A cancer-driving protein is found in the tumours of men with advanced prostate cancer after treatment with hormone drugs, but rarely found in early-stage disease, a new study shows.

Modern, sophisticated scans should be used in hospitals to pick out men whose prostate cancers have only spread to a limited number of sites, so they can be offered the chance of cure, a new assessment concludes.

Treating the prostate with radiotherapy alongside standard treatment led to a 11 per cent increase in survival for some men with advanced prostate cancer, according to a new study.