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Reston, Virginia--?Scientists have uncovered the genomic signature to…