You’re driving around doing errands. Suddenly you hear a siren approaching from behind, and a glance in the rearview mirror confirms the flashing lights of an ambulance coming up fast. You heed the warning signs and do what every good driver should: you pull over to the right at the first opening, let the emergency […]

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With 29 000 men dying annually, effective and safe drug therapy as a prostate cancer treatment is crucial.1 Thankfully, a new clinical trial shows promise. Most cancers spread in two ways and are labelled non-metastatic and metastatic. Non-metastatic cancer is more restricted than metastatic spreading in a linear fashion. Compared to non-metastatic, metastatic cancers spread more […]

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Recent research builds evidence to support a prostate cancer prevention diet. Next to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the number one killer of men every year. While the five-year survival rate for prostate cancer that is only in the prostate or nearby organs is nearly 100%, when it spreads to other parts of the body […]

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Researchers describe the progress of a simple and non-invasive new urine test for prostate cancer that’s currently in development. Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among men. Although there are effective treatments, such as radiotherapy and surgery for localized prostate cancer, men diagnosed with more progressive prostate cancer have a poorer […]

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Scientists develop a new method for diagnosing prostate cancer – a urine test that can be done in the comfort of your own home. Prostate cancer is the most common (none skin) cancer diagnosed in men in the United States. These cancers are slow-growing making them difficult to treat, constant assessment and monitoring is required […]

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Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of scientific literature investigating associations between plant- and animal-based diet and prostate cancer risk. Around one in nine Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men. There has been evidence that suggests […]

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A recent article published in PLOS ONE looked at whether long-term prostate cancer survivors use diet and exercise to help with their cancer and what factors influenced their choice. For many, cancer is a wake-up call for lifestyle changes. After lung cancer, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men worldwide and according […]

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A non-invasive prostate cancer screening test uses a unique biomarker that can be detected in urine samples of patients. Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. In 2018, prostate cancer diagnoses accounted for 7.1 % of all cancers diagnosed worldwide. The risk […]

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