PROSTATE CANCER ADVISOR: Familial Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Quantified

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Natasha Persaud, Digital Content Editor July 14, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Swedish researchers have provided new estimates of the hereditary risk of significant prostate cancers (PCa) that may aid in patient counseling. Clinicians have long known that having a father or brother with
PCa doubles a man’s risk for the disease, but many of these
cancers…

Photoacoustic Imaging may improve prostate cancer monitoring and treatment

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14-Jul-2016 8:05 AM [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — While active surveillance is often recommended for patients with nonaggressive prostate cancer to reduce unnecessary treatment, the challenge for clinicians is to monitor and distinguish early-stage tumors from advanced cancers. A team of scientists led by researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute have…