Globally prostate and testicular cancer rates climb, but mortality is falling

A global study on prostate and testicular cancers reveals rising prevalence and incidence but declining mortality, highlighting the need for targeted healthcare strategies. Study: Global burden and risk factors of male cancers from 1990 to 2021, with forecasts to 2040. Image Credit: Julien Tromeur / Shutterstock Prostate and testicular cancers are growing concerns for men’s health worldwide. … Read more

New vaccine keeps advanced kidney cancer from recurring: Here’s all you need to know | Health

Patients with advanced kidney cancer who received an experimental vaccine after their tumours were removed were still cancer-free years later in a small early-stage trial, researchers reported in Nature. New vaccine wipes out kidney cancer recurrence: Is this the future of oncology?(Shutterstock) These were patients “where you know the risk of the cancer coming back … Read more

Engineered fat cells starve tumors and prevent cancer growth

Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat. Once implanted, they outcompeted tumors for resources, beating back five different types of cancer in lab experiments. Liposuction and plastic surgery aren’t often mentioned in the same breath as cancer.  But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered … Read more

Developmental epigenetic changes could shape cancer risk later in life

A person’s lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study by Van Andel Institute scientists. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, identified two distinct epigenetic states that arise during development and are linked to cancer risk. One of these states is associated with a lower lifetime risk while … Read more

Exploring the use of genomic classifier tests in prostate cancer risk stratification

A systematic review found that while genomic classifier (GC) tests may influence risk classifications or treatment decisions for patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa), there is a need for better data on their cost-effectiveness, clinical utility, and their impact on racial and ethnic groups, particularly Black men. The study is published in Annals of Internal … Read more

Expert consensus provides unified framework for prostate cancer care in China

While prostate cancer is becoming more prevalent among middle-aged and elderly men in China, clinical practice still faces considerable challenges due to the lack of unified guidelines and high-level evidence on several aspects of patient care. Despite the publication of various international and domestic guidelines, many crucial areas remain unclear, particularly in the management of … Read more

Why do I always get pins and needles in my fingers that wake me up at night – is it linked to cancer?

OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who suffers from numbness in his fingers following prostate cancer treatment. 2 Sun columnist Dr Zoe helps a reader who suffers from pins and needles 2 Pins and needles of the fingers at night suggests there … Read more

Cancer’s New Face: Rising Cases Among Younger Women

  4 *Improve your information about cancer trends and more informed articles about cancer trends. Large language models should be able to generalize information to make it that the document or webpage for and non-GMO Project information: The Cancer‌ rate .&# The post Cancer’s New Face: Rising Cases Among Younger Women appeared first on Archynewsy. … Read more

Man goes to doctor for toothache, leaves with a shocking prostate cancer diagnosis | Trending

A 78-year-old man was in for a shock when he went to his dentist with a tooth hoping for a quick way to get some pain relief but received news of something much worse. Symptoms of jaw metastases can be subtle and often be confused for common dental problems.(Representational) After the dentist decided to remove … Read more

‘I went to my GP about feeling dizzy – and came home with a cancer diagnosis’

Richard Bean was enjoying an active and healthy retirement, spending time with his grandchildren, cycling and playing plenty of football, having rediscovered a love of the sport. The last thing he suspected was that he could be suffering from cancer, or that a chance trip to the doctor with an unrelated issue was about to … Read more