Although some prostate cancer treatments can come with a slew of side effects, a new tool called TULSA is both accurate and free from the usual side effects of treatment. What is TULSA? TULSA is MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation and it’s very different than the two most common treatment options for prostate cancer: radiation therapy … Continue reading New Prostate Cancer Treatment: TULSA
If you’re worried about prostate cancer, take note: a new study has found a link between inactivity and increased prostate cancer. Beyond genetics A team of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Bristol used a new method of assessing prostate cancer risk factors to determine how exercise affects your chances of developing … Continue reading Study: Exercise May Protect Against Prostate Cancer
New research has found that, for some men, eating mushrooms may help lower their risk of developing prostate cancer. Although the effects of the study were small and only significant in men over 50, the results may be helpful in determining future studies on mushrooms and prostate cancer. The study Japanese researchers wanted to expand … Continue reading Study: Mushrooms May Decrease Prostate Cancer Risk
Scientists in the UK have created a urine test that can detect aggressive prostate cancer much earlier than previous methods. In fact, the Prostate Urine Risk (PUR) test distinguishes between aggressive and non-aggressive cancers up to 5 years earlier than through other means. Finding biomarkers The researchers started by analyzing the gene expression in urine … Continue reading New Urine Test Can Diagnose Prostate Cancer Earlier
Researchers are testing a new treatment for prostate cancer that uses gold nanoparticles.
Researchers have created a new compound to treat prostate cancer that has been hard to reach with other options. How the compound targets prostate cancer A team at New York University School of Medicine developed a compound called cyclic peptoids that target areas that lead to the multiplication of cancer cells. Compared to untreated cells, the new … Continue reading New Treatment for Resistant Prostate Cancer
Most men already know that being overweight can come with a variety of greater risk factors for disease. But new research indicates that being tall may also come with its own increase risk factors, specifically, for aggressive prostate cancer. Research on taller men A study from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom looked … Continue reading Being Tall Raises Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
For most men, prostate cancer isn’t fatal if caught early enough. Although it’s the second most common type of cancer among men in the United States (after skin cancer), prostate cancer has a five-year survival rate of 99%, according to the American Cancer Society. Still, prostate cancer comes with serious consequences for some men, so … Continue reading Reducing the Risk of Prostate Cancer Naturally
The theory that frequent ejaculation reduces a man’s risk of prostate cancer may have some merit. Ejaculation, prostate cancer and age In one 2016 study published in European Eurology, researchers found that men who ejaculate more frequently had a reduced rate of developing prostate cancer. The study, which was a follow-up on a 2004 study … Continue reading Ejaculation May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
New research presented at the Society of Integrative Oncology’s 12th International Conference indicates that yoga may help men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer by alleviating some of the side effects and helping them maintain their quality of life. Yoga’s benefits for other ailments It’s not the first time yoga has been touted for its … Continue reading Men With Prostate Cancer May Benefit From Yoga
