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August 23, 2012
PSA testing may be under fire by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, but a paper published today in the Journal of Urology by a local researcher shows that prostate cancer deaths have declined sharply since it came into regular use.
February 2, 2012
Initial results of a multicenter study involving The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio indicate that two urine-based biomarkers are associated with prostate cancers that are likely to be aggressive and potentially life-threatening among men who take an “active surveillance” approach to manage their disease.
October 26, 2011
An ancient Chinese herbal remedy is being put to the test in a new clinical trial at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
May 9, 2011
Despite the recommendations of some health groups, the symptoms of an enlarged prostate are not associated with the risk of prostate cancer, according to new data from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a decade-long study of almost 19,000 men.
December 28, 2010
The CTRC is currently enrolling patients for three studies aiming to find a blood or urine test that would read prostate cancer biomarkers
January 19, 2009
Each year, about 100,000 men with advanced prostate cancer undergo surgery to remove their prostate gland (radical prostatectomy).