Genitourinary Cancer
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Novartis suspends two cancer therapies over quality concerns
“Novartis is conducting a thorough review of the situation and currently expects to resolve the issues and resume some supply in the next six...
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Is it time to remove ‘cancer’ label from low-risk prostate tumors?
Experts argue that overtreatment could be reduced by removing the word “cancer” from low-risk disease.
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Overuse of surveillance in bladder cancer, despite guidelines
Data suggest a need for ongoing efforts to limit overuse of treatment and surveillance.
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Better survival in older cancer patients who take metformin
“It is important to explore optimal dosages that significantly improve cancer outcomes to boost anticancer effect.”
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Obesity increasing the risk for cancer: It’s complicated
For some cancers it was “very clear that obesity increased the risk ... but for some other cancer types, we either don’t have enough data yet or...
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Artificial sweeteners: A modifiable cancer risk?
“Our findings do not support the use of artificial sweeteners as safe alternatives for sugar in foods or beverages,” said the researchers. An...
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Few new cancer drugs replace current standards of care
Newer drugs could benefit patients but could increase the cost of care.
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Ways to lessen toxic effects of chemo in older adults
Three recent high-quality randomized trials evaluated the use of geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer.
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As predicted: jump in metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses
Concerns over unnecessary prostatectomies took precedence over the benefits of screening for early high-risk disease.
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Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
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Testicular cancer mortality rates dip for Hispanic men
However, mortality rates for Black men have improved, shows a small study.