News and Features related to prostate cancer

1. Prostate cancer 'riskier for tall and obese men'
   

   13th July 2017 – Tall men and those who are obese have a higher risk of high grade prostate cancer and dying from the disease, a study has found. A research team led by the University of Oxford found that while being tall did not increase the overall risk of getting prostate cancer, it did increase

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2. Blood test 'to target prostate cancer treatment'
   

   19th June 2017 – A new 3-in-1 blood test could revolutionise the treatment of prostate cancer, say scientists, and help pave the way for personalised patient treatment. The key to the new treatment is the ability to test for cancer DNA in a person's bloodstream. This so-called 'liquid biopsy' has th

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3. Blood test 'improves' prostate cancer treatment'
   

   4th May 2017 – An inexpensive blood test could help doctors tailor individual targeted treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer, say scientists. The test, which could cost less than £50, looks for multiple copies of the androgen receptor gene, which many prostate cancers need to grow. Men wh

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4. Prostate cancer scan is 'a big leap forward'
   

   20th January 2017 – A new test to detect prostate cancer is being hailed as the biggest leap forward in diagnosing the disease in decades. Doctors say an advanced type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could help around a quarter of men avoid an unnecessary biopsy and reduce the number who ar

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5. Light therapy 'treats early prostate cancer'
   

   20th December 2016 – A new treatment that can help some patients with prostate cancer avoid the need for surgery has proved successful in clinical trials, according to UK-led research in The Lancet Oncology journal. The technique, trialled in men who have low-risk prostate cancer, involves injecting

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6. Is monitoring prostate cancer as effective as treatment?
   

   15th September 2016 -- A major UK study has found that 99% of men whose prostate cancer is detected at an early stage live for at least 10 years whether the condition is treated or if doctors carry out 'active surveillance'. For men in the UK, prostate cancer is the most common cancer. There are mor

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7. Higher dose, shorter radiotherapy for prostate cancer
   

   21st June 2016 - A new treatment approach for prostate cancer with higher radiotherapy doses over a shorter time works as well as current methods, but with fewer side effects according to a study.Cancer Research UK says the NHS needs to plan for the new approach that will also save it money. The tri

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8. Men's waist size linked to prostate cancer risk
   

   3rd June 2016 - Obese men with a high body mass index (BMI) and large waist circumference have a greater risk of aggressive prostate cancer and prostate cancer death compared to men with a normal BMI and waist circumference, according to a large European study. The study of over 140,000 men from eig

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9. Prostate cancer drug cabazitaxel u-turn
   

   22nd April 2016 - A prostate cancer drug rejected for NHS funding in England on cost grounds is to be made available after a new discount was agreed with the manufacturer. Although cabazitaxel (Jevtana) didn’t have routine approval, it was available through the Cancer Drugs Fund. It will now be move

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10. Should men in their 40s get prostate cancer test?
    

    30th March 2016 - Prostate cancer tests should be available to younger men, a panel of experts has concluded. The clinicians say men who have a higher than average risk of prostate cancer should be entitled to testing from the age of 45, rather than the current Public Health England (PHE) guidance w

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