People assigned female at birth can't get prostate cancer because they don't have a prostate gland. However, women can get a rare type of cancer that develops in the Skene's glands, a pair of organs ...

Most women have never heard of their prostate, let alone considered that they could develop prostate cancer. But buried in female anatomy are small structures called Skene’s glands that develop from ...

Surgeon Dr. Daniel Costa, Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, tells KERA’s Sam Baker the new procedure uses ultrasound to destroy tumors in the prostate. How does the ...

Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study says. The treatment killed off all ...

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Surgery to treat the disease can lead to unwelcome side effects. A minimally invasive alternative that avoids surgery is now available ...

Researchers from Rice University and Vanderbilt University have made significant advancements in the fight against prostate cancer. They have shown that combining a small-molecule therapy called tumor ...

Researchers in the UK have demonstrated a new kind of ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer with accuracy equal to costly and time-consuming magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The findings offer ...

Nearly all transgender women retain their prostate, even after undergoing gender-affirming surgery. This may come as a surprise to many doctors and even to trans women themselves. For trans women, who ...

Treating prostate cancer through traditional means such as surgery or radiotherapy carries certain risks, with some patients experiencing impotence, urinary problems and bowel trouble, among other ...

A study from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences demonstrates that treatment with focused ultrasound (HIFU) effectively controls prostate cancer and maintains patients’ quality of life.

An ultrasound scan can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer, according to new research. Researchers at Imperial College London, University College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS ...