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Men with low-risk prostate cancer chose active surveillance more often than surgery or radiation when urologists recommended that course of action, according to study results published in Cancer.

Boris C. Pasche, MD, FACP, has been appointed president and CEO of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, part of McLaren Health Care.

Black men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer appear less likely to receive targeted therapies than white men, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Listening to music during chemotherapy infusion appeared to improve mood and reduce distress among a cohort of patients with cancer, according to study results published in JCO Oncology Practice.

Winter-induced elevations in BP were persistent among patients with hypertension despite treatment with up to three classes of antihypertensive medications, with an approximately 7% drop in BP control, researchers reported.

Major discrimination events appeared associated with increased frailty among Black survivors of various cancer types, according to study results published in Cancer.

NEW ORLEANS — A new study identified a link between persistent racial residential segregation and worse diabetes health in Black adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Continued enzalutamide, after progression on the drug, in combination with docetaxel significantly extended PFS compared with placebo and docetaxel among men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, study results showed.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s 2021 guideline for lung cancer screening improved upon previous fixed-screening criteria and may reduce racial disparities in access, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

Survivors of head and neck cancer appeared at increased risk for a second primary lung cancer, according to results of an ad hoc secondary analysis of a randomized trial published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.