Oncology & Cancer
Dementia tied to hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatment
Alzheimer's disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found.
Jul 5, 2019
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Widely-used hormone drug associated with increased risk of benign brain tumor at high doses
High doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions such as excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer, are linked to an increased risk of meningioma—the most common type of benign ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Exercise is medicine for cancer and every dose counts, even in late stages of the disease: Study
It is well-known that exercise has many benefits, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has revealed just how critically important it can be—even for people with advanced cancer.
Dec 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
ENZAMET shows promise as prostate cancer treatment
A new drug combination for men with advanced prostate cancer has shown sustained increase in survival rates.
Mar 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer—a notable killer of Black men—can be made less deadly by modifying key risks, new study finds
Prostate cancer has long held an infamous reputation as a notable killer of Black men—a malignant stalker that has caused one of the deepest disparities in survival among all cancers affecting males.
Oncology & Cancer
Study shows recurrent alterations in prostate cancer in Chinese patients differ from those in the west
A very large team of researchers affiliated with institutions across China (and several from Washington University School of Medicine in the U.S.) has found recurrent alterations in prostate cancer in Chinese patients that ...
Oncology & Cancer
Quest for new cancer treatment crosses milestone
A cancer therapy invented at Rice University has crossed a milestone in clinical trials, a major development in a decadeslong quest to develop a treatment that destroys tumors without the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy, ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Gut microbiome may influence how cancer patients respond to oral therapies, study suggests
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University illustrates how the gut microbiome interacts with an oral medication in prostate cancer patients, suggesting bacteria in the gut play a role in treatment ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Study highlights possible causes of racial disparities in prostate cancer deaths
New research provides insights on the potential causes of racial disparities in deaths following prostate cancer surgery. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Machine learning tool could help oncologists make better treatment decisions
When treating a cancer patient, oncologists aim to predict the course of the patient's disease to make critical treatment decisions. Knowing a tumor's unique molecular signature can help guide these decisions by providing ...
Sep 23, 2021
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