Genitourinary Cancer
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Androgen deprivation therapy linked to depression
Key clinical point: Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer is associated with increased risk for clinical depression. Major finding: Men...
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Feds advance cancer moonshot with expert panel, outline of goals
Possible opportunities include vaccine development, early-detection technology, single-cell genomic analysis, immunotherapy, a focus on pediatric...
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PSA screens could be cost effective if low-risk cases went untreated
Key clinical point: A modeling study found that screening for prostate-specific antigen could be cost effective if low-risk cases are not treated...
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Hypofractionated radiation regimen noninferior for low-risk prostate cancer
Key clinical point: Hypofractionated radiation therapy is not less efficacious than conventional radiation therapy in men with low-risk prostate...
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Large cohort study confirms link between pioglitazone, bladder cancer
Pioglitazone was linked to a 63% increase in bladder cancer risk, compared with other noninsulin antidiabetic drugs in a large population-based...
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ASCO endorses EAU guidelines on advanced bladder cancer
Key clinical point: Multidisciplinary care integrating urology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology is the key to providing the best care for...
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Trial supports combined androgen suppression, radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Key clinical point: Adding 6-month androgen suppression (AS) to radiotherapy (RT) at doses of 70 Gy, 74 Gy, or 78 Gy improved biochemical disease-...
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Mets to liver linked with lowest survival in men with CRPC
Key clinical point: In men with castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel, overall survival was worse with liver metastasis than...
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Radiotherapy for prostate cancer linked to higher risk of secondary malignancies
Key clinical point: Radiotherapy for prostate cancer was associated with a higher risk of secondary malignancies of the bladder, colon, and rectum...
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Low serum vitamin D may signal more aggressive prostate cancer
Key clinical point: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) deficiency was associated with greater risk for adverse pathology in men with localized...