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Non-invasive option for less advanced prostate cancer
18 hours ago ago from prostate cancer blog
HIFU is a new treatment for prostate cancer option for younger men who have less advanced forms of the disease. HIFU stands for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound. It is a non-invasive treatment that uses ultrasound waves to focus in on very specific and very small areas of the prostate. Acording to Dr. Cary Robertson, who is overseeing the HIFU trial at Duke University Medical Center, if enough of those little spots are added one to the ...
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23 hours ago ago from Cancer Resources
Prostate cancer is serious and the second most common form of cancer death in males in America. Is genetic testing for this cancer possible? Certain cancers have well established genetic components, the best known being breast cancer and the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The first prostate cancer gene was discovered way back in 1996 by a team of Swedish and US scientists. Genetic research and techniques have enormously expanded since then, and ...
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3 hours ago ago from BodyLogicMD's Hormone Therapy Blog
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5 hours ago ago from Home Shopping Online Philippines
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18 hours ago ago from Our Real Leader
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BBC News - Cervical cancer link to early sex
1 hour, 15 minutes ago ago from BBC
Sexually transmitted infection, HPV, causes most cases of cervical cancer Having sex at an early age can double the risk of developing cervical cancer, a study of 20,000 women suggests. The investigation into why poorer women have a higher risk of the disease found they tended to have sex about four years earlier than more affluent women. Previously, it had been thought the disparity was the result of low screening uptake in ...
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