National Cancer Institute

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

NCI Grant to Probe Link Between Prostate Cancer and Fatty Cells in Bone Marrow

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A five-year grant of more than $2 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will support research investigating the link between prostate cancer cells and the fatty cells — adipocytes — found ... Read more

June 3, 2019

American and Russian Scientists Team Up in Search for Potential Biomarker for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Funded by a $380,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute, researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB) in New York and Moscow State University in Russia are collaborating to study ... Read more

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Phase 3 Study Weighs Benefits of Standard Drugs Plus Surgery or Radiation Therapy

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The first patients have been enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate if combining either prostate removal surgery or radiation therapy with standard systemic therapy delays cancer progression and improves survival of patients ... Read more

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017

Prostate Cancer Often Deadly for Urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Study Shows

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The mortality toll of prostate and breast cancer is significantly higher in urban American Indian and Alaskan native populations compared to non-Hispanic whites, a retrospective study shows. The study, “Disparities ... Read more

March 6, 2017

Prostate Cancer: Could You Be at Risk?

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths after lung cancer. But what are the odds that you’ll develop the disease? ... Read more

November 11, 2015November 11, 2015

NIH Funds Research for Prostate Cancer Therapeutic Targets

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University of Houston researchers, led by assistant professor Daniel Frigo, have received two grants totaling $2.3 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to study two biochemical ... Read more