Prostate Cancer News Blog

A “vaccine” which uses the body’s immune system to fight prostate cancer is approved for use by US drug regulators.

Men living in deprived areas are less likely to receive radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer, a study suggests.

Men should be warned that testing for prostate cancer can lead to unnecessary distress, researchers warn.

A drug already used in men with enlarged prostates seems to cut the risk of prostate cancer, an international study has shown.

Infertile men may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, according to findings in a US study.

One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European study shows.

New research suggests that TNF-receptor associated protein-1 (TRAP-1) may prevent cancer cell death.

Major League Baseball slugger Aaron Boone will be featured on January’s episode of Sharing Miracles – a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients. Sharing Miracles airs every week on more than 300 television stations nationwide.

UroToday.com – In the December, 2009 online edition of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Jeffrey Wheat and colleagues from the University of Michigan utilize the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) to evaluate sexual quality of life parameters. EPIC is a validated HRQOL questionnaire that evaluates 4 functional areas that affect men after radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer (CaP …

UroToday.com – Advanced prostate cancers regularly metastasize to the skeleton, and better treatments are needed to decrease morbidity and increase survival in men with end-stage disease…