Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

If your cancer is not causing any symptoms, is growing slowly, or is small and only in your prostate, your physician may suggest active surveillance or watchful waiting instead of treatment. Active ...

MyMichigan Medical Center Sault has begun offering PSMA PET scans, providing men in the eastern Upper Peninsula with an advanced imaging tool to detect prostate cancer.

In a recent interview with CURE, Dr. Kai Tsao discussed treatment advancements for patients with prostate cancer. In a recent interview with CURE, Dr. Kai Tsao broke down current treatment ...

At the 2026 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA, Madan discusses a study investigating short-course (3-month ...

AI is changing how cancer care decisions are made, empowering patients and doctors to make more personalized choices. For ...

Many patients with metastatic cancers receive therapy that is initially highly effective, often resulting in complete remission. However, cancer cells have a remarkable capacity to evolve resistance ...

When prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate to nearby lymph nodes and other areas of the body and treatments can no longer slow or stop its growth, you are not alone. Many patients, despite ...

Immunotherapy has been generally ineffective for prostate cancer because the tumors are considered immunologically "cold," meaning they do not attract enough immune cells to mount a strong attack.

Stage 3 prostate cancer is locally advanced, with tumors extending beyond the prostate but not metastasizing distantly. Diagnosis involves the TNM system, Gleason score, PSA tests, and imaging to ...

A new study using serial liquid biopsies to track how metastatic prostate cancer evolves under treatment pressure showed that ...

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis in men. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime. Dr. Jose Avita from the New Mexico Cancer Center talked about ...