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Giving docetaxel at the same time as hormone therapy can improve survival for men with newly diagnosed

ASCO: Docetaxel With Hormone Tx May Improve Outcomes

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Combination with hormone therapy can extend life by almost a year for prostate cancer patients
Guidelines for hepatitis B virus screening among patients with cancer have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Hepatitis B Screening in Cancer

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Screening urged for patients with risk factors for infection, receiving cancer tx linked to reactivation
For patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

TAS-102 Ups Overall Survival in Refractory Metastatic CRC

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Most frequently observed clinically significant adverse events include neutropenia, leukopenia
A form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) is linked to a reduction of non-melanoma skin cancers by 23 percent when taken twice daily

ASCO: Nicotinamide May Help Prevent Non-Melanoma Skin CA

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Preliminary Australian study saw association between nicotinamide and lower rates
Screening with a multimodal strategy

Multimodal Strategy Improves Ovarian Cancer Detection

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Screening using risk of ovarian cancer algorithm linked to increased number of screen-detected iEOCs
Adults who were born to older fathers may be at increased risk for blood and immune system cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma

Increased Risk of Cancer Seen for Offspring of Older Fathers

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Higher risk for blood and immune system cancers
Men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired cognitive function within the first six months that persists for at least a year

ADT for Prostate Cancer Tied to Impaired Cognition

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Men with a particular gene mutation affected most, researchers find
Males benefit indirectly when girls are immunized against human papillomavirus

HPV Vaccination of Females Has Some Indirect Benefit for Males

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Strongest effect on penile cancer; smallest effect on anal cancer
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are now much more likely to survive the disease than they were several decades ago

Survival Improving for Women With Ovarian Cancer

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Women diagnosed today 50 percent less likely to die than they were in the 1970s
Good communication is the key to resolving conflicts between the tests and treatment a patient may want based on online searches and those a physician believes are necessary

Guidance Offered to Help Doctors Deal With ‘Dr. Google’

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Communication is key to resolving conflicts when patients have requests based on online searching