Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Prostate cancer patient reports are a reliable strategy for assessing the presence of certain comorbidities, according to a study by the University of North Carolina (UNC). The study, “Comparison of Patient ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017

Active Surveillance May Increase Likelihood of Adverse Outcomes in Low-Volume Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer

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Active surveillance may expose men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer to adverse outcomes that could be avoided by immediate intervention, according to the findings of a large cohort study. The ... Read more

July 20, 2017

A Vasectomy Does Not Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer, Mayo Clinic Study Reports

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No association between vasectomy and any form of prostate cancer showed up in a review of research and an analysis of factors across studies, Mayo Clinic researchers reported. This ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Prostate Surgery May Not Decrease Death Toll in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, Long-term Study Finds

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In a follow-up study spanning almost 20 years, researchers found that surgery does not decrease mortality outcomes in patients with localized prostate cancer. In fact, the results showed that ... Read more

May 16, 2017

Provenge Immunotherapy Increases Overall Survival in African-American Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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African-American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer survive significantly longer than Caucasian men when treated with Provenge, according to new findings from Dendreon’s PROCEED registry, which is following patients’ outcomes in ... Read more

May 2, 2017

Gene Editing Improves Prostate Cancer Survival, Study in Mice Shows

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A new therapy targeting genomic rearrangements, such as fused genes that promote tumor development, significantly improved survival in mice with aggressive forms of prostate and liver cancer. The study, ... Read more

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017

Prostate Cancer’s Aggressive Nature in Black Americans Suggests Need for More Personalized Screening

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The higher rates at which black men are dying of prostate cancer may be linked to faster disease progression, according to a new study. The results suggest that African-Americans ... Read more

April 18, 2017

CTT to Present Data on Prostate Cancer Therapy Candidates at Upcoming Conferences

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The most recent performance data on Cancer Targeted Technology’s (CTT) leading drugs, CTT1057 and CTT1403, in prostate cancer clinical and preclinical studies will be presented at several scientific and ... Read more

April 11, 2017

Yoga Gives Prostate Cancer Patients a Leg Up on Treatment Side Effects

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Practicing yoga twice a week improved fatigue, sexual, and urinary function in prostate cancer patients undergoing cancer radiation treatment, according to the first clinical trial assessing how yoga might ... Read more

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

Scientists Find Genes That Could Work Together to Suppress Prostate Cancer

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Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom and collaborators have identified genes that could help prevent prostate, skin, and breast cancer. Their goal was to find genes ... Read more