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Our blogs are written by health professionals who have expertise in the field of prostate and prostate cancer. You can therefore be assured that the information provided is precise and accurate. The many topics covered are intended to help people better understand the effects of the disease, treatment options and how to improve their quality of life.
What happens if I decide not to treat my prostate cancer?
Should I treat my prostate cancer or leave it alone? The disease is easiest to treat while it is confined to the prostate. At this stage, surgery and radiation are most likely to be curative and completely kill or remove whatever cancer cells are present. But let’s take a look at the natural history of prostate […]
Hope for lethal prostate cancer patients
Drugs being tested in clinical trials may target growth-fuelling proteins in a lethal form of aggressive prostate cancer, a study has found. A deadly form of aggressive prostate cancer may be far more common than was previously thought, research suggests. Scientists who studied 202 men whose cancers had spread and were resistant to standard treatment found […]
Are you at risk? What if the answer came from your saliva…
It may seem inconceivable that a simple saliva test can tell you your risk of developing prostate cancer. But it is possible. And the reason is simple: your saliva contains all your genetic background. A group of scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London has initiated a clinical trial of a saliva-based […]
For men who no longer respond to hormone therapy…
The introduction of drugs to treat non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer provides an important opportunity for men who no longer respond to hormone therapy and their families. Health Canada Approves ERLEADA™* (apalutamide tablets), the First Treatment for Men with Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. ERLEADA™ decreased the risk of metastasis or death in patients by 70% and […]
Scared stiff of having a prostate biopsy?
Although the DRE and PSA tests are useful, they are not enough to make a clear diagnosis of prostate cancer. When results are abnormal or questionable, the doctor may prescribe a transrectal ultrasound and a biopsy. These examinations usually provide enough information for a precise diagnosis. Having to undergo prostate biopsies can be scary: […]
Soon a diagnosis by simple blood test?
Diagnosing (not screening) prostate cancer by a simple blood test: this is the project on which works Dr. Catherine Alix-Panabières and a team of European researchers at CHU Montpellier. A method that would be more reliable and less invasive than the diagnosis by a biopsy of prostate tissue. With 12 men diagnosed daily in Quebec […]
