Oncology & Cancer
Exercise could work as treatment for prostate cancer
A newly-launched Cancer Research UK study could be the first step towards exercise training being introduced as a new NHS treatment for prostate cancer.
Jan 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer surveillance criteria may not be accurate for African American men
A new study published in The Journal of Urology revealed that African American men with Gleason score 3+3=6 prostate cancer (PCa) produce less prostate specific antigen (PSA) and have significantly lower PSA density (PSAD) ...
Jan 4, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
What's the best way to treat women with stage 0 breast cancer?
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for select patients with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, according to a mathematical model developed by researchers at Duke University.
Dec 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Men who forgo aggressive treatment for prostate cancer don't receive appropriate monitoring
An increasing number of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are opting for active surveillance - closely monitoring their cancer - rather than aggressive treatment to avoid the debilitating potential side effects ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find a wide variation in costs to treat low-risk prostate cancer
Now, for the first time, UCLA researchers have described cost across an entire care process for low-risk prostate cancer - from the time a patient checks in for his first appointment to his post-treatment follow-up testing ...
Nov 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New prostate cancer screening review article advocates for active surveillance
In the wake of changing guidelines related to prostate cancer screening, a newly published review article out of University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland provides important guidance about ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Some with low-risk prostate cancer not likely to succumb to the disease
Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors and whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists are unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer or die of their cancers, according to results of a study by researchers ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
For prostate cancer patients, risk-specific therapies now more the norm
After decades of overtreatment for low-risk prostate cancer and inadequate management of its more aggressive forms, patients are now more likely to receive medical care matched to level of risk, according to a study by researchers ...
Jul 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Many low-risk prostate cancer cases upgraded at prostatectomy
(HealthDay)—Many clinically low-risk prostate cancer patients are upgraded at prostatectomy, according to a study published in the August issue of The Journal of Urology.
Jul 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings suggest improvement in management of localized prostate cancer
After years of overtreatment for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, rates of active surveillance/ watchful waiting increased sharply in 2010 through 2013, and high-risk disease was more often treated appropriately with ...
Jul 7, 2015
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