Some 18 months ago we had written about the possible occurrence of spontaneous remissions in men on active surveillance (AS) for low-risk forms of prostate cancer. We were therefore very interested in a recent article closely related to this topic. … READ MORE..
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The issue of spontaneous remission of low-risk forms of prostate cancer came up yesterday during a meeting of Prostate Cancer International’s Active Surveillance Virtual Support Group (ASVSG). … READ MORE …
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So it is well known that some cancer patients — even (very occasionally) those with metastatic forms of prostate cancer — have what have commonly and historically been known as “spontaneous” remissions. Their apparently lethal cancers simply seem to “disappear”. Why? We really have very little idea! … READ MORE …
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An article in today’s New York Times, based on an article by Zahl et al. to be published next Tuesday in the Achives of Internal Medicine (but already available on line), is about to stir up a hornets’ nest in the world of cancer research. … READ MORE …
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