Slowly but perhaps inexorably we seem to be seeing increasing scientific and clinical justification for the argument that all men thought to be at risk for a diagnosis of prostate cancer should be given an MRI scan prior to any form of prostate biopsy. … READ MORE …
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It has been a couple of weeks now since Vice President Biden started work on the cancer “moon shot” initiative that President Obama announced during the State of the Union speech to Congress on January 12. … READ MORE …
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The national rates of participation in clinical trials by cancer patients have never been particularly high. The National Cancer Institute states that, “less than 5 percent of adults diagnosed with cancer each year will get treated through enrollment in a clinical trial.” … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 