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A new study indicates that 8 percent of patients -- or one in 12 -- already diagnosed with one form of cancer will develop a second type of unrelated cancer. The findings were published online  July 5 in Cancer.

Second, Unrelated Malignancies Strike 1 in 12 Cancer Patients

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Second cancer was fatal in 55 percent of the cases studied
For men with metastatic prostate cancer

DNA-Repair Gene Mutations ID’d in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Prevalence of 11.8 percent for germline DNA-repair gene mutations presumed to be deleterious
Compared with 2012

Docs Tending Away From Post-Prostatectomy Adjuvant RT

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Urologists in Australia less favorable toward adjuvant radiotherapy in 2015 versus 2012
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website

June 2016 Briefing – Urology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Urology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Radiologists and technologists have better knowledge about the risks associated with medical imaging examinations than referring physicians

Knowledge of CT Risks Varies Among Health Care Providers

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Radiologists and technologists generally show better knowledge than referring physicians
In 2016

U.S. Cancer Survivors Aging, Battling Other Chronic Disease

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Likelihood of other chronic conditions will stress health care system in next two decades
Older men treated with testosterone gel experience a moderate but significant improvement in their sex drive

Testosterone Gel Improves Sexual Function in Older Men

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Gel hormone treatment led to improved libido, increased sexual activity
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is associated with reductions in positive surgical margins

Benefits for Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

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Reduced risk of positive surgical margins versus open prostatectomy for patients with pT2 disease only
From 2011 to 2013 there was a decrease in prostate cancer diagnoses

Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Down From 2011 to 2013

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Use of active surveillance increasing, active treatment decreasing for low-risk disease