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Knowledge About Inherited Gene Mutations Is Changing Prostate Cancer Treatment
September 1st 2018Family history was one indicator that a man should undergo periodic screening, but it wasn’t until a couple of decades ago that scientists confirmed a link between inherited mutations of the BRCA gene and the development of prostate cancer.
Helping Others to Help Yourself Live Longer
August 31st 2018After we have been diagnosed with cancer, our lives will never be the same again. But we need to try to just perform one little service – a phone call, a card, an email to encourage others. The wonderful thing is with or without cancer, we may just live a little bit longer with joy!
New Test May Identify Those Unlikely to Respond to Popular Bladder Cancer Treatment
August 30th 2018While there is currently no definitive way to predict who will respond and who will not, researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom are working on a blood test that could identify about half of those who may not.
Physicians Recommend Ovarian Cancer Screening Based on Their Personal Experiences
August 27th 2018A recent survey of physicians revealed that 17 percent of doctors with personal experience with cancer were more likely than those without to act against established guidelines to recommend that low-risk women receive ovarian cancer screening.