A University of Illinois and Mayo collaboration has demonstrated a novel gene expression analysis technique that can accurately measure levels of RNA quickly and directly from a cancerous tissue ...

Earlier this week, researchers presented data from the OPTIMUM (Optimization of Prostate Biopsy – Micro-Ultrasound Versus MRI) trial at the European Association of Urology Congress in Madrid, Spain.

KLK2 protein is overexpressed in prostate cancer tissue compared to benign prostate tissue and has been associated with stage and grade. It exits in both secreted and membrane-associated forms, with ...

A groundbreaking technique developed by scientists at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, could offer new hope for faster and more accessible prostate cancer detection. Using existing ultrasound ...

In the present study, we investigated VDR protein expression and lethal prostate cancer in the Physicians' Health Study (PHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). We also investigated ...

A major advancement in the detection of prostate cancer in the UK has amounted to the “biggest leap forward” in diagnosis of the disease. The study, published in The Lancet, almost doubles the number ...

Prostate cancer patients who do not respond well to PSMA-targeted therapy often have potentially treatable mutations in their DNA damage-repair genes, according to research published in the May issue ...

Technology to perform prostate biopsies has been relatively unchanged since the 1980's. Traditional techniques only sample the lower portion of the prostate, yet nearly 30 percent of cancers are ...

A new surgical technique helps nearly twice as many men with prostate cancer preserve their erectile function following surgery The procedure allows doctors to check and see if they’ve removed all ...

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Activation of the androgen receptor (AR) despite androgen ablation and anti-androgen therapy seems to play a pivotal role in hormone-refractory progression of prostate cancer. The above postulation is ...

Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with greater expression of stress-related genes that are linked to more aggressive prostate cancer. Men from disadvantaged neighborhoods have higher expression ...