Genitourinary Cancer
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ACS officer provides ASCO highlights: Targeting hidden cancer, AI in oncology
A pair of new studies show that drugs can reduce cancer risk when cells are elusive.
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Widespread carboplatin, cisplatin shortages: NCCN survey
Only 64% of centers said they are still able to continue treating all current patients receiving carboplatin.
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Risk of falls seen with newer antiandrogens for prostate cancer
The take-home message is that the findings give men – and the physicians who counsel them – a fuller idea of what to expect when considering using...
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Posluma approved for PET imaging in prostate cancer
“The study showed that Posluma PET provided clinically valuable information prior to surgery that would likely result in management changes for...
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Urology groups endorse two prostate biopsy approaches
“If you step out of the echo chamber, what you’ll find is that the accurate complications amongst the two procedures are not that dramatically...
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Limit PSA screening to men with symptoms
This would reduce potential harms from overdiagnosis and overtreatment, the risk for which is high with the on-demand screening that is the...
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Cancer pain declines with cannabis use
Lower use of other meds was also seen in patients who used cannabis.
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Prostate biopsies a laughing (gas) matter?
“At levels of less than 50%, patients respond normally to verbal commands and maintain normal airway reflexes.”
