Keywords: Prostate Cancer
11/02/2012
UK researchers are working on a new MRI technique
UK researchers are working on a new MRI technique called hyperpolarised MRI – or Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) – that can utilise more of the available nuclei than …
07/10/2012
Tackling cancer information overload
Cancer specialists everywhere increasingly face new findings from molecular biology. Genetic profiling of tumours opens up entirely new perspectives on the disease. How to cope …
05/31/2012
Hypofractionation
Making prostate cancer therapy more effective, more comfortable for patients and less expensive for society? Dose escalation, up to 80 Gy and above, may be necessary to …
05/24/2012
Researchers at Rigshospitalet find markers for testicular cancer
A team of researchers at Rigshospitalet has found a new and simple way of detecting testicular cancer before it starts. This discovery will benefit patients in both Denmark and …
04/30/2012
The 27th Annual EAU Congress
Around for almost 20 years, minimally invasive technologies such as laparoscopy and robot-assisted surgery are popular subjects – and aired again during the 27th EAU Congress …
08/25/2011
True values versus relative Measurements
Detecting prostate cancer with transrectal ultrasound using strain elastography is quite tricky: it works by applying pressure to the transducer to measure relative stiffness of …
08/11/2011
Urine Test Shows Prostate Cancer Risk
A new urine test can help aid early detection of and treatment decisions about prostate cancer, a study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and the …
06/20/2011
Hitachi Realtime Tissue Elastography (HI-RTE) with HI VISION Ascendus
HI-RTE allows the assessment and real-time colour display of tissue elasticity. The current generation ultrasound modality has proven applications in breast, prostate, thyroid and …
06/20/2011
Ultra-high throughput and advanced testing methods
During the IFCC and EuroMedLab congress in Berlin, Beckmann Coulter launched into Europe its AU 5800, which, the firm reports, improves processing time compared to current systems …
04/20/2011
A two-step biomarker approach for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in males in developed countries and the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. One reason for the increase in …
04/20/2011
A novel prostate disease marker and index show increased clinical accuracy
The role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in prostate cancer detection continued to command attention at during the annual congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU) …
03/02/2011
ShearWave Elastography enters new applications and medical fields
In 2005, when they founded the French ultrasound company SuperSonic Imagine, Jacques Souquet PhD and Claude Cohen-Bacrie had to convince radiologists that they not only offered a …
02/25/2011
Proton therapy
As one of the most advanced forms of precision radiotherapy, proton therapy enables the irradiation of tumours located deep within the body, in the proximity of critical organs, …
02/09/2011
European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2011
There will be nearly 1.3 million deaths from cancer in Europe in 2011 according to predictions from a study published in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology. The estimates, …
10/27/2010
Urine protein could pave the way for new prostate cancer test
Scientists from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) built on earlier genome-wide research to link a genetic change …
08/17/2010
Urology Week calls for attention for prostate diseases
The European Association of Urology (EAU), the European knowledge centre of urology, and the national urological societies in Europe organise Urology Week annually – this year …
05/21/2010
Prostate cancer risk assessment
The effectiveness of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening on reducing prostate cancer mortality was given a boost in 2009 when the conclusive findings from the 10-year …
04/19/2010
Mass screening for prostate cancer in Europe still not recommended
The European Association of Urology reiterated that it does not recommend a mass screening policy in Europe for men who are concerned over prostate cancer, a stance which reflects …
01/20/2010
Cutting cancer deaths in Europe
New research on deaths from cancer in Europe concludes that the key priority for continuing to reduce mortality is cutting tobacco smoking. The study shows that, while deaths for …
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