Genitourinary Cancer
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Artificial intelligence matches cancer genotypes to patient phenotypes
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Study: Immune checkpoint inhibitors don’t increase risk of death in cancer patients with COVID-19
The mortality rate was 8% among patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors, which is comparable with the overall mortality rate among...
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Hepatitis screening now for all patients with cancer on therapy
All patients with cancer who are candidates for systemic therapy should be screened for hepatitis B, says the American Society of Clinical...
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OK to treat many cancer patients despite pandemic, says ESMO
ESMO recommends against stopping or delaying cancer treatment that can impact survival.
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Better continence rate gives robotic prostatectomy the edge
A large trial confirms early continence is better with a robotic rather than classical laparoscopic approach.
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.
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Analysis of early onset cancers suggests need for genetic testing
The prevalence of germline mutations was significantly higher in patients with early onset cancers than in those with young adult cancers.
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Study supports changing classification of renal cell carcinoma
Survival data support reclassifying stage III node-positive renal cell carcinoma as stage IV disease.
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Personalized cancer vaccine may enhance checkpoint inhibitor activity
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American Cancer Society update: ‘It is best not to drink alcohol’