Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients vulnerable to depression, suicide
Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, and now two new studies show these patients are at increased risk for anxiety, depression and suicide.
Mar 29, 2022
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Testicular Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Testicular cancer: Improved treatment and prognosis
An international research consortium, in which Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the University of Bern participated, has reassessed and updated the previous classification of metastatic testicular cancer in a comprehensive ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Sperm development linked to testicular cancer
Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer to affect men between the ages of 15 and 49, and around 95% of these cases are caused by testicular germ cell tumors. Although testicular germ cell tumors typically manifest ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Guys, take the lead in self-checks for testicular cancer
Young men should become familiar with symptoms of testicular cancer and know how to do self-exams, an expert says.
Apr 12, 2021
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Medical research
Men with early stage testicular cancer could avoid potentially harmful monitoring scans
Men who have had treatment for early stage testicular cancer could benefit from fewer monitoring scans, freeing them from some of the harmful radiation that comes from computerized tomography (CT) imaging, according to results ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Diagnostic imaging may increase risk of testicular cancer
Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, may increase the risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published online today in PLOS ONE.
Nov 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Mother and son draw hope, healing from shared cancer treatment
(HealthDay)—Families bond over lots of shared experiences—but one Leslie Seigel and her adult son, Josh, never expected to share was battling cancer.
Sep 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Standardized care may help equalize health outcomes among patients with testicular cancer
New research suggests that although sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer, guideline-directed, expert care can help to address this issue. The findings ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Side effects from testicular cancer predicted by machine learning
In collaboration with Rigshospitalet, researchers from DTU Health Technology have developed a machine learning model that can predict chemotherapy-associated nephrotoxicity, a particularly significant side effect in patients ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Healthy men: April is testicular cancer awareness month
Did you know that the most common form of cancer in boys and young men ages of 15-35 is almost entirely curable if caught early? And did you know that awareness and screening are the most effective ways to fight that disease? ...
Apr 1, 2020
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