Prostate Cancer

From a new study showing that the iCanQuit smoking cessation app is more likely to work than typical guidelines, to the House unanimously passing the Veteran’s Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

The PARP inhibitor Lynparza reduced the risk for death by 31% in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer compared with Xtandi or Zytiga plus the corticosteroid prednisone.

Charles J. Ryan, M.D., internationally recognized for his research on prostate cancer, discusses risk factors, treatments and racial disparities associated with the disease.

A roundup of the latest news and updates for patients with prostate cancer from CURE®.

The evolving understanding of cancer genetics is allowing for clinicians to look at how to move rare cancer treatments, and identifications, forward.

The Food and Drug Administration noted the trial design was acceptable for researchers to evaluate VERU-111 in in metastatic castration and novel androgen-blocking agent resistant prostate cancer.

From the bi-partisan Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act implementing an FDA mandate that all new cancer therapies for adults must also be studied in children, to the “Iron Man” of baseball Cal Ripken Jr. announcing he’s cancer free after a February diagnosis, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.