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Gastrointestinal Cancers Obesity Significantly Increases Men's Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Obesity Significantly Increases Men's Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Obesity is associated with significantly increased risks for incidence of colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer in middle-aged and older men who are screened with sigmoidoscopy.

Male Reproductive Cancers Outcomes Similar Despite Timing of Prostatectomy

Outcomes Similar Despite Timing of Prostatectomy

Outcomes are similar between men with histologically comparable prostate cancer who undergo watchful waiting versus immediate surgery.

Breast Cancer Radiation + Tamoxifen Decreases Locoregional Recurrence

Radiation + Tamoxifen Decreases Locoregional Recurrence

Over the long term, treatment with radiation plus tamoxifen for early-stage breast cancer has a small benefit in locoregional recurrence.

Bone Cancer

FDA Approves Xgeva for Giant Cell Tumor of the Bone

Xgeva (denosumab; Amgen) has been approved for the treatment of unresectable giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB) in adult and adolescent patients.

Male Reproductive Cancers Replacing Carbs with Vegetable Fat May Reduce Prostate CA Mortality

Replacing Carbs with Vegetable Fat May Reduce Prostate CA Mortality

Replacement of 10% of carbohydrates with vegetable fat cuts the incidence of lethal prostate cancer and death from the disease.

General Oncology News ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines Updated

ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines Updated

Minor revisions were made to the 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on fertility preservation for children and adults with cancer.

General Oncology News Women Being Recruited to Join Specific Cancer Registry

Women Being Recruited to Join Specific Cancer Registry

More than 2,000 women with and without cancer are being recruited for a cancer registry that will help researchers better understand and treat cancers that primarily affect women.

Breast Cancer Background MRI Enhancement Up in Premenopausal Breast Cancer

Background MRI Enhancement Up in Premenopausal Breast Cancer

No association has been found between background enhancement on MRIs and breast density.

ASCO 2013

Pazopanib Maintenance Therapy Delays Relapse in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Maintenance therapy with pazopanib after successful initial chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer prolongs time to relapse and PFS compared to placebo, found research presented at ASCO 2013.

Head and Neck Cancer Esophageal CA Not Often Cause of Death in Barrett Esophagus

Esophageal CA Not Often Cause of Death in Barrett Esophagus

Among patients with Barrett's esophagus who die within 10 years of diagnosis, approximately 2% of deaths are caused by esophageal cancer.

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