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Kidney Stones Up Kidney Cancer Risk

December 31, 2018 Share this content: Kidney stones are associated with an increased risk of papillary renal cell carcinoma and upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Kidney stones are associated with an increased risk of papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), a...
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No Increased Diabetes Risk Found With SWL

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Prostate Cancer Possibly Linked to Zinc Intake

December 24, 2018 Share this content: In a Spanish study, the highest vs tertile of dietary zinc intake was associated with a significant 66% increased relative risk of low-grade prostate cancer. High dietary intake of zinc, a key trace element in normal prostate cell metabolism, may be associated w...
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Abiraterone Outcomes Tied to NLR

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Prostate Cancer Risk, Aggressiveness Tied to Socioeconomics

December 20, 2018 Share this content: Study of Canadian men looked at the association between prostate cancer and participants’ socioeconomic position during childhood/adolescence and early and late adulthood. Disadvantageous socioeconomic position (SEP) over the course of a man’s lifetime is as...
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Prostate Cancer Detection Improved With Combined Biopsy Targeting

December 20, 2018 Share this content: In a study, visual registration in conjunction with image fusion resulted in the highest detection rate of clinically significant prostate cancer. Visual registration in combination with image fusion may offer the highest detection rate of clinically significant...
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Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer More Lethal in Black Men

December 18, 2018 Share this content: Black men with Gleason 6 prostate cancer had a 1.5- to 2.0-fold increased risk of dying from their cancer compared with nonblack men, according to a new study. Black men are more likely than white men to die from Gleason 6 prostate cancer (PCa), according to inv...
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Statins Plus ADT May Up Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer

December 18, 2018 Share this content: Statin use by men receiving ADT for advanced PCa was associated with decreased risk of overall and cancer-specific mortality. Statin use by men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) is associated with improved overall and cancer-...
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Genetic Differences in Prostate Cancer Pinpointed in Black Men

October 16, 2018 Share this content: New findings relating to genetic differences in prostate cancer findings could help explain why men of African ancestry are more likely than white men to die from the malignancy. French investigators have zeroed in on genetic mutations that could provide clues to...
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