For the first time, scientists have identified compounds found in coffee which may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. This is a pilot study, carried out on drug-resistant cancer cells in cell culture and in a mouse model; ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Findings from the first international prostate cancer quality of life study conducted by patients themselves reports that significant numbers of men treated for the disease are struggling with continence and sexual problems ...
Jul 18, 2020
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Choosing ongoing monitoring instead of immediate curative treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) leads to a better overall quality of life for men with low-risk prostate cancer. In fact, the Quality of life (QoL) is about the ...
Mar 14, 2016
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Vasectomies are much less likely to cause complications than expected, according to a new UK study reviewing the outcomes from over 90,000 vasectomies performed over 15 years.
Mar 12, 2023
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Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Ultrasound (MRIUS)- guided prostate biopsy has high sensitivity to detect prostate abnormalities compared with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS biopsy) of MRI positive findings.
Nov 12, 2013
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Scientists from the University of Leuven in Belgium have found a switch associated with prostate cancers spreading or forming metastases (secondary tumors). The researchers caution that this work is still at an early stage, ...
Jul 17, 2020
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A rigorous evaluation of survival rates has shown that cancer patients with localised prostate cancer—the most common form of prostate cancer—have a better chance of survival if treated by surgery than by radiotherapy. ...
Dec 14, 2015
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Data from the world's largest prostate cancer screening study provides further evidence to support the introduction of a targeted screening programme for the disease, say researchers.
Jul 2, 2022
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An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained to listen to patients pass urine is able to identify abnormal flows and could be a useful and cost-effective means of monitoring and managing urology patients at home. It ...
Jul 4, 2022
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Current smokers, and those who have quit smoking less than 10 years previously, have twice the risk of a recurrence of prostate cancer after surgery, according to new research presented at the European Association of Urology ...
Mar 23, 2015
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