Prostate Cancer

Dr. Daniel Vorobiof provides an overview of prostate cancer, including prevention tips and risk factors, diagnosis, treatment options, and specific questions to consider asking your doctor.

A breakdown of recent studies that shed light on racial disparities in the treatment of black and white men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Dr. Matthew Allaway is a testicular cancer survivor and a practicing urologist. Here, he describes a new procedure he crated to ease the difficulty of diagnosing prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men in the United States.

In December 2020, the FDA approved Orgovyx (relugolix), as the first oral hormone therapy for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer. This new drug may eliminate the need to visit the clinic for treatment, helping patients with cancer avoid unnecessary exposure during the pandemic.

Here are the drugs and financial support services available to patients receiving treatment for Prostate Cancer.

The PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib), a type of drug that is usually used for the treatment of women with ovarian cancer, has also been studied in men with prostate cancer. The results of the PROfound clinical trial were recently presented at the 2020 ASCO annual meeting by Antoine Thiery-Vuillemin, MD, PhD, Centre Hospitalier de Besançon, France.

Results of a new study showed that the combination of Cabometyx (cabozantinib) and the immune checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq (atezolizumab) was safe and effective in men with metastatic (spreading) castration-resistant prostate cancer, the most common type of prostate cancer.