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A study evaluating different ways of helping men consider prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening shows that the patient’s decision-making process was influenced by the format in which information was offered.

For those patients with multiple myeloma whose disease has progressed after being treated with other cancer drugs, the FDA has recently approved a new drug, Pomalyst (pomalidomide).

Researchers recently studied the effects of intimate partner violence and childhood sexual abuse on a woman’s levels of depression, perceived stress, and cancer-related well-being.

According to a new study, the underlying medical conditions affecting young adults who undergo CT exams are a significantly greater health risk than that of radiation-induced cancer from CT.

Researchers compared outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery and those treated with radiotherapy and discovered that differences in urinary, bowel, and sexual function exist after short-term follow-up.

Compared with annual breast cancer screenings, mammograms every 2 years were just as beneficial for older women.

The FDA has approved the first generic version of the cancer drug, Doxil.

Women smokers today smoke more like men than women in previous generations.

Recent research points to an association between vegetable consumption and a lower risk of estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer.

Over the past 10 years, women have increasingly been choosing to treat their breast cancer with mastectomy instead of lumpectomy combined with radiation, even for very small cancers.