Just How Effective Is PSA Screening?
NEW ORLEANS — Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing appears to have a more favorable benefit-to-harm trade-off than originally estimated, particularly among Black men, according to research presented here. Using the most conservative assumptions about the benefits of screening, investigators found that among men of all races, one death was prevented for […]
Study reveals imaging approach with potential to detect lung cancer earlier, at the cellular level
Researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease earlier and with more confidence. The findings, which build on previous Penn research, demonstrate that an imaging […]
Immunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads
Latest Cancer News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Immunotherapy with nivolumab (Opdivo) after surgery for metastatic bladder cancer significantly reduces the odds for the tumor‘s return, a new clinical trial finds. Among 700 patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder or other parts of urinary tract that had spread […]
Mental Health Issues Common, Often Overlooked in Prostate Cancer
NEW ORLEANS — More than a third of men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer had at least one mental health issue, which had a strong association with prior psychological wellbeing, a prospective cohort study showed. Almost 30% of the men had a fear of cancer recurrence or poor prognosis, and 22% met diagnostic criteria for […]
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Wildfires, like the one currently raging in New Mexico, are known to cause upticks in breathing issues and heart attacks in their immediate wake for folks who live nearby. Now, new Canadian research shows that these fires may also increase risk […]
Robotic surgery is safer and improves patient recovery time
Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly (20 per cent) less time in hospital, concludes a first-of-its kind clinical trial led by scientists at UCL and the University of Sheffield. The study, published in JAMA and funded by The Urology Foundation with […]
How tumor cells use mitochondria to keep growing
Hormone therapy is often used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, but many patients develop resistance to hormone therapy, causing their disease to become more aggressive and potentially more deadly. “One of the big challenges we have in the field is that the majority of prostate cancer therapies […]
Obesity Raises a Man’s Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) Men with widening waistlines may be more likely to die from prostate cancer. Specifically, a man’s risk of dying from prostate cancer increases 7% for every 4-inch increase in belly fat, new research suggests. “Our findings should encourage men to maintain […]
Your Take-Out Coffee Cup May Shed Trillions of Plastic ‘Nanoparticles’
Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Maybe you ask the barista for cream with your coffee, and possibly sugar as well. But new research shows that paper cup of joe you grab off the coffeehouse counter contains another ingredient, and it’s one you might not care for — trillions of tiny plastic […]
Young Cancer Survivors Face Higher Risk of Death From Second Malignancies
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have a significantly increased risk for developing a new cancer and dying from that cancer, according to a population-based study. These younger cancer survivors had a 25% higher risk for cancer incidence, and an 84% higher risk for cancer death, compared with the general population, reported Hyuna Sung, […]