A University of oxford study has found that men with larger waistlines could be at higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer.
Tag: Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Drugs Found To Be ‘Promising’
There may now be hope for men suffering from aggressive prostrate cancer that is no longer responding to treatment.
Actually prostate cancer has 5 different types, not one
In a breakthrough study, researchers have revealed that prostate cancer is of five different types and each of these has a specific genetic fingerprint. Scientists are hopeful that this finding will enable…
Men with advanced prostate cancer shown to respond to chemotherapy
Researchers have established through a small clinical trial that men with advanced prostate cancer and detection of androgen receptor splice variant-7 (AR-V7) respond to chemotherapy just as well as men who lack…
Genomic landscape of prostate cancer reveals ‘clinically actionable’ mutations
A trans-Atlantic involving researchers and institutions from US and UK has led to creation of a genomic landscape of advanced prostate cancer and the discovery that many patients may carry some type…
Discovery could lead to prostate cancer cure
Researchers could have discovered ‘clinically actionable’ mutations after creating a comprehensive map of genetic mutations within lethal prostate cancer that have spread across the body in one of the largest studies of…
Men with history of asthma less likely to develop prostate cancer: Study
After a rather surprising find, researchers have revealed that men with a history of asthma are less likely to develop the lethal prostate cancer. Research was carried out by Johns Hopkins researchers…
Hormone therapy may leave prostate cancer patients with cognitive impairment
Men being treated for prostate cancer through commonly used Androgen deprivation therapy are at a risk of suffering from cognitive impairments, a new study by Moffitt Cancer Center has revealed. According to…
BRCA-targeting drug shows promise for prostate cancer treatment
According to results of a major trial of a BRCA-targeting drug, men with prostate cancer can benefit from treatment with the pioneering drug olaparib – the first cancer drug to target inherited…
Prostate cancer survivors should walk for 3 hours a week to improve quality of life
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise that is recommended for everyone and now a new Northwestern Medicine study has claimed that if prostate cancer survivors walk for three hours…
Prostate and breast cancer said to be genetically linked
Women who have a family history of prostate cancer among their first-degree relatives are at an increased risk of breast cancer, a new Wayne State University study has found. The study explained…