Although some prostate cancer treatments can come with a slew of side effects, a new tool called TULSA is both accurate and free from the usual side effects of treatment. What is TULSA? TULSA is MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation and it’s very different than the two most common treatment options for prostate cancer: radiation therapy … Continue reading New Prostate Cancer Treatment: TULSA
Did you get a high PSA result from a recent blood test? If so, there may not necessarily be cause to worry. The prostate-specific antigen test measures protein produced in the prostate gland, but an elevated level doesn’t always indicate prostate cancer. Here are some of the other causes of a high PSA. UTI A … Continue reading Non-cancerous Causes of High PSAs
If someone you know has advanced prostate cancer, they may be taking Firmagon. The prescription drug works by stopping testosterone production, which, in turn, lowers your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels to stop the growth of the cancer cells. How it’s given Firmagon comes in a powder form. It’s mixed into a solution and then injected … Continue reading How a Common Medication Works for Prostate Cancer Patients
If you’re worried about prostate cancer, take note: a new study has found a link between inactivity and increased prostate cancer. Beyond genetics A team of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Bristol used a new method of assessing prostate cancer risk factors to determine how exercise affects your chances of developing … Continue reading Study: Exercise May Protect Against Prostate Cancer
What if you could avoid a prostate biopsy and significantly improve the accuracy of a cancer diagnosis with a simple blood test? That idea may be closer than you think! Diagnosing prostate cancer A new study published in the Journal of Urology has found that combining prostate specific antigen (PSA) results with this new blood … Continue reading New Blood Test May Replace Prostate Biopsies
New research has found that, for some men, eating mushrooms may help lower their risk of developing prostate cancer. Although the effects of the study were small and only significant in men over 50, the results may be helpful in determining future studies on mushrooms and prostate cancer. The study Japanese researchers wanted to expand … Continue reading Study: Mushrooms May Decrease Prostate Cancer Risk
Scientists in the UK have created a urine test that can detect aggressive prostate cancer much earlier than previous methods. In fact, the Prostate Urine Risk (PUR) test distinguishes between aggressive and non-aggressive cancers up to 5 years earlier than through other means. Finding biomarkers The researchers started by analyzing the gene expression in urine … Continue reading New Urine Test Can Diagnose Prostate Cancer Earlier
Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, has an overall risk for one in 22 men. It’s the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both genders, and unfortunately, it’s a tricky disease to catch early because it’s tied in with the complex digestive system. Here are the symptoms of cancer that both men and … Continue reading 6 Symptoms of Colon Cancer
Researchers have created a new compound to treat prostate cancer that has been hard to reach with other options. How the compound targets prostate cancer A team at New York University School of Medicine developed a compound called cyclic peptoids that target areas that lead to the multiplication of cancer cells. Compared to untreated cells, the new … Continue reading New Treatment for Resistant Prostate Cancer
Most men already know that being overweight can come with a variety of greater risk factors for disease. But new research indicates that being tall may also come with its own increase risk factors, specifically, for aggressive prostate cancer. Research on taller men A study from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom looked … Continue reading Being Tall Raises Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
