Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men in the U.S. The American Cancer Society estimates there were 192,000 new cases last year ...

Molecular imaging has a powerful new weapon in the fight against prostate cancer. Research demonstrates how a novel peptide-targeted imaging agent could help clinicians detect a biological process ...

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are the first in Canada to capture prostate cancer images using a new molecule. Known as a Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) probe, the new ...

A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) of the prostate may also be called a prostate sonogram or endorectal ultrasound. A doctor usually performs a TRUS to help diagnose prostate cancer or detect prostate ...

Transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy is a widely accepted procedure in prostate cancer diagnosis, although little is known about the effects on the detection rate of different types of ultrasound ...

Researchers led by Keyi Li from the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command in Shenyang, along with international collaborators, detail significant advances in the identification and application ...

Differences in probes used for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy have profound effects on the overall rate of prostate cancer detection, Ching and colleagues report. In an observational ...