Items Tagged ‘prostate cancer’
December 4, 2018
Research News Roundup — November 2018
The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to research news releases from the past month. It also connects readers to related resources. Read on for more information from Mayo Clinic Research. How viruses hijack part of your immune system and use it against you An enzyme intended to prevent autoimmune disease can be […]
Tags: augmented human intelligence, basic science, Bradley Erickson, brain tumor, cancer, Geoffrey Johnson, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, neurology, prostate cancer, radiology
August 8, 2018
New pathway in prostate cancer cells suggests possible therapy
By Sara Tiner 
Expanding on previous findings, a group of Mayo researchers continue using discovery research in cells to find options for treating cancers. In their most recent paper, published in Molecular Cell, the team’s research suggest that a drug used for breast cancer may be helpful in some types of prostate cancers. “In the current study we […]
Tags: basic science, biomedical research, gene mutation, Haojie Huang, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, prostate cancer
October 4, 2016
Prostate biopsies down, complications up
Researchers are seeking ways to make prostate cancer biopsies safer. While absolute rates of biopsy and post-biopsy complications have decreased after several benchmark prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening publications, the relative risk for each patient continues to increase, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. The study is the largest to examine the impact […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, OptumLabs, prostate cancer
March 31, 2016
While absolute rates of biopsy and post-biopsy complications have decreased following several benchmark prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening publications, the relative risk for each patient continues to increase, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. The study is the largest to examine the impact of PSA screening trials and revised PSA screening guidelines on rates […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Choosing Wisely, OptumLabs, prostate cancer
December 18, 2013
Luring Cancer: Custom “Bait” Catches Recurrent Prostate Cancer
From Mayo Clinic’s Discovery’s Edge magazine Many prostate cancer survivors live in fear of being told that their cancer has returned. It’s even scarier to be told that the doctor knows the cancer is there because of rising PSA levels, but that he can’t find it. Doctors and patients alike know that early detection of the recurrent […]
November 6, 2013
Mayo Clinic's Genomic Study on Prostate Cancer
Certain types of “hard to treat” prostate cancer present an unanswerable challenge for physicians. That’s a nicely worded sentence for very bad news for the patient. After hormone treatment yields no response, the patient usually has two years or less to live. Surgery isn’t possible because the tumor cannot be shrunk. The reality of the […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, prostate cancer
March 25, 2013
Mayo Team Featured in Developmental Cell
Mark McNiven, Ph.D., is senior author on a Mayo study highlighted in the journal Developmental Cell. First author is Gina Razidlo, Ph.D., research fellow in gastroenterology. The paper, Dynamin 2 Potentiates Invasive Migration of Pancreatic Tumor Cells through Stabilization of the Rac1 GEF Vav1, is the first in an array of images on the journal’s website […]
Tags: prostate cancer