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SAN FRANCISCO – MDV3100, new oral inhibitor of androgen receptor signaling, reduces the risk of death by more than a third after a failure of docetaxel chemotherapy in men with progressive castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to results of the randomized AFFIRM trial. Interim data for... »
Despite Guidelines, Elderly Are Getting Cancer Tests
Most Americans aged 75 years and older continue to undergo routine screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, or prostate cancer even though recommendations advise against it, according to a report in the Dec. 12/26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Approximately half of these older adults... »
MRI Identifies Candidates for Prostate Cancer Surveillance
CHICAGO – Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging trumped national guidelines in correctly classifying patients with prostate cancer as candidates for active surveillance in a retrospective study of 126 men. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines misclassified 22 of the 126... »
SAN FRANCISCO – MDV3100, new oral inhibitor of androgen receptor signaling, reduces the risk of death by more than a third after a failure of docetaxel chemotherapy in men with progressive castration-resistant prostate... »
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
Men with rheumatoid arthritis have a two-thirds greater risk of developing erectile dysfunction than men without the disease, based on the results of the first study to show such an association. The odds ratio for prior... »
Prostate Cancer Deaths: Annual Screen Not Superior to Usual Care
After 13 years of follow-up, men who underwent annual screening for prostate cancer were no less likely to die of prostate cancer than were men who received usual care and opportunistic screening. Cumulative mortality rates... »
QUEBEC CITY – Be sure to screen men who have sex with men for gonorrhea, and don’t ignore the rectum, based on data from 1,076 MSM. "Rectal gonorrhea probably predisposes individuals to HIV infection," said Dr.... »
Prostate Cancer More Likely to Recur, Kill Men Who Smoke at Diagnosis
Men who smoke at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis have substantially increased rates of overall mortality and prostate cancer mortality and biochemical recurrence compared with men who had never smoked, according to a... »
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