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Subclassification of High-Risk Prostate Cancer Validated
Vinayak Muralidhar, MD, and colleagues compared a subgroup of men with favorable high-risk PCa (T1c with either a Gleason score of 4+4 = 8 and a PSA level below 10 ng/mL or a Gleason score of 6 and a PSA level greater than 20 ng/mL) with standard high-risk disease.
Dialysis Facilities Brace for COVID-19
As the number of cases of illness due to a novel coronavirus continues to increase globally, including in the United States, dialysis facilities have stepped up precautions to protect patients with kidney failure from the pathogen, which can cause severe respiratory illness and death. Dialysis patients could be particularly hard hit by COVID-19 because of…
Salvage Radiotherapy Called a Viable Option for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
The authors of new review say the results of the JCOG0401 trial suggest that standard hormonal therapy alone vs salvage radiotherapy is not an appropriate management strategy for recurrence after radical prostatectomy.
Do Patients With Cancer Need Disease-Specific Precautions to Prevent COVID-19 Infection?
Although some patients with cancer are at higher risk of developing severe disease should they become infected, these experts suggest the precautions being given to the general population are sufficient — at least for now.
World Kidney Day 2020: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere
World Kidney Day 2020 campaign focuses on prevention and detection of chronic kidney disease and equitable access to care.
Health Apps Abound, But Are They Secure?
Providers need to verify as best they can that apps they are using or offering patients are HIPAA compliant.
AI Could Improve Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy
Enhanced deep-learning models have the potential to streamline prostate cancer brachytherapy treatment planning, according to investigators.
Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Live Coverage
Check out our live coverage from the annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
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