The Latest Breaking News from Prostate Cancer

Former president received prostate cancer diagnosis last week after a routine exam uncovered a ‘small nodule’

Exclusive: The author, whose life featured in Steve McQueen’s BBC series Small Axe, speaks to Nadine White about his shock diagnosis and how prostate cancer affects twice as many Black men as white

Study shows cinnamon and its active components inhibit early-stage prostate cancer in rats. Feeding cinnamon or its active compounds resulted in 60-70% of rats showing normal prostate histologically. Results suggest cinnamon mitigates oxidative stress and decreases spread of cancer cells. Further studies needed before dietary recommendation.

Researchers hope their work could lead to the development of new treatments that prevent the spread of the disease.

MRI scans on men with a higher risk of prostate cancer have spared one in four from an unnecessary biopsy. 

Do enough men know what the signs of the disease are?

Researchers said current tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer.

Researchers say current blood tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer

Research found MRI is significantly more accurate than current tests, which are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment