prostate cancer Archive — Page 7 of 9

January 5, 2015

Vanderbilt-led team studies blood test for prostate cancer

Vanderbilt University researcher William Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in Germany and Canada have demonstrated a method for detecting “cell-free” tumor DNA in the bloodstream.

By Bill Snyder
December 18, 2014

Recent Publications by VICC Researchers

By diana
October 29, 2014

Key to prostate cancer resistance

A combination of two types of therapy may be more effective in treating castration-resistant prostate cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
May 21, 2014

Recent Publications by VICC Researchers

By diana
April 3, 2014

Protein’s role in spread of colon cancer studied

One of the most formidable weapons in a cancer’s arsenal is the ability to spread to other organs.

By Vanderbilt Health News
March 27, 2014

Study links stem cell gene to prostate cancer susceptibility

A gene on chromosome 8 — in a region of the genome linked to risk for many types of cancer — is particularly associated with prostate cancer susceptibility, Vanderbilt University researchers have found.

By Leigh MacMillan