Long-term exposure to nitrate in drinking water may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

by ISGlobal - Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona

​The nitrate ingested over the course of a person’s adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled water could be a risk factor for prostate cancer, particularly in the case of ag...

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They show that a substance present in many plastics in everyday life is a risk factor for developing prostate cancer

by Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria - Ibs Granada

Scientists from the Oncology area of ​​the Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada relate exposure to Bisphenol A with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer

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Clinically qualifying predictive biomarkers of response to PARPi in patients with prostate cancer

by VHIO

PARP inhibitors (PARPi) are approved for treating advanced prostate cancers with various defective DNA repair genes, although not all patients derive the same benefit from this targeted therapy.

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The AECC funds research into new treatment for prostate cancer

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. Several treatments for this type of cancer are currently available, but the tumour develops resistance and the ...

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Researchers prove the usefulness of semen miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

Researchers of the Human Molecular Genetics group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Sara Larriba, in collaboration with Dr. Francesc Vigués and Dr. Manel Castells o...

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Multicenter Spanish phase II signposts new strategy to treat high-risk localized prostate cancer

by VHIO

​Published this month in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics*, findings first authored by Joan Carles, Principal Investigator of VHIO’s Genitourinary, CNS Tumors, Sar...

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CNIO researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the study has potential implications for families with members suffering from these two types of tumours who are at an increased risk of developing cance...

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U.S. Department of Defense supports dedicated program to more precisely match medicines against prostate cancer

by VHIO

US$2 million of DoD funding to support a project counting on the multidisciplinary expertise of researchers and physician scientists at VHIO, the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre and the Univer...

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VHIR scientists identify protein PTOV1 as responsible for the resistance to docetaxel in prostate cancer

by Vall d’Hebron

A study led by Dr. Rosanna Paciucci, principal investigator of the Biomedical Research Group in Urology of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), points to the PTOV1 protein as a potential new t...

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Researchers find a new human androgen receptor structure, key target for the treatment of prostate cancer

by Universitat de Barcelona

A team led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) and the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau) shows for the fi...

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The metabolism of prostate cancer cells is a determining factor for the development of metastasis

by CIC bioGUNE

The expression of a central regulator of cell metabolism, PGC1A is associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness. The research paves the way for the identification of patients at risk of developing m...

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The detection of a genetic alteration in blood samples predicts resistance to treatment in metastatic prostate cancer

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

The detection of TMPRSS2-ERG in the blood of patients with resistant metastatic prostate cancer predicts resistance to taxanes, such as docetaxel, and may be useful for selecting the best treatment op...

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