COVID-19, short for coronavirus disease 2019, is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a newly identified pathogen that has not previously been seen in humans and is highly contagious. Though it belongs to...
To foster more research projects in prostate cancer, the U.S. Congress has increased funding for the Department of Defense’s Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) by $10 million, to $110 million, for fiscal year 2020. To read the full article click...
In a lighthearted twist on a serious goal of raising awareness and funds for prostate cancer, the Movember Foundation is again encouraging gents to join glitterati in celebrating the moustache. The annual event is called Movember, a blending of the Australian-English...
Low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy may be the optimal treatment option for men with T1c to T3a prostate cancer (PCa), according to a new retrospective study published in Oncology Letters. For full article click...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Erleada (apalutamide) for the treatment of men with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), or those whose cancer still responds to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). To read the full article...
African American men recently diagnosed with prostate cancer are being recruited across the U.S. for the largest-ever prostate cancer study in this ethnic group. The study is a joint effort by prostate cancer researchers and experts from around the country and will...