The prostate cancer research team led by Dr. Peter Pinto at the National Cancer Institute has just published some interesting new information on risk for disease progression in men on active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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It is well understood that having a supportive partner has a positive impact on cancer survivorship. However, prostate cancer can pose specific problems to starting a new relationship for single men. … READ MORE …
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Your sitemaster commonly tells people that the single most important thing that he does every day is to make someone smile or laugh. And yes, he does do his best to make sure he succeeds in that goal — even if it’s a person he is never going to see again. … READ MORE …
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The RESPOND study, which was initiated in July last year, appears to be the largest-ever study of risk factors for prostate cancer among the African American community, and probably among Black men worldwide. … READ MORE …
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For many years researchers have been trying to identify so-called “surrogate” endpoints that can be used to predict overall and prostate cancer-specific survival with high accuracy. … READ MORE …
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It will hardly come as a surprise to most prostate cancer support group leaders and other prostate cancer advocates that there is a strong association between patient age and risk for side effects of radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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