Prostate News

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer

A brief course of hormone-blocking therapy can provide small benefits to a specific group of men who get radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a long-running study shows.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has cancer

A spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber says the composer has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and is undergoing treatment.

Prostate screening not understood

Most men are not being told the pros and cons of PSA tests, two new studies find.

Wealthy men survive prostate cancer

Wealthy men with prostate cancer may receive better care than poor men with the disease and may live longer as a result, a new study hints.

Virus may cause prostate cancer

A virus known to cause leukaemia and tumours in animals can be found in some prostate tumours and might be one cause of prostate cancer, US researchers.

Slim men have lower prostate risk

Men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to their youthful weight, a new study indicates.

Prostate screening no life saver

Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumours can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study.

Prostate cancer drug promising

A new drug with a radically different way of attacking prostate cancer has done well in an initial trial and is ready for larger-scale testing, researchers report.

Prostate cancer: to screen or not

Two big prostate cancer studies were intended to settle the question of whether screening for the disease really does save lives. Now the results are in - but the debate goes on.

Urine test for prostate cancer

Researchers have made the first steps towards devising a urine test for detecting prostate cancer.