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World Health Matters: Italy: Leukaemia death rate expected to fall in 2016

Written by | 22 Feb 2016

by Gary Finnegan: Good news in the battle against cancer: death rates from leukaemia among people of all ages in Europe are falling.

ESOT 2015: Tailor-made immunosuppression and post-transplant follow-up

Written by | 19 Nov 2015

by Maria Dalby: Advances in diagnostic techniques, genetic testing and immunosuppressive protocols allow clinicians to tailor interventions to the individual patient’s needs to a greater extent than in… read more.

Androgen deprivation therapy problematic for prior heart attack victims

Written by | 23 Oct 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Men who have had a heart attack and then receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer are at an increased risk of subsequent fatal… read more.

Can asthma protect men from lethal prostate cancer?

Written by | 9 Oct 2015

Men with asthma are less likely to have aggressive prostate cancer or to die from the disease, according to a large, prospective cohort study published in the International… read more.

Effective use of Firmagon (degarelix) for advanced prostate cancer

Written by | 2 Oct 2015

Firmagon (Degarelix) is a competitive, reversible GnRH receptor blocker, for patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer.  Where Injection technique is critical;  Nora Sullivan, a specialist nurse at Hibernian… read more.

New approach to prostate cancer treatment increases survival for some patients

Written by | 28 Aug 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Among patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, chemotherapy with docetaxel at the start of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has resulted in an increased survival of… read more.

Men far less likely to prevent, screen for osteoporosis

Written by | 19 May 2015

While the consequences of osteoporosis are worse in men than women – including death – older males are far less likely to take preventive measures against the potentially… read more.

Bisphosphonates with nitrogen appear to lower risk of endometrial cancer

Written by | 20 Jan 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Women using bisphosphonates with nitrogen, which are prescribed for osteoporosis and other bone conditions, appear to have half the risk of developing endometrial cancer compared… read more.

Team finds drug repurposing signal in e-health records

Written by | 3 Dec 2014

With research and development costs for many drugs reaching well into the billions, pharmaceutical companies want more than ever to determine whether their drugs already at market have… read more.

Higher BMI associated with 10 common cancers

Written by | 24 Sep 2014

by Thomas R. Collins – After evaluating data on 5 million adults in the UK, researchers concluded that an increasing body mass index (BMI) raises the odds of… read more.

FDA Highlights: Goserelin helps prevent early menopause caused by breast cancer treatment

Written by | 17 Jul 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Adding goserelin to standard chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of early menopause in breast cancer patients, researchers reported in May of 2014 at the… read more.

Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk

Written by | 3 Feb 2014

SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here… read more.

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