Around 14,000 men in England could have undiagnosed prostate cancer and may be in need of urgent treatment, a charity has warned. More than 58,000 men in England have begun
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Scientists have taken a step towards developing a new type of drug that could help treat prostate cancer. Professor Simon Mackay at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow has spent
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Men with higher levels of free testosterone and a growth hormone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, research suggests. Factors such as ethnicity, older
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Prostate cancer patients are to have new targeted therapy as part of a trial which could “transform” treatment of the disease. Patients currently receive only hormone therapy to slow the
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A hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer in men has been linked to an increased risk in dementia, new research has shown. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) suppresses male hormones
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Prostate cancer patients can avoid anxious waits to visit their doctor by seeing test results online as soon as they are available under a new model for after-care. Men can
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Medicines prescribed to reduce the symptoms of prostate disease have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. A new study looked at health records from around
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Treating men suffering from prostate cancer with radiotherapy on top of regular treatment could extend the life of patients with advanced forms of the disease, research has suggested. One of
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The first UK patient has received radiotherapy using a machine which could one day cure some cancers in a single treatment. The Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research
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Teenagers who drink a lot of alcohol dramatically increase their risk of deadly prostate cancer later in life, research suggests. A study found that 15 to 19-year-olds who consumed at
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