Education Should Accompany Prostate Screening, New Guidelines Say – Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2010
New guidelines for prostate cancer screening emphasize that men should discuss both the risks and benefits of using the PSA test for screening with their physicians.
Radiation Most Effective Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery – Health Day News,
March 4, 2010
New research suggests that the longer women wait to receive radiation after surgery, the greater the chance of cancer recurrence.
High Hormone Level Linked to Cancer Death in Older Men – Yahoo News!, March 3, 2010
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that IGF-1 may prove useful for predicting cancer risk.
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