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Apalutamide delays progression of nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer

Anne Li 2/9/18 Treatment with an investigational androgen receptor inhibitor significantly delayed the development of metastasis in patients with prostate cancer that had become resistant to standard androgen-deprivation therapy. The results of a multi-institutional, phase 3 clinical trial…...

Scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis

Anne Li 2/9/18 New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may give scientists a chance to target tumors before they metastasize. The study, published recently in the Nature…...

Placebo pills prescribed honestly help cancer survivors manage symptoms

Anne Li 2/9/18 Long after cancer treatment ends, many continue to deal with one particular symptom that refuses to go away: fatigue. In a new study, researchers at the University…...

News digest – aspirin to prevent cancer, e-cigarettes, burning hot tea and… asparagus?

Anne Li Doctors should use a specialised type of scan to help decide if patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from surgery, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). New guidance from NICE says a PET-CT scan should be used early in the process of diagnosing…...