Prostate cancer cases to double by 2020: Study supriya kashyap kashyap17 Sept 2016 2:10 PM ISTNew Delhi : Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cause of cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide.The cancer...
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may up cardiac risk supriya kashyap kashyap3 Oct 2016 12:12 PM ISTLondon : Hormone therapy received by men diagnosed with prostate cancer may pose risk to those who have previously suffered a heart attack, a study...
Use of PSA for prostate screening unaffected by changes in screening guidelines, research finds supriya kashyap kashyap9 Oct 2016 10:07 AM ISTControversy over prostate cancer screening guidelines that discourage use of PSA tests did not significantly reduce use of the test, a five-year...
Sniffing urine to detect prostate cancer could prevent unnecessary biopsies supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2017 11:59 AM ISTSan Francisco : On the list of dreaded medical tests, a prostate biopsy probably ranks fairly high. The common procedure requires sticking a needle...
New blood test- IsoPSA more accurate in predicting prostate cancer supriya kashyap kashyap16 May 2017 3:20 PM ISTA team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, and other clinical sites have...
PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Sept 2017 5:35 PM ISTAfter differences in implementation and settings were accounted for, two important prostate cancer screening trials provide compatible evidence that...
PSA and diagnosis of Prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTProstate-specific antigen (PSA) is now recognized as the premier tumor marker for prostatic cancer. Wang et.al reported PSA in the prostate in 1977...
A new diagnostic test on cards for prostate cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTDR. SHIKHA T. MALIKA group of Indian scientists has identified a sensitive and specific diagnostic marker for prostate cancer that may differentiate...
New polygenic hazard score predicts when men develop prostate cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTAn international team, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has developed and validated a genetic tool for...
Prostate Cancer Drug when taken with food cuts dose & lowers cost Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTAbiraterone acetate, marketed as Zytiga, is the standard medicine used to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.It is usually...
Men between 55 to 69 years allowed to use their discretion for PSA Test : USPTF Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTFor men aged 55 to 69 years, the decision to undergo periodic prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening for prostate cancer should be an...
Cancer Prevention -A new challenge Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTCANCER is the 2nd leading cause of death, a heart attack being the first one and Cancer prevention is, therefore, a new challenge. Lung cancer...
