Prostate cancer treatment guided by new tool
Overtreatment of the deadly cancer is a growing concern. Two studies give physicians and other medical professionals guidance on how to determine treatment. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Pluvicto prostate cancer treatment protocols vary globally
An international survey of treatment centers has revealed significant differences in several aspects of Lu-177 PSMA-617 prostate cancer therapy, including patient imaging protocols, according to a study published January 18 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.Aligning these differences could improve patient outcomes, noted lead author Andrea Farolfi, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues.“Standardization or harmonization of protocols and dedicated training are desirable in anticipation of increasing numbers of patients and theranostic centers,” the group wrote.Pluvicto was approved by the U.S....
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
Austin says Ukraine coalition'must not waver' in first appearance since hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the case for continued international support for Ukraine on Tuesday in his first public remarks since his release from a two-week hospitalization for complications from surgery to treat prostate cancer. Austin praised Kyiv's resolve in its defense against…#defense #lloydaustin #ukraine #pentagon #israel #taiwan #republicans #middleeast #estonia #latvia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dexter Scott King Dies From Prostate Cancer —What To Know About One Of The Most Common Forms Of Cancer
DEK: Black men and men over the age of 64 have the highest rates of prostate cancer, which was the second most diagnosed cancer in 2023 after breast cancer. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
Six little known warning signs of prostate cancer - as Martin Luther King Jr's son, 62, dies from condition that is rising for first time in decades again
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, has died at 62 years old following a battle with prostate cancer - which is on the rise for the first time in decades, experts warn. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Most Men Choose Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- More than half of newly diagnosed patients with low-risk prostate cancer (LRPC) chose active surveillance (AS), with recommendation from a urologist being the strongest determinant of AS uptake, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Two Million Cancers; Casgevy OK'd for Thalassemia; Rectal Exams and Prostate Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- While cancer mortality continues to decline, the number of new cases is projected to top 2 million in 2024, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics.
The FDA approved exagamglogene autotemcel... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 19, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
I Understand Why Defense Secretary Austin Kept His Prostate Cancer Quiet
(MedPage Today) -- When the news broke in early January that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for unrevealed reasons, my first thought was: "Aha, prostate cancer." Turns out I was right.
A Black man like him has a higher risk than... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
King Charles surgery: Expert shuts down common enlarged prostate misconception
EXCLUSIVE: As the King will go for the treatment of Prostate cancer, an expert has shut down the misconceptions about the disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleveland Diagnostics raises $75 million to expand cancer tests
Cleveland Diagnostics Inc. has raised $75 million in "growth capital financing" to expand its portfolio of cancer-related tests beyond prostate cancer. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mary Vanac Source Type: news
ACS: Cancer mortality declines, but incidence rates rise
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, but incidence rates are up, according to a January 17 report by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The report shows that there have been more than four million fewer deaths from cancer in the U.S. since 1991. However, it also showed increased incidence for six of the top 10 cancers as the projected number of new diagnoses is over two million for the first time.
“I think we’re all grappling with what the environmental factor that is changing the cancer incidence and mortality among the young," said ACS chief scientific officer William Dahut, MD, at a press conference.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties CT Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Prostate Risks Similar for Testosterone Therapy and Placebo Prostate Risks Similar for Testosterone Therapy and Placebo
For men with hypogonadism and low prostate cancer risk, TRT didn ' t increase the risk for prostate adverse events, said a new analysis likely to inform decision-making.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Defense Secretary Austin Leaves Hospital After Prostate Cancer Surgery Complications
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 -- Following two weeks of hospital care for complications from prostate cancer surgery, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Pentagon announced... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's eager to return to the Pentagon after being released from a hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from President Joe Biden (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Austin is released from the hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret from Biden
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Source: ABC News: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
