Firefighters may have higher prostate cancer risk

On-the-job chemical exposures may put firefighters at an increased risk of prostate cancer, a new study shows.

Shipherd Reed-Arizona • futurity
May 15, 2024 ~5 min

Keto supplement may improve immunotherapy for prostate cancer

In a lab setting, adding a component of a ketogenic diet to immunotherapy proved highly effective for treating prostate cancer.

Jessica Sieff-Notre Dame • futurity
April 30, 2024 ~7 min


Plant-based diet may boost sexual function for men with prostate cancer

A plant-based diet may improve sexual function in men being treated for prostate cancer, according to new research.

Shira Polan-NYU • futurity
Feb. 13, 2024 ~7 min

Discovery could crack prostate cancer drug resistance

New research opens the door to new treatment strategies that could overcome prostate cancer's resistance to a common chemo drug.

Washington State • futurity
Jan. 24, 2024 ~5 min

3D imaging enhances checks for aggressive prostate cancer

A new imaging method that uses entire 3D biopsies, instead of just slices, offers a better way to predict if a patient has aggressive prostate cancer.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Dec. 14, 2021 ~7 min

Therapy extends life for patients with advanced prostate cancer

A therapy that uses radioactive molecules to fight tumor growth extended survival for patients with advanced prostate cancer in a new clinical trial.

Melanie Cross-Tulane • futurity
June 8, 2021 ~6 min

COVID-19 has made a cancer side effect more stressful

People with advanced prostate cancer should know that the loss of taste and smell can be a treatment side effect, not just a sign of COVID-19.

Barri Bronston-Tulane • futurity
March 19, 2021 ~5 min

Dogs sniff pee for signs of prostate cancer

Dogs' superior sense of smell may offer a way to improve testing for prostate cancer, a new study shows.

Brian Waters-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 18, 2021 ~5 min


Urine test accurately flags prostate cancer

A new urine test is extremely accurate at detecting aggressive prostate cancer. It could help avoid unecessary biopsies.

Ian Demsky-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 15, 2021 ~5 min

Genes may help predict prostate cancer metastasis risk

Newly-discovered biomarkers can predict the probability that someone with prostate cancer will develop metastasis, including to the bone, researchers report.

Maud Alobawone-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 21, 2020 ~4 min

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