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Physical combination multiplies melanoma risk
The risk of developing melanoma is significantly multiplied for people who have red hair and…
Browsing: Treatment and Support
Treatment guidelines for breast implant-associated lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
The use of textured breast implants during augmentation or reconstructive surgery can slightly increase a…
Hormonal treatment may trigger depression in men with prostate cancer
Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to…
Drug could alleviate side effects of chemo for breast cancer patients
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method of forecasting which…
Liver cancer: Discovery of new biomarker for liver dysfunction following partial hepatectomy
Postoperative liver dysfunction (failure) is the most serious complication that can occur following liver resection…
Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer
Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia and Randy A. Jones, University of Virginia African-American men have…
NHS Oncologist Shortage: Workforce report highlights continuing struggle to staff UK cancer centres
Annual workforce figures released today by The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) reveal the continuing…
Cancer pain can be eased by palliative radiation therapy
Jonathan Klein, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jonathan Livergant, University of British Columbia Radiation…
Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection
Aatur Singhi, University of Pittsburgh When “Jeopardy!” episode 7059 aired on April 30, 2015, the…
Study suggests personality tests may improve care for prostate cancer patients
Scientists have found that men with high neuroticism—between a quarter and a fifth of men…