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Among prostate cancer patients

Yoga Helps Ease Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment

Men who attended yoga classes had less fatigue and better sexual and urinary function
Fewer than one in three men screened with the prostate-specific antigen test for prostate cancer talked about the risks and benefits of the test with their doctor

PSA Test Often Occurs Without Discussion of Benefits, Harms

Men with lower incomes, education, and no insurance less likely to receive pretest counseling
Metformin use in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy does not significantly improve survival in patients with diabetes and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Metformin Use Does Not Increase Prostate Cancer Survival

Drug given in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy in patients with metastatic disease
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that men aged 55 to 69 have a discussion with their doctor about the pros and cons of prostate-specific antigen screening for detecting prostate cancer.

Patient Choice Stressed in Latest USPSTF PSA Screening Recs

Men aged 55 to 69 should discuss PSA screening with their doctor, panel recommends
Circadian rhythms might play a role in prostate cancer development and outcomes

AACR: Shorter Sleep Duration Linked to Prostate CA Mortality

Findings for men younger than 65
Magnetic resonance imaging-targeted biopsy could reduce the need for biopsies and overdiagnosis with low-grade prostate cancer

MRI-Based Strategy Reduces Biopsies in Prostate CA Screening

MRI-based screening could reduce unnecessary biopsies, overdiagnosis of low-grade cancer
For men with localized prostate cancer

Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function

And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Targeting of tracked tumor foci allows for improved detection of Gleason score 4 + 3 or greater cancers among men under active surveillance for prostate cancer

Targeting of Tracked Tumor Foci Ups Gleason Score Upgrading

Men with Gleason score 3 + 4 more likely to have upgrading than men with Gleason score 3 + 3

ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 16-18

The 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium was held from Feb. 16 to 18 in...
Eating a low-fat meal when taking an expensive prostate cancer drug can cut the cost of the medication by three-quarters

ASCO: Taking Abiraterone Acetate With Low-Fat Meal Can Cut Cost

Research indicates high-fat meals raise levels of the drug more unpredictably