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prostate cancer | Research | 10 pages | source: World Journal of Urology | Added Oct 05, 2020

Can immune cells predict disease recurrence after prostate surgery?

This study evaluated whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict disease recurrence after treatment with prostate surgery. Researchers reported a strong association between high NLR and disease recurrence after prostate surgery.

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: British Journal of Cancer | Added Oct 03, 2020

Stereotactic body radiotherapy in oligorecurrent prostate cancer

The authors aimed to determine the effect of tumor-directed stereotactic body radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients with oligometastases.

The authors concluded that tumor-directed stereotactic body radiotherapy was a useful treatment for both oligorecurrent and oligoprogressive castration-resistant prostate cancer. 

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics | Added Oct 01, 2020

Rectal bleeding rates following specialized radiation treatments

This study examined the effect of specialized radiation treatments on patient-reported rectal bleeding. The authors found very low rates of rectal bleeding immediately after treatment and at 2 years.

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: Oncology letters | Added Sep 27, 2020

Are radiotherapy and surgery equally good at treating localized prostate cancer?

This study compared surgery and radiotherapy for treating localized prostate cancer. They found no significant difference in survival between the two treatments.

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 6 pages | source: Urology | Added Sep 21, 2020

Does hypofractionated radiotherapy have better or worse erectile function outcomes compared to conventional therapy?

The authors aimed to determine whether moderate hypofractionated radiotherapy would worsen sexual function after treatment.

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: Urology | Added Sep 19, 2020

Do cholesterol-lowering drugs affect treatment outcomes following prostate surgery?

This study examined the effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) on treatment outcomes following prostate surgery. Researchers found no link between statin use and disease recurrence risk after treatment with prostate surgery.

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prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: The Lancet. Oncology | Added Sep 17, 2020

Different radiation therapy schedules: Hyopfractioned EBRT is as effective as standard EBRT

This study compared the safety and effectiveness of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and hypofractioned EBRT (H-EBRT) for localized prostate cancer. Researchers reported no differences in survival or disease recurrence rates between high H-EBRT and EBRT.

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prostate cancer | Research | 9 pages | source: Prostate | Added Sep 15, 2020

Linking the number of metastases to outlook in prostate cancer

This study attempted to examine the contribution of different components of prostate cancer on the outlook of patients diagnosed with metastatic disease despite treatment.

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prostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Sep 13, 2020

Oncology Basics 2016: Understanding Cells

We are made of elegant, interacting, dynamic structures called cells.  The best estimate is that there are around 32 trillion cells in the human body.   Today 5th graders begin to learn about cells and cell biology.  But for the rest of us, who may be a bit rusty, or who
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prostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Sep 11, 2020

Guest Post: Cancer On Facebook--A Patient's Perspective

Dawn Goo is a waitress, former comedian, breast cancer survivor and is now under treatment for Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.  She lives in El Paso, Texas.  This is a post from her Facebook page which is gathering momentum in social media among people who have experienced cancer, especially those who are

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