Oncology & Cancer
Spa-like treatments ease symptoms in cancer patients
Until last year, Charlie Yommer would not have considered treating himself to a facial. That was before the cancer.
Jan 11, 2019
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Medical research
Newly developed genetic risk scores could help patients, physicians make health decisions
A person's risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at a single DNA difference that has a small effect on risk may not be clinically ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Overcoming a newly recognized form of resistance to modern prostate cancer drugs
Cancer cells have an uncanny ability to evolve and adapt to overcome the treatments used against them.
Jun 18, 2021
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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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Newer hormone treatments for prostate cancer may raise risk of depression
Advanced forms of hormone therapy are very effective at keeping prostate cancer in check, but they also can double a man's risk of falling into depression, researchers have found.
Jan 18, 2022
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Medications
Decades-old antidepressant may fend off prostate cancer's return
An antidepressant in use for decades, repurposed to fight prostate cancer, shows promise in helping patients whose disease has returned following surgery or radiation, a pilot study at USC shows.
Mar 4, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists target protein to lower risk of prostate cancer spread
Targeting a specific protein that is often overexpressed in prostate cancer can help prevent or delay the disease from spreading to other parts of the body, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators.
Feb 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer patients believe robotic surgery is superior – despite limited evidence
Robotic surgery for prostate cancer – an increasingly popular treatment option – is not proven as more effective, yet many patients believe that it is, a new UNSW and Ingham Institute study shows.
Feb 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'
The diagnosis of prostate cancer using a non-invasive method and with greater accuracy than traditional diagnostic procedures is ever closer to becoming a reality.
Dec 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
How prostate cancer becomes treatment resistant
The development of effective anti-androgen therapies for prostate cancer is a major scientific advance. However, some men who receive these targeted treatments are more likely to develop a deadly treatment-resistant prostate ...
Feb 28, 2019
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