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PSA Nadir 6 Months After Primary RT Correlates With Prostate Cancer Outcomes

Or does it? Editorial questions prognostic, predictive value in contemporary practice

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Lack of Clinical Trial Availability Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality

"It's a trend we really don't want to see," researcher says

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No PSA Recurrence at 24 Months With Apalutamide Plus ADT After Radical Prostatectomy

Biochemical control maintained despite high rates of testosterone recovery

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HIFU Non-Inferior to Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer

Better urinary and erectile function outcomes with high-intensity focused ultrasound

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Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Second Pelvic Malignancy

Risk for any second malignancy, death from any second malignancy not higher versus prostatectomy

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Salvage RT After Prostatectomy Prevails in Long-Term Comparison With Adjuvant RT

No difference in freedom from distant metastasis or overall survival at 10 years

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Urine Test Accurately Detected High-Grade Prostate Cancer

Researchers say use of the test could substantially reduce unnecessary biopsies

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Could Francis Collins's Prostate Cancer Story Deter Men From Active Surveillance?

Experts suggest his apparent situation is rare

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Francis Collins Discloses His 'Aggressive' Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Former NIH director said he went public to "share lifesaving information"

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Novel PARP1 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Breast Cancer

The drug had favorable safety compared with first-generation PARP inhibitors in phase I/II study

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Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials?

Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all

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PSA and Biomarker Testing Plus MRI Appears to Improve Prostate Cancer Screening

Early results suggest approach reduces overdiagnosis while better detecting high-grade cancer

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Bracing for a Surge in Prostate Cancer Diagnoses

Report: Demographic changes will lead to a doubling of cases, 85% increase in mortality by 2040

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Some Cancer Patients Can Find It Hard to Tell Family and Friends

Recent high-profile examples highlight this reluctance

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Mutation Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality

Cancer-specific mortality twice as high in patients with specific genotype for HSD3B1 allele

Study Tests Office-Based Transperineal Approach to Prostate Biopsies

Antibiotic-free option resulted in zero infections in randomized trial

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Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic

Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected

Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab Improves PFS in Metastatic CRPC

A non-hormonal therapy control arm is appropriate in trials, says Neeraj Agarwal, MD

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Radioligand Therapy Continues to Show Promise for Metastatic CRPC

Median OS of 15.5 months, PFS of 7.9 months with Ac-225-PSMA in heavily treated patients

More Data Support Olaparib-Abiraterone in BRCA-Mutant Prostate Cancer

BRCAAway trial confirms role of combination in first-line setting

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Improved Fitness May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Observational study finds reduced incidence in men who increased their cardiorespiratory fitness

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Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care

Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions

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More Evidence That ARSIs for Prostate Cancer Differ in Cognitive Effects

More fatigue, depression, worse reaction time with enzalutamide as compared with abiraterone

Another Prostate Cancer Screening Candidate Outperforms Standard PSA Testing

Multiparametric Stockholm3 avoided far more unnecessary biopsies without sacrificing sensitivity

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Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab Delays Progression in mCRPC

Combination improved PFS versus more hormonal therapy, but control arm questioned

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Olaparib-Abiraterone in Biomarker-Selected mCRPC Tops Each Agent Alone

In small first-line trial, PFS more than doubled with combination

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Study Supports High-Dose RT, Long-Term ADT as Standard for High-Risk Prostate Cancer

OS, PFS, cancer-specific survival all improved, with no increase in toxicity

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Apalutamide Makes Its Case in Biochemically Recurrent Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Intensification should be considered for high-risk patients, researchers say

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I Understand Why Defense Secretary Austin Kept His Prostate Cancer Quiet

But opening up can help reduce stigma and inform the public

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Surgeon Dies in Plane Crash; Austin Released From Hospital; Animal Pandemic Spreads

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 澳门老奇人论坛 staff

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No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy

No effect on anxiety but significantly less patient-rated pain

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Trump-Era Conscience Rule Rescinded; Lloyd Austin's Cancer; Sinead O'Connor's Death

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 澳门老奇人论坛 staff

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More Evidence Linking ADT for Prostate Cancer to Adverse Neurocognitive Effects

Meta-analysis shows increased risk of dementia, Parkinson's, depression

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Testosterone for Hypogonadism Cleared So Far of Prostate Cancer Risk

No excess high-grade or overall prostate cancer risk in TRAVERSE with 33 months of follow-up

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TULSA Effective in Controlling Prostate Cancer Long-Term

At 5 years, median PSA was reduced by 90%

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Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy

Study validates concerns about benign prostatic hyperplasia-related PSMA-PET false positives

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Moving Beyond the 'Angelina Jolie Effect' to Address Cancer Disparities

A "local heroes effect" can better reach communities of color

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Transitioning Cancer Survivors Away From Oncologic Care

It's time for a new model of care

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Reduced-Dose Schedule of Cabazitaxel Viable for Seniors With mCRPC

Grade 3 or higher neutropenia, neutropenic complications reduced by 12-fold

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Radionuclide Therapy Tops AR-Pathway Inhibitor Switch for mCRPC

Time to radiographic progression doubled with 177Lu-PSMA-617

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