Not exact matches
This
included glioblastoma, the most
aggressive of brain tumours, as well as lung,
prostate, ovarian, breast, pancreatic and skin
cancer.
The researchers are now further investigating the possibility of using this approach on other
cancers,
including prostate cancer, where it could be used to distinguish more
aggressive tumors from those that grow much more slowly, Bhatia says.
A new urine - based test improved
prostate cancer detection —
including detecting more
aggressive forms of
prostate cancer — compared to traditional models based on
prostate serum antigen, or PSA, levels, a new study finds.
Mutations in the beta - catenin gene, or flaws in the factors that degrade it, have long been linked to more
aggressive disease in various tumor types,
including colon, lung and
prostate cancer, and melanoma.
The task force also calls for more research in this area,
including ongoing studies looking at the potential for MRI and genetic testing to better detect
aggressive prostate cancers, Krist added.
Also, PSA tests can detect small
prostate cancers,
including some very slow - growing tumors that are unlikely to be life - threatening and may not add any relevant information about
aggressive prostate tumors that are already spreading.
These
include: reducing the risk of
prostate cancer and infection, reducing
aggressive behavior, reducing the desire to roam looking for females and possibly getting hit by a car, and reducing spray behavior.