Men treated for nonmetastatic prostate cancer under current guidelines are up to 6 times less likely to die from their cancer than from other causes, according to data from a Swedish cancer registry.

Scientists have discovered vital clues to help predict, more than a decade in advance, which men may develop prostate cancer.

Proteins linked to the immune system, cell adhesion, blood vessel formation and known prostate cancer genes were associated with the future risk of developing prostate cancer, including aggressive ...

Prostate cancer diagnoses are rising even as treatments improve — and researchers still don’t know why. Uncovering the cause could transform prevention and care for millions. The American Cancer ...

A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern ...

The Decipher genomic test could help doctors decide which high-risk prostate cancer patients need abiraterone hormone therapy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hormonal changes in a man's aging body can cause the prostate to grow—resulting in urinary problems since the gland is wrapped ...

The prostate is a walnut-sized organ that sits behind your penis. Its purpose is to help make semen. It usually gets larger with age. Sometimes as the prostate gets larger with age, cancer cells form ...

Dr. Fernando Bianco argues for informed decisions that balance cancer control, side effects and quality of life.

The idea is that most prostate cancers grow so slowly that they won't cause symptoms or shorten your lifespan, even if they’re left untreated. Prostate cancer treatments, on the other hand, can cause ...

A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to increased prostate cancer in African men. The study, the largest of its kind, recruited 7,500 men from eastern, southern ...