Spicing up the fight: Saffron's powerful impact on prostate cancer revealed
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 Can yoga improve your prostate health?Can yoga improve your prostate health?
 
In a recent perspective published in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases, researchers presented the potential benefits of yoga in improving prostate health.
 
 
 Spicing up the fight: Saffron's powerful impact on prostate cancer revealedSpicing up the fight: Saffron's powerful impact on prostate cancer revealed
 
In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers conducted in vitro analyses on saffron-treated prostate cancer (PCa) cells to assess its impact on intermediates in prostate carcinogenesis.
 
   Combination drug therapy beats solo treatment for aggressive prostate cancer relapseCombination drug therapy beats solo treatment for aggressive prostate cancer relapse
 
Combining testosterone-blocking drugs in patients with prostate cancer relapse prevents the spread of cancer better than treatment with a single drug, a multi-institution, Phase 3 clinical trial led by UC San Francisco researchers has found.
 
   New study challenges role of rectal exam in prostate cancer screeningNew study challenges role of rectal exam in prostate cancer screening
 
A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for the early detection of prostate cancer.
 
   New inhibitor shows promise in combating advanced prostate cancerNew inhibitor shows promise in combating advanced prostate cancer
 
More than 65,000 men fall ill with prostate cancer each year in Germany. Twelve thousand of them develop a treatment-resistant form which eventually ends in death.
 
 Receptor protein found to be a key player in prostate cancer cells' drug resistance
 
Receptor protein found to be a key player in prostate cancer cells' drug resistanceResearchers have identified a receptor protein known as CHRM1 as a key player in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a commonly used chemotherapy drug to treat advanced cancer that has spread beyond the prostate.
 
 
 How smart nanofiber meshes can be used as a local drug delivery platform
 
How smart nanofiber meshes can be used as a local drug delivery platformThis article from Merck outlines how nanofiber meshes are used as local drug delivery platforms.
 
 
 Long-term prostate cancer treatment study informs decisions for diverse groups
 
Long-term prostate cancer treatment study informs decisions for diverse groupsA 10-year follow up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment will help inform decision making in terms of treatments and side effects for a diverse population.
 
 
 Study evaluates factors associated with selection of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer
 
Study evaluates factors associated with selection of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancerBecause low-risk prostate cancer is unlikely to spread or impact survival, experts and guidelines recommend active surveillance, which involves regular monitoring and thus avoid or delay treatment like surgery or radiation therapy and their life-changing complications.
 
 
 Team approach to prostate cancer: PCPs and urologists offer hope with active surveillance
 
Team approach to prostate cancer: PCPs and urologists offer hope with active surveillanceThis study considers the perspectives of primary care physicians (PCPs) and urologists on what facilitates and what creates barriers to active surveillance (AS) care for men with low-risk prostate cancer.
 
 
 Rutgers researchers devise strategy to boost prostate cancer treatment efficacy
 
Rutgers researchers devise strategy to boost prostate cancer treatment efficacyRutgers researchers can predict which patients will benefit from a popular prostate cancer drug – and have devised a strategy that may make the treatment work longer.
 
 
 Stromal cells may be useful in assessing prostate tumors' potential to spread
 
Stromal cells may be useful in assessing prostate tumors' potential to spreadNon-cancerous cells called stromal cells, which are found in and around prostate tumors, may be useful in assessing these tumors' potential to spread, and may even be targets for future prostate cancer treatments, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.