Prostate cancer

All about prostate cancer, including symptoms and causes, tests to diagnose cancer of the prostate, treatment including surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, HIFU (high intensity focussed ultrasound) and current research, including abiraterone and cabazitaxel. Living with prostate cancer covers coping with your diagnosis, urinary problems and your sex life.

What to ask your doctor about tests

You can also find prostate cancer organisations providing help and support, a reading list and see where this information comes from.

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Press release: Prostate cancer NICE decision 'makes no sense': Cancer Research UK is urging a solution to the impasse over the advanced prostate cancer drug abiraterone, which has been turned down by NICE.; 2 Feb 2012
News: Drug could delay invasive treatment for low-risk prostate cancer: Dutasteride, a drug already used to treat men with enlarged prostates, can also slow the growth of early-stage prostate cancer that hasn't spread, according to research from Canada.; 24 Jan 2012
News: US researchers identify possible 'high risk' prostate cancer gene: Researchers in the US have found that faults in a gene called HOXB13 seem to be more common in men with an inherited form of prostate cancer, and among those who develop the disease at a younger age.; 11 Jan 2012

News: Why today’s prostate drug decision makes no sense: Today the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence – NICE, the body that decides which drugs the NHS should pay for – has given a preliminary ‘thumbs down’ to a new prostate cancer drug, abiraterone (Zytiga), after it failed … Continue reading →; 2 Feb 2012
News: Broccoli and cancer – a response from the Institute of Food Research: A couple of months ago, we published a blog post criticising the way the launch of a new ‘super broccoli’ was reported in the media. The researchers at the Institute of Food Research, who carried out the science underpinning this, contacted … Continue reading →; 6 Dec 2011
News: Podcast: NCRI Cancer Conference highlights: This month we bring you news from the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Liverpool – the UK’s biggest cancer conference showcasing the latest research from the UK and around the world. We discover how advice on diet and weight … Continue reading →; 22 Nov 2011