Common drugs for heart disease, prostate cancer, high cholesterol may treat COVID-19
In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart disease,...
Prostate cancer medicine is not a cure for COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found a medicine that blocks testosterone and is used against certain types of prostate...
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect prostate cancer screening results
In a new study from Tampere University, researchers found prostate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users.
In statin...
Enlarged prostate may actually lower a man’s odds for cancer
In a new study from Michigan Medicine, researchers found having an enlarged prostate does not doom you to prostate cancer
Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the...
Unhealthy gut linked to aggressive prostate cancer
In a new study from Cleveland Clinic, researchers found that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting dietary interventions...
These ‘gut bugs’ can drive prostate cancer growth
In a new study from The Institute of Cancer Research, researchers found common gut bacteria can fuel the growth of prostate cancers and allow...
Scientists develop new tests for prostate cancer, colon cancer
In two new studies from Alexandria University and Tehran University, researchers developed a pair of experimental tests that could help doctors detect colon or...
Prostate cancer drugs may help treat COVID-19, study finds
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers found drugs typically used to treat prostate cancer could be explored for treating patients with...
Understanding good prostate health for cancer prevention
The American Cancer Society estimates about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.
Men and their loved ones should...
World Trade Center rescue workers 24% more likely to develop prostate cancer, shows study
The risk of prostate cancer was 24% higher among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers after the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001,...