Prostate cancer news
Prostate cancer drug given initial ‘no’ for NHS in England
The prostate cancer drug abiraterone has been provisionally rejected as a first-line treatment on the NHS in England.
Could Mother Nature’s clinical trial help prevent more cancers?
By studying small differences in our DNA, called SNPs, our scientists are showing how these could be used to help prevent cancer in the future.
Prostate cancer diagnosis: how scientists are working to get it right
Questions are being asked of the tests used to diagnose prostate cancer, and how they can be improved. We cover the latest research, including specialist MRI.
Prostate MRI scans could help some men avoid invasive biopsy
More than a quarter of men with suspected prostate cancer could avoid invasive biopsies if they’re offered an MRI scan first, a new study suggests.
Overdiagnosis: when finding cancer can do more harm than good
With new cancer detection technology on the horizon, ranging from blood tests to wristbands, understanding overdiagnosis is a huge challenge.