03/09/2010 | Researchers have shown that men with prostate cancer are amenable to participating in trials of complementary therapies, and that stress reduction and relaxation techniques are useful in those troubled by anxiety.
30/07/2010 | Men in the US with low-risk prostate cancers are undergoing comparable rates of invasive therapy as those with high-risk cancers, a large study has found, raising "concern of overtreatment".
23/07/2010 | An Australian led study trialling a combination of tirapazamine and cisplatin in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer, found higher than anticipated dose limiting toxicity.
23/07/2010 | Concern about delays in endometrial cancer diagnoses has led to the development of new guidelines for the management of abnormal vaginal bleeding.
16/07/2010 | New data shows that the benefits of PSA screening are convincing but it is "criminal" that Australia has a "de facto" screening program with no official guidelines, says Professor Bruce Armstrong from the University of Sydney.
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09/07/2010 | A possible route to the prevention of prostate cancer has been highlighted by an Australian study finding an inverse correlation between it, and the antibodies of a bacterium associated with acne.
01/07/2010 | The choice of anaesthesia in women with cervical cancer receiving brachytherapy should depend on procedural requirements and the patient’s medical condition rather than its potential long-term effects on tumour recurrence, Australian radiation oncologists conclude.
01/07/2010 | Most men with a family history of prostate cancer prefer an online form of screening decision aid, research shows.
01/07/2010 | The American Society of Clinical Oncology has issued guidelines for the use of serum markers in the diagnosis, treatment and management of germ cell tumours in men.
01/07/2010 | In men with prostate cancer undergoing prostatectomy the use of statins reduces the disease recurrence rate by 30%, research shows.