Cancer cells can mysteriously disappear for years, and scientists are beginning to understand why. The important thing is also to understand why dormant cells wake up. New evidence suggests that cancer alternatively uses the “accelerator” and the “brake” in order to survive. If you plot the growth of prostate cancer tumour progression over years, you get […]

UK researchers obtained genetic information from the tumours of 112 men with prostate cancer and pooled it with data from other studies, including The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)1 study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in which participated the PROCURE Biobank. Published in the prestigious scientific journal Cell in November 2015, The Cancer Genome […]

The side effects of prostate cancer treatment can make it difficult to maintain a healthy diet. Here are some tips and advice when chemo gets on your eating plate. The different treatments can make you nauseous, cause anemia, osteoporosis, intestinal inflammation (radiation enteritis), affect your taste, lower your interest in food, or make you gain […]

You may be comforted to know that doctors and scientists are working diligently at finding new and better ways to treat, prevent, and screen for prostate cancer as well as to enhance the quality of life for prostate cancer patients. This work is done through clinical trials. What is a clinical trial? After a new […]

Counts It is difficult to address matters related to end of life. It is however an essential step, particularly with an advanced prostate cancer diagnosis.

A diagnosis of prostate cancer, mainly at an advanced stage, can modify your relationships with some people of your entourage.