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Patients with low-risk prostate or breast cancer may have higher or lower odds of getting an unnecessary imaging based on geography

Where You Live May Impact Use of Unnecessary Imaging

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Doctors tend to order more imaging technologies in the Northeast, researchers found
For men with prostate cancer

CVD Risk Up With Androgen Deprivation Tx in Prostate Cancer

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Highest risk during first 6 months of ADT among men who had ≥2 cardiovascular events before tx
Age

Age, Race May Affect Tx Decision Regret in Prostate Cancer

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Type of treatment, effect on spousal relationship also may predict treatment decisional regret
Neither circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels nor common variations in vitamin D pathway genes appear to be associated with risk of fatal prostate cancer

No Link Found Between Vitamin D Level and Fatal Prostate Cancer

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Also, no significant associations found between vitamin D-related SNPs and fatal prostate cancer
Statins may slow down prostate cancer in men who are also on androgen deprivation therapy

Statins May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer

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Findings among men taking a statin alongside androgen deprivation therapy
A family history of prostate cancer may be tied to a woman's risk of breast cancer

Family Hx of Prostate CA May Increase Risk of Breast CA Too

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Doctors should ask about medical history of first-degree male relatives, researchers say

Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 26-28

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The 2015 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium was held from Feb. 26 to 28 in...
Suicide is a public health concern for patients with genitourinary cancer

Suicide Deemed Public Health Concern in Genitourinary Cancers

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Risk factors include male gender, distant disease, increasing age, race/ethnicity
U.S. recommendations against the prostate-specific antigen test for prostate cancer might have prompted a small but measurable increase in the number of higher-risk cases diagnosed recently

ASCO: High-Risk Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Up Since New PSA Recs

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Researchers report 3 percent annual rise in intermediate- and high-risk cases
Men who've had testicular cancer may be at increased risk for prostate cancer

ASCO: Testicular Cancer May Raise Risk of Prostate Cancer

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But it's too soon to make any recommendations, and overall risk is low, researcher says