Posts by: Alice Melão

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Cleveland Diagnostics‘ IsoPSA prostate cancer test is significantly better than a standard PSA test at identifying those with prostate cancer and those at risk of developing an aggressive form of the disease, ... Read more

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

RARP Prostate Cancer Surgery Causes Fewer Urinary, Sexual Problems Than Brachytherapy, Italian Study Finds

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Men with low-risk prostate cancer have similar recurrence-free survival rates when treated with surgical robotic prostatectomy or brachytherapy, but those who received surgery had fewer urinary or sexual problems two years ... Read more

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

Cantex Reviews Potential Prostate Cancer Therapy CX-02 at Recent World Orphan Drug Congress

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Cantex Pharmaceuticals gave an overview of its lead candidate anti-cancer drug CX-02 at last week’s World Orphan Drug Congress USA in Washington, D.C. Cantex is a clinical-stage biopharma company that develops and markets therapies ... Read more

April 10, 2017

Family History of Prostate Cancer Not Linked to Tumor Aggressiveness, Study Indicates

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Many doctors take family history of cancer into account when recommending treatments for several types of cancer. But a family history of prostate cancer is not associated with an increased ... Read more

April 6, 2017

Steroid Estetrol Reduces High Testosterone Levels Associated with Prostate Cancer

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A steroid called estetrol that is produced only by a fetus’ liver during pregnancy could be used to treat prostate cancer, either by itself or in combination with other hormone ... Read more

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

Mutations in KLK6 Gene Region Can Predict Risk of Aggressive Disease in Prostate Cancer Patients

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Genetic mapping of the Kallikrein 6, or KLK6, gene region — which could be a hotspot for the occurrence of prostate cancer-associated mutations — may help doctors identify which patients are ... Read more

February 28, 2017

Researchers Link New Mutation to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk in Black Men

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Researchers from the University of North Texas have identified a new genetic mutation in the ALKBH7 gene that is associated with prostate cancer, particularly in African-American men. The findings suggest ... Read more