Long-used imaging strategies such as computed tomography (CT) and bone scintigraphy (BS) to detect lymph node and bone metastases have significant limitations and disadvantages. Newly emerging ...

Study reveals geographic differences in the use of innovative technological approaches to diagnose and treat prostate cancer. The study looked at the effect of regional hospital competition and ...

Read more in the PNW Health series. Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the U.S., affecting 13 out of every 100 American men over the course of their lifetime. About two to ...

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Surgery to treat the disease can lead to unwelcome side effects. A minimally invasive alternative that avoids surgery is now available ...

We read with interest the systematic review by C Tang and colleagues1 and compliment the authors for their comprehensive primary analysis of six randomised clinical trials (RCTs) comparing ...

Weill Cornell Medicine in the US has secured a grant of approximately $4m from the National Cancer Institute for a clinical trial to assess a new imaging approach in prostate cancer monitoring. The ...

Given the low mortality from slow-growing, localized prostate cancers and the side effects of many treatments, deciding whether to opt for monitoring or treatment can be excruciatingly difficult.