News tagged ‘ProstateCancer’ clear
- Androgen deprivation therapy — one of the most common treatments for
prostate cancer — may increase the risk of death from heart disease in
patients over age 65, according to a new study by researchers at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and other
institutions.
Tags: ProstateCancer
- Scientists at Dana-Farber report they have blocked the
development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a
molecular unit they described as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell
growth.
Tags: BasicResearch, ProstateCancer
- A new blood test increases the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis and
could eliminate tens of thousands of unneeded prostate biopsies
annually, Dana-Farber researchers report.
Tags: BasicResearch, ProstateCancer
- In prostate cancer patients with a certain genetic variant, a high level
of selenium in the blood was associated with a two-fold greater risk of
poorer outcomes than men with the lowest amounts of selenium.
Tags: BasicResearch, ProstateCancer
- Deprived of androgen hormones, the receptor finds an alternative genetic
pathway to continue growth of prostate cancer cells. An understanding
of this behavior could lead to new therapies targeting specific genes.
Tags: BasicResearch, ProstateCancer, Genetics
- Nine-fold higher pancreatic cancer risk suggests people with this genetic syndrome should be closely monitored.
Tags: ProstateCancer, Genetics
- The vaccine, which contained weakened poxviruses genetically programmed to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells, helped patients lived longer than patients who received a placebo vaccine.
Tags: ProstateCancer, TranslationalResearch
- Analysis finds higher quality of life for men diagnosed with low-risk
prostate cancer who choose ongoing exams over immediate treatment.
Tags: ProstateCancer
- Prostate tumors that carry a "signature" of four molecular markers have
the potential to become dangerously metastatic if not treated
aggressively, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report in an
online study published by the journal Nature.
Tags: ProstateCancer, Genetics