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Blood Test Can Help Predict Survival From Advanced Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – A simple blood test may help doctors decide the best way to treat a man with advanced prostate cancer. A phase 3 clinical trial has shown that circulating tumor cell (CTC)...
ASTRO: Intensity-Modulated RT, Proton Beam Therapy Have Similar Outcomes in Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton beam therapy (PBT) offer similar outcomes for patients with localized prostate cancer, according to a study presented...
Cancer Incidence Rates in 2021 Indicate Return to Prepandemic Levels
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – The overall incidence rates for all cancer sites and specific cancer sites returned to prepandemic levels in 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the...
No Infections Seen After Transperineal Biopsy for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – For patients with suspicion for prostate cancer, transperineal biopsy has similar cancer detection rates as transrectal biopsy but a significantly lower risk for infection,...
Omitting Biopsy With Negative MRI Reduces Detection of Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Omitting biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results is associated with a significantly reduced relative risk for detecting clinically...
Men Often Confused About Prostate Cancer Screening, Survey Shows
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – A new survey finds the majority of American men believe the first step in prostate cancer screening is an invasive rectal exam by their doctor. That's not true, but mistaken...
Olaparib Monotherapy Yields Good PSA Response Rates in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – For men with high-risk biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, olaparib monotherapy yields good prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response rates, especially among those with...
Mental Health Utilization Increased Around Time of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – There is an increase in psychotropic medication use and mental health service use around the time of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online July 3...
Baseline MRI PI-RADS Linked to Biopsy Reclassification in Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – The baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) score is associated with biopsy reclassification among men with prostate...
Men's Cancer Deaths to Rise 93% Globally by 2050
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer,...
Could More Men With Early Prostate Cancers Keep Their Lymph Nodes?
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – For years, the treatment of early-stage prostate cancers that haven't spread beyond the organ have often included the removal of nearby lymph nodes in the pelvis. It's done...
Mortality Risk High for Some Gleason Grade 1 Prostate Cancer Patients
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – For patients with Gleason Grade Group (GGG) 1 prostate cancer (PC), those with percentage positive biopsies (PPB) >50 percent or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) >20 ng/mL...
Prostate Cancer Outcomes Comparable for Transgender Women, Cisgender Men
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Most prostate cancer outcomes do not differ significantly between transgender women (TGW) and cisgender (CG) men, including prostate cancer-specific mortality, according to a...
Neighborhood Disadvantage Metrics Tied to Stress Genes in Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – Expression of several stress-related genes in prostate tumors is elevated among men residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods, according to a study published online July 12 in...
Could Living in Poor Neighborhoods Fuel Prostate Cancer in Black Men? Study Says It Might
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – The stress of living in a poor neighborhood might contribute to higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in Black men, a new study warns. Black men are more than twice as...
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