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Older black men with prostate cancer seem more likely to receive poorer quality of care that costs more compared to white men

Inferior Care, Higher Costs for Black Men With Prostate Cancer

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Problems include longer waits, greater need for more care after surgery, and rehospitalization
Most male adolescents in the United States aren't receiving the human papillomavirus vaccine alongside their other scheduled inoculations

CDC: Too Few Male Adolescents Receiving HPV Vaccine

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Physicians failing to recommend it or adequately explain its benefits to parents
Processed meats

WHO: Evidence That Processed Meat Can Cause Cancer

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Meanwhile, red meat only shows some association with an increased risk for colorectal cancer
Lower-level radiation and chemotherapy may be as effective as standard doses for some patients with human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

ASTRO: Less Treatment Effective in HPV-Related Oropharynx CA

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Lower doses of chemotherapy, radiation may also reduce unwanted side effects
Eight reasons associated with patient's intentional nonadherence to medications have been identified in a report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA: Eight Reasons for Nonadherence to Medications

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Reasons include fear of side effects, costs, misunderstanding of the need for medications

American Society for Radiation Oncology, Oct. 18-21

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The 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) was...
Therapy dogs appear to provide children being treated for cancer with both physical and mental benefits

AAP: Dogs Help Curb Anxiety in Children With Cancer

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'Therapy dogs' appear to ease heart rate, lower blood pressure in children fighting the disease
The chemotherapy drug Yondelis (trabectedin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain advanced or unresectable soft-tissue sarcomas.

FDA Approves Yondelis for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

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Drug sanctioned for liposarcoma or leiomyosarcoma
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation does not add benefit to traditional swallow exercises for patients experiencing dysphagia after treatment for head and neck cancer

Neuromuscular Stimulation Doesn’t Aid Dysphagia Patients

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Combining NMES with swallow exercises in head and neck cancer patients not helpful
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection) to be used in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin in advanced pancreatic cancer.

FDA Approves Onivyde for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

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To be used in combination with fluorouracil/leucovorin for advanced disease