It would not be hard to guess the psychological impact on patients the moment a doctor tells them they have cancer. Just hearing that word probably leaves most patients stunned and, in the moments that follow, perhaps only half-listening to whatever else the doctor has to say. To some, cancer equals death. Cancer may or may not be life ending, but it is almost certainly life changing.
Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer face a confusing array of treatment choices, each with its own price tag and idiosyncratic side effects.
But when it comes to comparing the effectiveness of those treatments, things get political.
An international study that measured the long term survival rates from different prostate cancer treatments has needled the rivalries between the medical specialties that deal with the condition.
The biannual literature review by the Prostate Cancer Treatment Research Centre rated a type of radiation therapy known as brachytherapy as the most effective of six treatment options for men with a low or intermediate risk….
Scientists say they have discovered a genetic clue to why some breast cancers relapse, which could lead to better treatment.
A research team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge found that cancers that return were more likely to contain certain genes or combinations of genes.
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Radical prostatectomy is associated with better biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free survival compared with radiotherapy among men with high-risk prostate cancer (PCa), according to researchers. Both modalities are associated with similar biochemical recurrence-free survival rates among men with low- or intermediate-risk PCa.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Hundreds of bras line Copper Coast Highway to raise funds, awareness.
An 86-metre strip of highway fencing in South Australia has been covered with almost 400 bras in a bid to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.
A team of locals in Kadina, on the Yorke Peninsula are responsible for hanging the colourful array of intimates on the Copper Coast Highway.