A Stanford medical student uses images from pathology to tell a story about the medical ethics of screening for prostate cancer.
Category: Prostate Cancer
Understanding PSA testing: A Q&A
PSA testing is an important tool to spot prostate cancer, but it remains a bit confusing. Stanford urologist James Brooks clarifies some misconceptions.
Prostate-imaging camera captures molecular detail to detect cancer
A team of Stanford scientists have devised a new imaging technology that harnesses ultrasound and photoacoustics to detect prostate cancer earlier.
Pioneering immunotherapy drug gets new testing for early prostate cancer
Pioneering immunotherapy drug Provenge is enjoying a revival, thanks to a large new clinical trial that will test it in men with early prostate cancer.
Some men should consider prostate cancer screening, Task Force believes
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is now recommending that men aged 55 to 69 should talk with their doctors about prostate-specific antigen screening.
Stars of Stanford Medicine: Driven to understand prostate cancer
This Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A features Tanya Stoyanova, PhD, who studies prostate cancer.
Researchers investigate new targeted therapy for metastatic prostate cancer
Men with localized prostate cancer face good odds: Their relative five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent. However, men with metastatic disease -- prostate cancer …
Patient data shows that common prostate cancer treatment likely doubles risk of dementia
Improved methods for analyzing patient medical records support the suspicion that a common cancer treatment may increase the risk of dementia. Such methods may soon …
Genomic analysis allows researchers to identify three subtypes of prostate cancer
Many men with prostate cancer have slow-growing tumors that don't require aggressive treatments such as surgery or radiation therapy, whereas others have rapidly-growing prostate tumors …
Treating an infection to prevent a cancer: H. pylori and stomach cancer
The number of newly diagnosed stomach cancer cases in the United States is less than a tenth of the number of prostate cancer cases or …
Stanford experts talk new diagnostic technology for prostate cancer
This month is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Stanford urologic oncologists are sharing their knowledge about prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, both online and …
Managing a prostate cancer diagnosis: From leader to follower, and back again
We've partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
How much caffeine is really in one cup of coffee?
Previous research has shown that regularly drinking coffee could offer a number of health benefits, including reducing prostate cancer risk, improving symptoms related to Parkinson's …
New technology enabling men to make more confident decisions about prostate cancer treatment
To watch and wait, or operate? There's quite a bit of confusion, and a variety of differing opinions from the medical community, regarding prostate cancer …
Practicing Qigong may help older prostate cancer survivors fight fatigue, pilot study finds
Recovering from a severe illness can take a toll on a person. For older men who have survived prostate cancer and undergone androgen deprivation therapy, …
Six questions about prostate cancer screening
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men, and it's something of an enigma. Unlike cancer in most other sites, tumors …