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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.
Prostate cancer: The right drug to the right patient at the right time.
A new clinical trial, opening across Canada, is considered a major advancement in precision medicine, meaning the right drug to the right patient at the right time for prostate cancer, and the first of its kind in the world. The IND.234 clinical trial, conducted by the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG), uses liquid biopsy technology […]
Immunotherapy offers hope for men
New drugs have given thousands of men with aggressive prostate cancer fresh hope of beating the disease. Trials are now underway to test immunotherapy drugs, which supercharge the body’s immune system to fight disease in those who are resistant to traditional treatments. Around 10% of prostate cancer cases diagnosed each year have DNA mutations in their […]
Federal government devoting $378 million to medical research
The federal government is spending $378 million on medical research projects across the country, with $32 million going to teams at the University of Montreal. In total, the government is funding 405 projects including research on preventing post-partum hemorrhaging and diagnosing prostate cancer. CTV Montreal – Published Monday, August 13, 2018 12:46PM | Last Updated, August 13, […]
A gene responsible for hair loss could increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy
American researchers have come to understand the links between the IKZF1 gene, responsible for hair loss, and the activity of the immune system in tumors. Their results could improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for some patients. Overcoming cancer with the help of one’s body… is not the proposal of a dubious marabout but the concept […]
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 […]
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 […]