Prostate Cancer News

What is Prostate cancer?

The prostate gland is found only in males. It is just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The tube that carries urine (the urethra) runs through the center of the prostate. The prostate contains cells that make some of the fluid (semen) that protects and nourishes the sperm.

There are several types of cells in the prostate, but nearly all prostate cancers start in the gland cells. This kind of cancer is known as adenocarcinoma.

Some prostate cancers can grow and spread quickly, but most of the time, prostate cancer grows slowly. Autopsy studies show that many older men (and even some younger men) who died of other causes also had prostate cancer that never caused them problems. In many cases neither they nor their doctors even knew they had it.

Infertility linked to prostate cancer
Mar 22 10


 

Study shows further benefits of noscapine for prostate cancer
Mar 19 10


 

Prostate test ‘public health disaster’ - discoverer
Mar 11 10


 

Prostate cancer treatment choices vary based on type of specialist consulted
Mar 09 10


 

UAB Cancer Center, Urologists Affirm Men Should Take Lead in Deciding to Test for Prostate Cancer
Mar 06 10


 

Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk
Mar 04 10


 

Prostate Cancer Surgeons “Feel” With Their Eyes
Mar 01 10


 

Few differences in outcomes between open and laparoscopic prostate surgery
Feb 22 10


 

Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer
Feb 10 10


 

Lower detection of prostate cancer with PSA screening in US than in a European randomized trial
Feb 09 10


 

Soft drink consumption may increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Feb 08 10


 

Prostate cancer diagnosis raises risk of suicide
Feb 03 10


 

Genetic factors key to prostate cancer death risk
Jan 27 10


 

Vaccine Approach Extends Life of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients
Jan 26 10


 

Vaccine Approach Extends Life of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients
Jan 26 10


 

Fat intake increases prostate cancer risk
Jan 25 10


 

Discovery at JGH opens door to new treatments for prostate, brain and skin cancers
Jan 08 10


 

Hops Compound May Prevent Prostate Cancer
Dec 09 09


 

Exercise Reduces Death Rate in Prostate Cancer Patients
Dec 08 09


 

Coffee Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Dec 08 09


 

Many prostate cancers caught by screening won’t kill
Dec 04 09


 

PSA value at 2 years post-treatment can predict long-term survival in prostate cancer patients
Dec 02 09


 

Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk
Nov 09 09


 

New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy is Not Always Necessary
Nov 06 09


 

Red, processed meats linked to prostate cancer
Nov 05 09


 

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