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Penis enlargement, meanwhile, dropped by 28 per cent in 2016. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says smart software can diagnose prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, with around 1.1 million diagnoses ever year.

17 March 2018 6:32 PM IST

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes may be an early indicator of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal cancers, with a five-year survival rate of only eight per cent.

19 Jun 2018 10:01 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

New subtype of prostate cancer discovered

It could also explain why some prostate cancer patients have had exceptional responses to immunotherapy.

17 Jun 2018 6:29 PM IST

40 per cent women identified themselves as very light smokers, with a habit of smoking one to two cigarettes either daily or occasionally. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prostate cancer survival odds worse for smokers

Prostate cancer diagnosis, even when it is not associated with tobacco smoking, is a teachable moment for patients to...

7 Jun 2018 10:21 AM IST

Not all men with localized prostate tumors get aggressive treatment with surgery or radiation (Photo: AFP)

Smokers have lesser odds of surviving prostate cancer

Former smoking was associated with higher risk of relapse, but not with spread or cancer-specific death.

6 Jun 2018 8:22 PM IST

Only four percent were found to have sex every day (Photo: AFP)

Having sex two to four times a week slashes risk of prostate cancer

The study also found that men who first had sex at a younger age are more likely to suffer from prostate cancer.

18 Aug 2018 2:35 PM IST

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History of heavy drinking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer

There was no link, however, between current alcohol consumption and tumour grade.

26 Aug 2018 2:36 PM IST

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Routine testing for prostate cancer harmful, suggest experts

Find out why the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test remains controversial.

6 Sept 2018 12:58 PM IST

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Hormone therapy a tricky choice to treat prostate cancer

New study explores how prostate cancer can sometimes withstand a standard hormone therapy.

5 Sept 2018 2:18 PM IST

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Why some prostate cancers may not need treatment right away

Treatments sometimes do more harm than the disease ever would.

14 July 2017 5:28 PM IST

The data illustrate the complex association of adiposity and prostate cancer, which varies by disease aggressiveness (Photo: AFP)

Tall and obese men face higher chances of prostate cancer

Waist circumference, a more accurate measure of obesity than BMI, was associated with an 18% greater risk of death from...

13 July 2017 10:42 AM IST

Sixty percent of patients who had normal sexual functioning before the treatment continued to function normally afterwards (Photo: AFP)

High dose therapy cures prostate cancer faster

HDR brachytherapy involves the very precise positioning of catheters, with the aid of ultrasound.

7 May 2017 1:15 PM IST