NCCN Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Penile CancerNCCN Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Penile Cancer
New guidelines for the treatment of penile cancer have been developed to provide more evidence-based treatment for this rare cancer. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Australia launches national scheme to vaccinate boys against HPV
Source: BMJ
Area: News
According to a BMJ news report, Australia has started to vaccinate boys against human papillomavirus (HPV), making it the first country in the world to publicly fund HPV vaccination of this group, in a bid to protect against genital warts and anal, penile, and throat cancers. Starting in February, they will receive three doses of the quadrivalent vaccine Gardasil at ages 12-13, as part of a national, federally funded school based programme. A catch-up scheme will also run for 14-15 year old boys until the end of the school year in 2014. It will cost the federal government £13.8m over four years, in...
Source: NeLM - News - February 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Charity calls for boys to get HPV jab
This article was written by Hartwig et al. of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, which is a company specialising in vaccines. (This potential conflict of interest was stated clearly in the article.)
The study aimed to look into the burden of HPV-related disease in men in Europe, including genital warts and cancers of the anus, penis and head and neck cancers. The researchers used Eurostat population data, cancer incidence rates published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and prevalence estimates of HPV viruses 6, 11, 16 and 18.
This modelling study reported that, every year, 72,694 new cancer cases develop in European...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
Why study science? Parties, prospects and weird facts to unnerve your mates
The hours are long, the lab coats are hideous. But the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages, says a BSc student"Stem" subjects are on the rise – which means a whole lot more science, technology, engineering and maths students at UK universities. Latest figures show that in 2011-12, the numbers of students opting to start Stem degrees was up 5.7% compared with 2009-10 (based on table 3).But what exactly is the appeal of doing a course that entails long hours, unflattering lab coats and learning everything there is to know about the life cycle of yeast?A common complaint of Stem students is that, with lectures from 9 to...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sophie Hyland Tags: Blogposts Employability guardian.co.uk Students Higher education Science Source Type: news
Penis shrinkage caution for prostate cancer patients
Men choosing prostate cancer treatment should be informed about the small risk for penis shrinkage, say US researchers who believe discussing the rare side effect could reduce the chance for patient regret. (Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - January 8, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Penis shrinkage caution for prostate cancer patients
Men choosing prostate cancer treatment should be informed about the small risk for penis shrinkage, say US researchers who believe discussing the rare side effect could reduce the chance for patient regret. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - January 8, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Smaller Penis (And Regret) May Follow Prostate Cancer TxSmaller Penis (And Regret) May Follow Prostate Cancer Tx
In a new study, surgery and hormone therapy, but not radiotherapy, caused the perceived reduction in men. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Penis shrinkage caution for prostate cancer patients
Men choosing prostate cancer treatment should be informed about the small risk for penis shrinkage, say US researchers who believe discussing the rare side effect could reduce the chance for patient regret. (Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - January 7, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Some Men Voice Complaints Of Shortened Penis Following Prostate Cancer Treatment
A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment they chose. Complaints were more common in men treated with radical prostatectomy (surgical removal of the prostate) or male hormone-blocking drugs combined with radiation therapy, according to the study by researchers from Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news
Treatment for prostate cancer can shorten the length of a man's penis
Boston doctors say some men have complained their manhood is smaller after treatment, affecting their sex lives and causing them to regret the type of treatment they chose. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Complain of Shorter Penis After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Study
Researchers say doctors should discuss this rare side effect before treatment choices are made (Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - January 3, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Oncology, Reproductive Medicine, Urology, News, Source Type: news
Some Complain of Shorter Penis After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Researchers say doctors should discuss this rare side effect before treatment choices are madeSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Penis Disorders, Prostate Cancer (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Complain of Shorter Penis After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Study
Researchers say doctors should discuss this rare side effect before treatment choices are made (Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - January 3, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Some men voice complaints of shortened penis following prostate cancer treatment
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Researchers at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center report a small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, causing them to regret the type of treatment they chose. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Prostate cancer: Kinder cuts mean sharper dilemmas
By Susan Brink
Prostate cancer leaves little room for dignity. Charles Dixon, 57, lay belly up on the operating table, his head and feet lower than his gut. Split from his navel to the base of his penis, he is mercifully drugged into painless oblivion. Patrick Walsh, chairman of urology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, is carefully slicing free the walnut-size gland in what is called a nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, designed to cure the cancer without interfering with sexual potency. “I... (Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - April 3, 2000 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
