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November 30, 2023
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Recommended exercise leads to 'fairly profound' mortality reduction for cancer survivors

Recommended exercise leads to 'fairly profound' mortality reduction for cancer survivors

For individuals diagnosed with cancer, guideline-concordant exercise reduced all-cause mortality by 25% compared with patients with cancer who did not exercise, study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology showed.

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November 17, 2023
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FDA expands Xtandi approval for prostate cancer

FDA expands Xtandi approval for prostate cancer

The FDA expanded the approval of enzalutamide for prostate cancer.

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November 13, 2023
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Physical and mental health measures worse for adults with HF vs. lung, colorectal cancers

Physical and mental health measures worse for adults with HF vs. lung, colorectal cancers

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with heart failure have worse physical and mental health than those with several types of cancer, a speaker reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

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November 09, 2023
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Certain cancers linked to elevated readmission, bleeding risk after TAVR

Certain cancers linked to elevated readmission, bleeding risk after TAVR

Active cancer during transcatheter aortic valve replacement did not increase in-hospital mortality, but certain cancer types were tied to elevated rehospitalization and major bleeding risk in the following months, researchers reported.

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November 07, 2023
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Healio Minute Podcast, Prostate Cancer Edition: Top Headlines - Week of November 6, 2023

Healio Minute Podcast, Prostate Cancer Edition: Top Headlines - Week of November 6, 2023

In this edition, multicancer detection tests show promise; lifestyle counseling appointments benefit cancer survivors; use of low-value drugs for patients with cancer, and more.

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November 06, 2023
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At same PSA level, Black men more likely than white men to have prostate cancer

At same PSA level, Black men more likely than white men to have prostate cancer

At any given PSA level, Black men are more likely than white men to harbor prostate cancer, according to analyses of a Veterans Health Administration cohort.

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October 16, 2023
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VIDEO: Early measure could assist escalation, de-escalation of prostate cancer therapies

VIDEO: Early measure could assist escalation, de-escalation of prostate cancer therapies

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Silke Gillessen, MD, discusses how identification of early surrogate measures for long-term outcomes in prostate cancer could identify patients who require therapy escalation or can be de-escalated.

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October 04, 2023
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Precision navigators reduce racial disparities in genomic testing for prostate cancer

Precision navigators reduce racial disparities in genomic testing for prostate cancer

The presence of a precision medicine navigator significantly improved genomic testing rates among Black men with prostate cancer, according to study results.

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September 24, 2023
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Financial hardship common, exercise beneficial

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Financial hardship common, exercise beneficial

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is observed every September.

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September 22, 2023
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Researchers identify 11 genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer

Researchers identify 11 genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer

An international group revealed a list of genetic alterations associated with aggressive types of prostate cancer, in what researchers are calling the largest ever study of its kind.

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