Prostate cancer

Exercise obviously has a wide range of health benefits, and that doesn’t stop when you get cancer. A new study shows that a single workout produces anti-cancer proteins that significantly slow tumor growth in patients with advanced prostate cancer.

New research has reported successful early tests for an electronic nose system designed to sniff out prostate cancer biomarkers in urine. The technology follows earlier research that found trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect prostate cancer.

Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment, but getting it to work against solid tumors is difficult. A new study has not only identified a drug that’s effective against solid tumors, but may have uncovered a reason that immunotherapy often fails.

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified two new subtypes of prostate cancer. These new forms of the disease are resistant to usual treatments, but categorizing and studying them could lead to new therapies.

Obesity increases a man’s risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to a massive new study by researchers in the UK, however, the causal mechanisms underpinning the link are not yet clear.

A landmark study has identified five types of bacteria associated with aggressive prostate cancer. It's unclear whether the bacteria is causing prostate cancer but it may be possible to develop tests to detect the most aggressive forms of the disease.

Researchers have demonstrated that a new kind of ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer with accuracy equal to costly MRIs. The findings offer an easier way to quickly test patients for clinically-significant prostate cancers.

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated a new antibody treatment for prostate cancer. The drug helps reverse a nasty trick that cancer cells play on the immune system, with promising results shown in experiments in dogs with the cancer.

The role of gut bacteria in the progression of prostate cancer has been highlighted in a new study showing how the microbiome can influence hormone metabolism, which subsequently amplifies tumor growth and disrupts certain hormone treatments.

A small but robust study from researchers at Australia’s Edith Cowan University has discovered one way exercise can suppress cancer growth. The study found exercise induces muscles to release a type of protein that can slow the growth of tumor cells.

Scientists in Australia have adapted AI technology for the early detection of prostate cancer, with their software analyzing CT scans and outperforming trained radiologists to detect cancerous growths in seconds.

Scientists continue to search for increasingly powerful drugs to take on cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth, and nature continues to provide them with rich source of inspiration, with the latest example coming from white button mushrooms.