Novel study charts aggressive prostate cancer
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Many patients diagnosed with prostate cancer have indolent, slow-growing forms of the disease that are not life-threatening. However, more than 30,000 American men will die from aggressive prostate cancer this year. This sharp contrast between low-risk and aggressive disease presents a challenge for many researchers and physicians. Investigators have made extensive progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease progression.