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Inflammatory cells in tumor microenvironment promote the transformation of prostate cancer cells into treatment-resistant cells
There is a challenge related to prostate and many other cancers that cancer cells form resistance to treatments as the…
Read More »New prostate biopsy technique lowers infection risk
A multi-institutional clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate…
Read More »A common culprit drives prostate cancer progression
By tracking the changes in prostate cancer cells over time, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found…
Read More »Why Early Prostate Cancer Screening Matters for Black Men
This episode is part of “Health Equity Heroes,” an editorially independent special project that was produced with financial support from…
Read More »Study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry
West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged neighborhoods but not among men…
Read More »Study solves testosterone’s paradoxical effects in prostate cancer
A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: Blocking testosterone production halts tumor growth in early disease,…
Read More »Scientists working to understand why men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are searching for a better way to understand why many…
Read More »We are finally improving prostate cancer diagnoses – here’s how
An ultrasound scan showing a prostate with signs of cancer CAVALLINI JAMES/BSIP SA/Alamy As a man in my mid-50s, I am starting to…
Read More »Life After Prostate Cancer Surgery: Coping with Side Effects
Doctors like to say that prostate cancer is one of the easiest cancers to treat, and that is true. [1] When…
Read More »Drugs for enlarged prostate may also protect against dementia with Lewy bodies
A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia…
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