Scientists make startling discovery when examining prostate cancer tissue

New study finds microplastics in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, with double the concentration in cancerous tissue compared to healthy tissue from patient samples.
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Francis Medical Announces First Commercial Procedure with the Vanquish® Water Vapor System for Prostate Tissue Ablation

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced the first commercial procedure using the Vanquish Water Vapor Ablation System at ...
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Profound Medical Honored with INOVAIT’s 2025–2026 Mount Logan Award Recognizing the TULSA Procedure™ for Prostate Disease

TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (“Profound” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage innovator in interventional MRI (“iMRI”) procedures, is ...
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Growing Body of Clinical Evidence Points to the Potential of Profound Medical’s TULSA Procedure Becoming a Mainstream Treatment Modality Across the Entire Prostate Disease ...

— Clinical evidence continues to highlight TULSA’s ability to treat an unrivalled variety of patients with localized prostate cancer and/or BPH — “The various presentations made at AUA and other major ...
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6 Medical Conditions That Mimic Prostate Cancer

Several medical conditions can mimic prostate cancer, causing many of the same symptoms, including painful ejaculation and blood in the urine. Some of these conditions can also cause elevated prostate ...
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Study finds microplastics in most prostate tumors

Small fragments of plastic were found in nine out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in nearby noncancerous tissue, a new study finds. The small, ...