prostate cancer Archive — Page 6 of 9
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February 4, 2016
Prostate cancer survivors’ risk of heart disease studied
The 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States are likely to die from something other than cancer, thanks to early detection, effective treatment and the disease’s slow progression. -
January 28, 2016
Heart Matters
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November 5, 2015
“Movember” activities help raise prostate cancer funds, awareness
Beginning this week, Vanderbilt men will have a good excuse to ignore their razors and let their facial hair grow. November has been dubbed “Movember,” a time when men are encouraged to grow a moustache to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer. -
June 18, 2015
Vanderbilt-led study finds significant drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses
A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S. declined 28 percent in the year following the draft recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force against routine PSA screening for men. -
June 15, 2015
News from Around the Cancer Center
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February 5, 2015
Grant bolsters Kirschner’s prostate cancer research
Austin Kirschner, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Biology, has received the Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars Award for the study of advanced prostate cancer. -
January 29, 2015
New therapy options enhance prostate cancer treatment
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) patient William Ostman smiled while gazing into a camera lens and declared, “I am a prostate cancer survivor.”