The present invention provides new probes for the detection of prostate cancer cells. The probes bind selectively with target polynucleotide sequences selected from the group consisting of 2q, 4q, 5q, 6q, 10p, 15q, 1q, 2p, 3q, 3p, 4q, 6p, 7p, 7q, 9q, 11p, 16p, and 17q.