Seeking Ways to Predict, Prevent and Better Treat Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men today. Mayo Clinic physicians are experienced in every state and manifestation of the disease and have a high success rate in its treatment, seeing more men who have prostate cancer than any other medical center in the world. The sheer size of the clinical program gives the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center an advantage in research.

With so many patients, Mayo has accumulated an enormous database of prostate cancer information with an extensive store of clinical data, tissue, and serum samples. In the Mayo tradition, researchers in the lab work hand-in-hand with physicians who treat the patients. They collaborate across Mayo programs and medical specialties, and between Mayo's three campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota to foster new discoveries in the field.

Read More