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Intense Hot Flashes Singe Breast Cancer Risk
Women with frequent or severe menopausal symptoms might have a lower breast cancer risk due to decreased estrogen levels.
Physician Ed: Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment
Dr. John Whyte explains why screening and treatment for prostate cancer might not be the best medicine.
Men's Health Radio Show on Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer
Vasily Assikis, MD, discusses advanced prosate cancer and the options for treatment.
Healthcare Workers Impact Terminal Patients' Last Days
Healthcare workers can most directly affect the quality of life of terminal patients.
National Patient Safety Goals
Reviewed in 2009, and now revised and released.
Got Fat? You Need New DNA
Fat associates with distinctive chemical changes in DNA, shedding light on why obesity increases risk for diabetes and other chronic problems.
Diabetes Care Takes a Perilous Back Seat During Breast Cancer Treatment
Diabetics with breast cancer are 50% more likely to die of any cause, either because of a focus on cancer or because they're less healthy overall.
Prostate Cancer: Diagnostic Phase Podcast
Dr. Jonathan Picard discusses the multidisciplinary review board approach he employs to optimize care for each patient with a new prostate cancer diagnosis.
External Beam Radiation for Prostate Cancer
This patient education video is for men who have prostate cancer and whose doctor may have recommended radiation therapy.
Magnetically-controlled Capsule Makes for Patient-friendly Endoscopy
With conventional capsule endoscopy, visualization of the stomach is highly variable; an external handheld magnet, however, allows for targeted investigation.
Patent Awarded For Suppressing Immune Response
A company receives a US patent for a method that desensitizes B cells, which may curb autoimmune diseases.
Soaring Cost of Cancer Care Expected
A 39% increase in the cost of care will likely occur over the next 10 years.
Cancer Pain Sticks Around After Cancer
A study demonstrated 20% of cancer survivors at least two years post diagnosis have current cancer-related chronic pain.
A Survey Reveals the Public Wants to Know if Arthritis, Cancer, or Alzheimer's Is in their Future
A national survey reveals that roughly 76% of people surveyed would take hypothetical predictive test.
Light at Night Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Fortunately, this is an environmental variable that is easily controlled.
Newly Approved Opioid Aids in Cancer Pain
The FDA approved Abstral (fentanyl) transmucosal tablets to manage breakthrough pain for adults with cancer.
State of the Art Prostate Cancer Treatment Brought to Israel
According to the American Cancer Society 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and 1 in 35 will die from the disease.
Should Prostate Cancer Screening Stop at Age 75?
Urologist Gerald Andriole, MD, discusses prostate cancer treatment advances, including a brand-new "male lumpectomy" procedure, and more.
Fertility Advancements Ensure Stork Arrives after Cancer
Improved technologies has upped the odds of successful post-cancer pregnancy, but half of patients are not referred to reproductive specialists.
Nurse Monitoring Helpful for Patients with Chronic Illness
Recent study findings confirm what nurses already know.
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