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Chlormadinone prolongs active surveillance, maintains QoL in men with prostate cancer
Use of the oral antiandrogen chlormadinone at a low dose led to improvements in persistence rate of active surveillance (AS), PSA* and testosterone levels and prostate volume, and quality of life (QoL) in men with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa), the PROSAS study has shown.
Chlormadinone prolongs active surveillance, maintains QoL in men with prostate cancer
05 Nov 2021
Nerve block may provide relief for pancreatic cancer pain
Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block (SNB) appears effective for pain control in patients with moderate-to-severe pain due to unresectable pancreatic cancer, a study has shown.
Nerve block may provide relief for pancreatic cancer pain
04 Nov 2021
RS-RARP confers better continence outcomes than conventional RARP
In prostate cancer patients, retzius-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) yields better continence outcomes compared with conventional RARP, a recent study has found.
RS-RARP confers better continence outcomes than conventional RARP
03 Nov 2021
Weight loss boosts response to intrauterine progestin
Among women with obesity and atypical hyperplasia or low-risk endometrial cancer, weight loss during conservative management with intrauterine progestin improves treatment outcomes, according to a study.
Weight loss boosts response to intrauterine progestin
03 Nov 2021
SCLC: Hippocampal avoidance in prophylactic cranial irradiation a potential SoC
In patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), hippocampal avoidance-prophylactic cranial irradiation (HA-PCI) better preserves cognitive function and has no adverse impact on the incidence of brain metastases, overall survival (OS) and quality of life (QoL) compared with standard PCI, a phase III randomized controlled trial has shown.