The Urology Care Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have created a new educational guide on genetic tests to guide ...

MASPIN (“tumor suppressor shield”): MASPIN is a natural defense protein that blocks tumor invasion, regulates cell migration and angiogenesis, promotes apoptosis, and enhances treatment sensitivity.

MSP: Methylation-specific PCR; MSRE: Methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases; QMSP: Quantitative, methylation-specific PCR; X: Methylation associated with prognosis. Mohammad Obaidul Hoque, ...

A powerful new discovery reveals that Nup98 a protein once thought to only ferry molecules through the nucleus plays a vital role in safeguarding the most vulnerable areas of DNA. By forming ...

CDKN2A is one of the body’s most important natural defenses against cancer. Often called the “cell cycle brake,” this gene tells cells when to stop dividing and helps damaged cells self-destruct. In ...

Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer is an advanced form ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...