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Too Much Paperwork Is Delaying Cancer Patients' Care, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Red tape is getting in the way of cancer patients receiving the treatment they crucially require, a new study has found. Patients were 18% more likely to experience cancer...
Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels Posttreatment May Not Predict Overall Survival
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – Treatments that reduce the risk for biochemical recurrence (BCR) based on rising prostate-specific antigen levels after radiotherapy do not necessarily improve a patient’s l...
Common Cancer Screenings May Not Extend Life Longevity
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Cancer screening may not actually extend lives, with the possible exception of colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy, according to a review published online Aug. 28...
Most Cancer Screens Won't Extend Lives, But Reasons to Keep Screening Remain
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study's authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people should...
Prostate MRI Has Independent Screening Value
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 – Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a value for screening independent of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), according to a study published online Aug. 21 in BMJ...
FDA Approves Akeega for BRCA-Positive Metastatic Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) for the treatment of BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate...
Could Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – Sometimes patients with pancreatic cancer are prescribed the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety, but that may be harming their health. A new study found this...
Higher Survival is tied to Care at High-Volume Radiation Treatment Centers
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – Among men with very high-risk prostate cancer, higher radiation facility case volume is independently associated with longer overall survival, according to a study...
FDA Approves Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) for the Treatment of Patients with BRCA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
HORSHAM, Pa., August 11, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Akeega™ (niraparib and abi...
Outdoor Pollution Exposure Tied to Nonlung Cancers
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – Outdoor air pollution is tied to a higher risk for nonlung cancers in older adults, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in Environmental Epidemiology. Yaguang Wei,...
Breathing Dirty Air Raises Odds for Wide Range of Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 – New research links air pollution to a variety of cancers, not just lung cancer. Long-term exposure to fine-particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may...
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 – Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers. That's the takeaway from a new study by the...
Survival Similar for Black, White Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical Trial Setting
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – For metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or...
PSMA-PET Improves Prediction of Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – Presurgical 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) improves prediction of biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCR-FS) for patients...
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, a new research review finds. The...
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