Prostate Cancer Research
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Research
Accomplishments
Advances in clinical research, treatment strategies, and basic science funded by PCF.
Funding Strategy
PCF awards programs support novel ideas, collaborative teams, and promising long-term projects.
Research News
New developments in prostate cancer research
- 5/21/2012 USPSTF Panel Announces Final Recommendation Against PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
- 5/21/2012 Molecular Subtype of Prostate Cancer Discovered with Funding from PCF
- 5/17/2012 Dendreon’s Provenge Works Best for Patients With Low PSA, Scientists Say
- 5/15/2012 Benefits of Zytiga Out Rule Cost Concerns, Drug Approved In United Kingdom
- 5/15/2012 U-M School of Dentistry Researchers Discover Possible Link between One Form of Chemotherapy and Bone
- 5/15/2012 DNA Biomarker Discovery Focuses on DNA Methylation
- 5/10/2012 In the Middle and on the Sideline: The Experience of Spouses of Men with Prostate Cancer
- 5/10/2012 1 of 6 Cancer Deaths Worldwide Caused by Preventable Infections
- 5/8/2012 Prostate Cancer Screening Benefits Younger, At-Risk Men
- 5/7/2012 Analysis of Genetic Abnormalities in Prostate Tumors and Surrounding Benign Tissue Might Predict Cancer Progression and Recurrence
- 5/7/2012 New Device to Capture and Characterize Prostate Cancer Patients’ Circulating Tumor Cells for Disease
- 5/7/2012 Urine Test Shows Promise in Reducing Prostate Cancer Biopsies | Pre-biopsy urine screen improves both disease detection and high-grade tumors prediction
- 5/7/2012 Harnessing the Body's Immune System to Fight Prostate and Other Cancers
- 5/7/2012 Scientists Identify Therapy-Resistant Subset of Tumor-Propagating Prostate Cancer Cells
Other Research News
News especially for the researcher community
PCCTC Consortium
The DoD and PCF-funded Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium fosters collaboration across leading cancer centers and scientists.
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Research Summaries
News from PCF's annual meeting of prostate cancer researchers.
PCF Guides
Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Families
Nutrition, Exercise and Prostate Cancer