New test may detect prostate cancer early with accuracy MD Bureau1 Jun 2020 11:00 AM ISTLondon, May 31- Researchers have developed a new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer early and with greater accuracy. A...
Lowering Testosterone May Reduce Severity of COVID-19 Hina Zahid18 May 2020 10:45 AM ISTNEW YORK, NY--There is an urgent need to identify effective therapies for COVID-19 and investigators are constantly in look out for the...
Androgen-deprivation treatment may protect men from COVID-19 Hina Zahid7 May 2020 3:16 PM ISTResearchers have found that androgen-deprivation therapies appear to protect men from COVID-19 infection.A study of 4532 men in the Veneto region of...
Novel imaging technique superior to conventional imaging in high risk prostate cancer: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 March 2020 5:00 PM ISTAustralian researchers have found that a new imaging technique using prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) was superior to conventional imaging...
Being overweight in middle age increases prostate cancer risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 March 2020 1:44 PM ISTAdvanced prostate cancer etiology is poorly understood. Few have examined the role of early adulthood BMI and adult BMI changes on risk of advanced...
Phenelzine may be repurposed to fight recurrent prostate cancer Hina Zahid7 March 2020 9:30 AM ISTMonoamine oxidase A (MAOA) influences prostate cancer growth and metastasis in pre-clinical models. We examined the effects of phenelzine (a monoamine...
MRI-targeted biopsy improves diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 March 2020 4:00 PM ISTBALTIMORE, MD - Researchers have found that MRI-targeted biopsy can greatly improve prostate cancer diagnosis and reduce the chances of patients being...
Researchers develop an accurate urine test for prostate cancer Medical Dialogues Bureau1 March 2020 4:15 PM ISTResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a simple and noninvasive urine test for prostate cancer that would be a...
Statins increase survival in men with high-risk prostate cancer: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Feb 2020 11:15 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA - Statins are known to lower LDL cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease. But scientists have discovered it's role in prostate...
Baseline PSA levels can determine long-term prostate cancer risk in middle-aged men: JAMA Medha Baranwal26 Jan 2020 12:30 PM ISTUSA: Baseline PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels among men aged 55 to 60 years is associated with long-term risk of clinically significant...
Vegetable-rich diet does not significantly lower prostate cancer progression and death: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Jan 2020 3:24 PM ISTUSA: Consumption of a vegetable-rich diet does not significantly lower the risk of prostate cancer progression and death, a recent study published in...
Prostatectomy for prostate cancer worsens sexual function and incontinence: JAMA Medha Baranwal16 Jan 2020 12:05 PM ISTUSA: Men with prostate cancer who undergo prostatectomy face a higher risk for some functional deficits -- worse urinary incontinence and worse sexual...
