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A new article in Cancer Prevention Research not only suggests the possibility that there is a very real association between selenium levels in serum after all, but it also helps to explain why this association may not have shown up in the large, double-blind, and randomized SELECT trial.
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An important paper has just been published by a highly respected team of specialists doing research into the role of genetic variations in assessment of risk for prostate cancer.
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With at least a dozen new reports available today, we have chosen to focus only on the most significant, several of which may be of clinical importance now or in the near future. Most of the other items provide minimal new information and can be accessed through the UroToday web site by those who are interested.
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Risk, Treatment | Tagged: BMI, body mass index, dexamethasone, docetaxel, genetic testing, genetics, laparoscopic surgery, LRP, prior malignancies, RALP | Leave a Comment »
So it appears that prostate cancer survival (and not just risk for prostate cancer) runs in families — at least in Sweden! There have been multiple studies designed to look at risk for prostate cancer based on familial history. And while family history is a known risk factor for prostate cancer, its effect on survival has not been clear [...]
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Prevention | Tagged: genetics, heredity, survival | 1 Comment »
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