Combination approach shows promise for treating rare, aggressive cancers

November 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A research team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown that that combining pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, with standard chemotherapy can improve treatment outcomes for patients

Study leads the way to early detection and treatment of aggressive prostate cancer

November 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

“Through comprehensive lab and mice tests we found that this SNP, although associated with reduced prostate cancer risk, is also associated with an aggressive type of this cancer,” Dr Srinivasan

Older adult prostate cancer patients are increasingly being overtreated

November 11, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life

New option for treating prostate cancer

November 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Despite medical advances in recent years, this type of tumour is still responsible for one in eight male cancer

Using AI to measure prostate cancer lesions could aid diagnosis and treatment

October 29, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, and almost 300,000 individuals are diagnosed with it each year in the U.S. To develop a consistent method of estimating

Does fermented black garlic extract help treat prostate cancer?

October 26, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A team at the University of Cordoba and IMIBIC tests the protective effect of a fermented black garlic extract against inflammation and the progression of prostate cancer in a study

Research shows urine tests may detect early diseases

October 26, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Early detection is critical when it comes to curing diseases like cancer, but not everyone has easy access to screening tools. For problems in the genitourinary (GU) tract (which includes

Immune sensitivity links race and survival after prostate cancer immunotherapy

October 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Black men with advanced prostate cancer have a greater chance of survival after immunotherapy treatment, at least in part, because of ancestral gene variants in immune responses. That connection is

Nanoparticle therapy offers new hope for prostate cancer patients

October 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. A ground-breaking study, conducted by researchers from the University of Virginia, Mount Sinai, the University of Michigan,

Developing therapies for treatment-resistant prostate cancer

October 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an investigational therapeutic approach that could be effective against treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Results of their Phase II clinical trial, published in the peer-reviewed journal