Prostate Cancer

Testing for genetic weaknesses in repairing DNA could pick out men who may benefit from a new type of targeted nuclear medicine, a new study reports. An emerging class of drugs are made up of a radioactive particle that can kill cells…

After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis…

Study reports pre-clinical development of novel treatment and potential for combination use with immunotherapy drugsCredit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered how…

Research explains how the drugs work, who else might benefit from their useCredit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta New research that uncovers the mechanism behind the newest generation of cancer drugs is opening…

A Penn study of more than 150,000 men with prostate cancer shows androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a higher likelihood of developing dementia when compared to patients who were not exposed to the treatment PHILADELPHIA - For…

Bottom Line: Data for 154,089 older men diagnosed with prostate cancer were used to analyze the association between androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone-suppressing therapy used to treat prostate cancer, and subsequent diagnosis of…

PHILADELPHIA -- Prostate cancer represents a major health challenge and there is currently no effective treatment once it has advanced to the aggressive, metastatic stage. A new has revealed a key cellular mechanism that contributes to…

50% of treatments could have been avoided using new tool, UCLA-led study finds A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Toronto have identified a new biomarker found in urine that can help detect aggressive prostate cancer,…

Penn study finds protons are effective, safe when given in higher dosesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Treating prostate cancer with higher doses of proton therapy over a shorter amount of time leads to similar outcomes when compared…

Credit: Tetiana Korzun CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters to kill hard-to-reach tumors. Magnetic nanoparticles - tiny pieces of matter as small as…