prostate cancer

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Active Surveillance for Very Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Is Still Underutilized

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While patients with very low-risk prostate cancer may be treated with active surveillance (AS), reducing over-treatment and treatment-related complications, a new study shows that only one in four patients in this ... Read more

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017

Study Suggests Prostate Cancer Patients Could Produce Antibodies Against Their Own Diseased Cells

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Researchers at Philadelphia’s Wistar Institute have developed a method that delivers synthetic DNA coding for anti-cancer antibodies to cancer patients, allowing for sustained production of these therapeutic antibodies in a patient’s bloodstream without ... Read more

June 23, 2017

New 3-in-1 Blood Test Could Improve Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

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British researchers have developed what they call a three-in-one blood test for advanced prostate cancer — one that helps doctors select an initial treatment, check whether it is working, and ... Read more

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

Medicare Expands Coverage of Prolaris, Genetic Test for Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

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Medicare coverage for Prolaris genetic test, a tool developed by Myriad Genetics to help predict the aggressiveness of prostate, cancer has been expanded to include patients with favorable intermediate-risk cancer. Men with low- ... Read more

May 18, 2017

IsoPSA Test Better Than PSA Test at Detecting Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trial Shows

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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 5, 2017May 4, 2017

Conquering Relentless Regret: Ditch the ‘If Onlys’

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Regret involves a trip back in time to an action, an event, or a decision that had life-altering and unwanted consequences. Each of us has our share of regrets. How ... Read more

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Radioactive Seeds Retain Urinary, Bowel Quality

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Prostate cancer patients treated with Cesium-131 brachytherapy maintained their urinary- and bowel-related quality of life years afterward, according to a study. While patients reported a decline in these quality of ... Read more

April 28, 2017

Research Shows (Strong) Coffee May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

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New research suggests that drinking more than three cups a day of Italian-style coffee may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The study, “Reduction by Coffee Consumption of Prostate Cancer ... Read more

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

The Futility of Worrying About Cancer

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

This was my sixth year of post-surgery PSA testing. Usually I take the test and have no problem waiting for my test results. For the past five years it was ... Read more

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017

Black Men Far More Susceptible to Prostate Cancer, but Resources are Available

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One in six black men will develop prostate cancer during their lives, and nearly 30,000 American males of all races die from the disease every year, according to You Are ... Read more