Serendipitous finding leads scientists to propose mechanism to explain benign prostatic hyperplasia

(Baylor College of Medicine) Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects about half the men between 51 and 60 years of age, and nine out of 10 men older than 80. How BPH happens, however, is still open for debate. In a paper published today in Molecular Cell, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions report a new mechanism that can explain the development of BPH and suggest strategies to improve the response to androgen-targeting therapies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news