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Duke research gives new hope to Triangle man battling cancer

Just days after former President Joe Biden shared his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis, new research from Duke is giving hope to patients facing similar odds.

Duke study extends life for men with metastatic prostate cancer

Giving hope to cancer patients. A new prostate cancer study by Duke could help men live longer.

Duke study finds combo treatment can extend lives of prostate cancer patients

Ed Burgess, diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer, shares his journey of survival thanks to a combination of hormone therapy and the drug enzalutamide, highlighting the personal impact of research done at Duke.

Chapel Hill man shares cancer journey after Joe Biden's diagnosis

Chapel Hill resident Bob Slater was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 68. He shared his experience and emphasized the importance of early screening, a sentiment echoed by a Duke Health doctor following news of Joe Biden's diagnosis.

'Don't sit in a cave': NC man urges importance of screenings after Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

Biden diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer

WASHINGTON -- Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed Friday with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Tyler Pager and Gina Kolata, New York Times

Biden diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer

Former VP Mike Pence reacts to Biden's cancer diagnosis

Former Vice President Mike Pence will visit Raleigh on Monday to participate in a discussion with local business leaders.

Cancer patients often left in dark after bad radiation injections

If an injection goes wrong and medicine winds up in a patient's tissue instead of their bloodstream, those patients are often never told.

Nuclear medicine injections are often used in cancer screenings: What happens when it goes wrong?

The Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2023 aims to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

Nuclear medicine injections are often used in cancer screenings: What happens when it goes wrong?

URO-1 prepares for commercial launch of prostate biopsy platform

A Greensboro medical device company has patented a biopsy platform with a needle it says will offer physicians a more thorough, accurate and efficient tissue sampling and retrieval method.

King Charles to have prostate surgery

King Charles was admitted at a private London hospital Friday to undergo a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.

Pittsboro based biotech startup is sold to Japanese firm for $175M

Startup biotech Propella Therapeutics is being acquired by Japan-based Astella Pharma in a deal valued at $175 million. Here are the details.

WRAL photographer part of the Movember movement to support men's health

WRAL photographer Vinnie Boccanfuso, who sports a beard and mustache year-round, got a closer shave in the month of November, part of a nationwide fund and awareness raising effort for men's health.

Levee Medical raising $4.3 million to support prostate cancer recovery

DURHAM — Levee Medical, Inc. last week filed with the SEC for their second major round of funding. According to […]

New study shows waiting, watching as safe as aggressive treatment for prostate cancer

Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.

Why are Black men more susceptible to prostate cancer? Duke researchers find clues

Genetic studies usually recruit non-Hispanic white men, despite data showing that Black men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer and more than twice as likely to die from the disease compared to their white counterparts. A new Duke study may help address that problem.