Tag: Prostate Cancer
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Genetic risk scores developed for six diseases
Newly developed polygenic risk scores, which add up hundreds or thousands of genetic risk factors for six common diseases, can aid physicians and patients in making individualized disease screening and prevention decisions.
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Robots may have upper hand in prostate surgery
A new study provides clarity when comparing short-term differences following a traditional vs. robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.
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Hope for breast cancer patients, but with a cruel caveat
A new target for an old antibiotic is rooted in a decades-long effort to unlock the secrets of a lethal childhood disease.
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Remembering biochemistry Professor Guido Guidotti
Guido Guidotti, Higgins Professor of Biochemistry, taught hundreds of students during more than 60 years of research and teaching. Guidotti died April 5 in Newton, Massachusetts, following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 87.
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‘Universal phenomenon’ shared by metastatic prostate tumors
Prostate cancer progresses to a more-dangerous metastatic state by resurrecting dormant molecular mechanisms that had guided the fetal development of the prostate gland but had been subsequently switched off.
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Drop in cancer deaths lifts U.S. life expectancy
A decline in cancer mortality was a prominent feature of recent good news about U.S. life expectancy. The Gazette spoke with the director of the Chan School’s Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention to understand why.
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Vasectomy may increase risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Vasectomy is associated with a small increased risk of prostate cancer, and a stronger risk for advanced or lethal prostate cancer, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.
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Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says
Drinking coffee, regular or decaffeinated, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.
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Coffee tied to lower prostate cancer risk
Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers.
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Study Finds Pro and Cons to Prostate Surgeries
People intuitively think that a minimally invasive approach has fewer complications, even in the absence of data,” said Dr. Jim C. Hu, the study’s lead author, who is director of urologic robotic and minimally invasive surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
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HMS professor devises single test for cancers
Imagine visiting a doctor’s office five years from now and, as a routine part of your annual physical, getting an accurate test that can tell whether you have cancer long…
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer does not appear to increase cardiac deaths
Treating prostate cancer patients with drugs that block hormonal activity does not appear to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Harvard Medical…
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Researchers identify promising cancer drug target in prostate tumors
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a “powerhouse” that drives…
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Prostate cancer treatments often not matched to patient needs
More than a third of men with early prostate cancer who participated in a study analyzing treatment choice received therapies that might not be appropriate, based on pre-existing problems with…
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Red wine, taken in moderation, reduces risk of prostate cancer
Men who drink moderate amounts of red wine are only half as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who don’t drink it at all, according to a report in the June issue of Harvard Men’s Health Letter. What’s more, the beverage seems to be especially protective against the most advanced and aggressive…