Prostate Cancer Research
News: Screening, Diagnosis and Prognosis
More Research News
- 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
- 3/20/2012 Spotlight on Prostate Cancer – Lower Incidence Rates in Asia?
- 3/15/2012 Extended European Study Shows 11-Year Results: PSA Screening Reduces Prostate Cancer Deaths by 21%, But Not Overall Deaths
- 3/7/2012 Local Doctors to Use Gene Tests In Prostate Cancer Treatment With PCF Support
- 3/2/2012 PSA Debates Continue Across the Globe, Australia Weighs In
- 2/24/2012 Myriad's Prolaris Test Shown to Significantly Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome in Needle Biopsy Tissue
- 2/15/2012 PCF-Funded Discovery Results in a New Diagnostic Test to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
- 2/7/2012 CTC Technology Detects Presence of Cancer and Serves as a Less Invasive Diagnostic Tool
- 2/7/2012 Debating How and How Often to Test for Prostate Cancer [AUDIO]
- 1/17/2012 New Jersey Leads the Nation in Opposing USPSTF PSA Testing Recommendation | Governor Chris Christie Signs Resolution Passed Unanimously by Legislature
- 12/20/2011 Making Sense of Cancer Screening Updates | It's important to discuss testing schedule with your doctor
- 12/12/2011 Are Too Many Older People Screened for Cancer? | Debate over testing should weigh health and life expectancy, expert says
- 11/1/2011 What to Make of the Big Prostate Cancer News | Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizenoff offer sensible advice on the PSA Test and Vitamin E.
- 10/19/2011Death by Bureaucracy | Newt Gingrich discusses the USPSTF and their recommendation regarding PSA Testing.
- 10/10/2011 PCF Responds to U.S. Protective Services Task Force Recommendation on PSA Screening | While needing better guidelines, the PSA still plays an important role in detecting early prostate cancer in informed patients.
- 10/7/2011 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues New Recommendation on PSA | PCF to Issue Response on October 10, 2011
- 9/30/2011 Otherwise Healthy Older Men Undertreated for Prostate Cancer| Yet younger men with other serious health issues may be overtreated for the cancer, research shows
- 9/22/2011 In Older Men, Prostate Biopsies Can Raise Risk of Hospitalization| Experts stress procedure is not benign, strong antibiotics should be given beforehand
- 8/3/2011 New Urine Test Provides Greater Clarity in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer | Detecting Two Cancer-Specific Genetic Fingerprints Can Better Direct Patients and Eliminate Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
- 5/18/2011 Earlier PSA Test Best Predicts Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer | This may cut down on unnecessary screening, researchers say
- 5/16/2011 PSA Test Could Be Improved to Spot Prostate Cancer | Preliminary studies point to ways to have the screening benefit more men
- 3/31/2011 Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn't Cut Death Rates: Study | Closer examination of PSA testing continues to underscore both the benefits and shortcomings of the PSA exam and the need for patients to better understand the screening process
Print |
Stay Informed
Sign up to receive our monthly newsletters.
Research Summaries
News from PCF's annual meeting of prostate cancer researchers.