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Weight Loss Is Linked To Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk

A new American Cancer Society study of nearly 70,000 men finds men who lose weight may reduce their risk of prostate cancer.

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Certain Types of Cancer Becoming More Common,

Nation-wide statistics indicate that while some types of cancer are occurring less frequently, the rates of others are still surging upward.

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Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK

Eighty-four percent of GPs and 76 percent of specialists (uro-oncologists or urologists) agree that there is a significant legal risk associated with off-label prescribing in prostate cancer when there is a licensed alternative available, according to new survey data released today

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African-Americans with prostate cancer more likely to have family history of prostate

African-American men with prostate cancer were more likely to report a family history of prostate cancer and breast cancer among siblings than men who did not have prostate cancer, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Aging Gene Also Protects Against Prostate Cancer Development

Cancer scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have shown that a gene that is involved in regulating aging also blocks prostate cancer cell growth.

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