Oncology

Despite Movember push, rates of incurable prostate cancer are rising as screening is abandoned

HN Summary: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men (beside non-melanoma skin cancers), accounting for 22 percent of all cancers. Mirroring U.S. guidelines against PSA screening, uOttawa researchers find Canadian rates of incurable metastatic prostate cancer climbing and overall survival decreasing...

Fertility preservation for patients with cancer

In patients of reproductive age who have cancer, fertility preservation for potential children in the future should be a high priority. A practice article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) describes the successful preservation of ovarian tissue in a young woman undergoing urgent...
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