A “search and destroy” treatment has been found to halt tumours in some men with incurable prostate cancer. The early-stage trial investigated a form of radiotherapy on patients who had stopped ...

In all patients, results of a platelet factor 4 (PF4)–induced platelet-activation (PIPA) assay were strongly positive, and serum from all the patients tested strongly positive against PF4 alone in a ...

However, men with higher PSA levels did show modest improvements in survival, suggesting that hormone therapy might be worthwhile for them. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is produced by the prostate ...

Recognising these subtle body changes can lead to an earlier diagnosis, when treatment is more likely to be successful ...

The Government has issued an important statement on prostate cancer and the potential for a screening programme, starting ...

The treatment, a type of immunotherapy which harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer, was found to shrink tumours ...

But if researchers can achieve similar results in people, one vaccine, administered via nose, could someday replace multiple yearly shots for respiratory illnesses. It could also provide quick ...

Irish CRO Icon has revoked its 2025 financial guidance and launched an internal investigation after being made aware of possible accounting errors in its prior-year financial statements. While the ...

A leading professor who specialises in the research of prostate cancer has revealed the one thing all men should know and ask ...

Icon is delaying publication of its financial results while lawyers investigate if the Irish clinical trials group overstated revenues for 2023 and 2024. Its shares were down more than 39 per cent on ...