Prostate Cancer

A good nurse can make a huge difference for a patient struggling to deal with an illness, not only in comfort, or pain relief, or even in teaching how to manage symptoms or side effects – but in hope and confidence.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation announced the newly revised 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Guide, a comprehensive resource for diagnosis, treatment, side effects, survivorship, and risk factors for patients and families with a history of prostate cancer.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a new drug application (NDA) for darolutamide for use as a treatment for patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Being a caregiver and survivor takes adjusting to the diagnosis of the "C" word. Until there is a cure for cancer, may we all do our best to put one breath and foot in front of another.

A person’s pre-existing mental state may negatively influence their health, but professional support can help maintain the best mindset, say researchers.

From FDA news to today’s top performers and entertainers, here’s what’s making headlines in the cancer space this week.

In topline findings from the phase 3 TITAN trial (NCT02489318) announced today by Janssen, Erleada (apalutamide) in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and overall survival (OS) versus placebo in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

A prostate cancer survivor offers his thoughts on what you should (and shouldn't) say to someone who was recently diagnosed.

Men with advanced prostate cancer may benefit from genomic testing as BRCA and other gene mutations play a bigger role in guiding treatment.

Whether you call it No Shave November, Movember or Novembeard, it's important to remember it's all about men's health.

Most men with the disease should keep their prostates, says the author of a book about prostate cancer staging and treatment.

A clinical trial will test a radiation regimen designed to preserve sexual function in men being treated for prostate cancer.

It's more than the beard. It's about men's health.

A high dose of precision radiation could drastically increase the survival rates of patients with metastatic cancer, and double the time patients live without cancer growth, according to study results presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Although there is never the perfect time to have a risk-related discussion with a child, one clinical psychologist explains ways in which parents can approach the difficult topic.

A genetic counselor discussed the various hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome-associated cancers among men and how to manage them at the FORCE Annual Meeting.

The FDA has granted the PARP inhibitor Rubraca (rucaparib) a breakthrough therapy designation for single-agent use in adult patients with BRCA1/2-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) following at least one androgen receptor–directed therapy and taxane-based chemotherapy.