Prostate cancer - A to Z
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with more than 34,000 cases diagnosed every year.
A man’s risk of getting prostate cancer increases with age. The cancer is rare in men under 50 but by the age of 80, more than half of all men have cancerous changes in their prostate. But prostate cancer often grows very slowly, meaning that many men may never know they have the disease and will die of unrelated causes.
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Latest Prostate cancer news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: NICE recommends prostate cancer drug abiraterone
16 May 2012 - Press Release: Prostate cancer cases hit 40,000 for the first time
4 May 2012 - Press Release: Scientists uncover route to tumour's energy supply
22 March 2012 - News story: 'Unanswered questions' over PSA prostate screening despite 11-year follow-up of trial
14 March 2012 - News story: Scientists uncover how a 'master regulator' protein contributes to cancer spread
23 February 2012 - Press Release: Prostate cancer NICE decision 'makes no sense'
2 February 2012 - News story: US researchers identify possible 'high risk' prostate cancer gene
11 January 2012 - Press Release: First patients enrolled in project to improve NHS cancer gene testing
21 November 2011 - News story: Radiotherapy 'improves prostate cancer survival'
8 November 2011 - Press Release: Gene testing young prostate cancer patients could help target treatment
12 October 2011
- News story: Genetic variation 'predicts behaviour of prostate cancer'
8 May 2012 - News story: Sound-wave therapy for prostate cancer may reduce side effects
17 April 2012 - News story: International consortium releases cancer gene data
15 March 2012 - Press Release: Patients lose out as prostate cancer drug is turned down by SMC
12 March 2012 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK welcomes prostate cancer drug approval in Wales
20 February 2012 - News story: Drug could delay invasive treatment for low-risk prostate cancer
24 January 2012 - Press Release: Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients
13 December 2011 - News story: Scientists identify genetic faults behind rare prostate cancer
17 November 2011 - Press Release: NHS faces huge cancer challenge as cases set to jump by 45 per cent
28 October 2011 - News story: Vitamin E supplements may slightly increase prostate cancer risk
11 October 2011
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