In 2018, approximately 324,000 men died from cancer in the United States. The combination of lung cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer equated to half of those deaths. Large percentages of each of these cancers can be prevented or treated if caught early. Now, Purdue University scientists have created a new therapy option that may help halt tumor growth in certain cancers such as prostate ..read more

Vanderbilt researchers have identified haplotypes, ancestral fragments of DNA, that are associated with hereditary prostate cancer (HPC) in a first-of-its-kind genomic study made possible by the study of prostate cancer patients with family histories of the disease. The researchers analyzed the Nashville Familial Prostate Cancer Study (NFPCS), in an investigation comparing men with prostate cancer ..read more

Many who have been affected by prostate cancer, or whose loved ones have been affected by prostate cancer, might be wondering if special precautions need to be taken with the coronavirus pandemic unfolding. We have always believed that evidence out of science and research are the best tools for solving patients’ problems, whether that’s cancer or public health emergencies. As such, we will do our ..read more

For the past five years, Chris Lockheed’s PSA numbers had been going up. Then, when a biopsy revealed that he had two tumors on his prostate. Chris started doing research into what kind of options for treatment were available to him. When a radiation specialist in Rohnert Park told him about Dr. Michael Lazar and the HIFU procedure, he did more homework. Dr. Michael Lazar, 4 time board certified ..read more

An antidepressant in use for decades, repurposed to fight prostate cancer, shows promise in helping patients whose disease has returned following surgery or radiation, a pilot study at USC shows. The drug — an MAO inhibitor called phenelzine — represents a potential new treatment direction with fewer side effects for men with recurrent prostate cancer, researchers said. “To our knowledge ..read more

According to the latest research on prostate cancer prevention, it’s important to be proactive and consult with a doctor to establish a prostate cancer screening schedule. The choice of screening options should make sense and take into consideration the personal risk factors and family history. Exactly when screening starts depends on a number of considerations, primarily based on statistics of ..read more

Men with type 2 diabetes are less likely to develop prostate cancer than patients without diabetes. However, the mortality rate is higher. Researchers were able to show that in the affected individuals the androgen receptor and the mitogenic forms of the insulin receptor were more strongly expressed. This could explain why patients with diabetes have a poorer prognosis for prostate cancer ..read more

See new HIFU study results at bottom of this article.) A five-year follow-up study of more than 2,000 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment is creating a road map for future patients regarding long-term bowel, bladder and sexual function in order to clarify expectations and enable men to make informed choices about care. The CEASAR (Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Surgery and ..read more

Kia Michel, MD The 12th International Symposium on Focal Therapy and Imaging in Prostate and Kidney Cancer in Washington, D.C. featured Dr. Kia Michel, of Beverly Hills, Calif., who spoke on the outstanding data on focal HIFU outcomes for localized prostate cancer. Dr. Michel presented a poster on near-term HIFU outcomes based on his experience treating men with localized prostate cancer with the ..read more

Prostate cancer is the number one cancer risk for men, as well as the No. 2 cancer killer behind lung cancer in the US, yet we still don’t know all of its causes. The largest ever study to use genetics as a measurement for physical activity to look at its effect on prostate cancer, reveals that being more active reduces the risk of prostate cancer. Over 140,000 men were included in the study ..read more