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Anchor lead: How does a global study of cancer inform public health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer diagnoses are up worldwide, by about a third, the Global Burden of Disease study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at …
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Anchor lead: What does a new global analysis of cancer cases tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports The latest Global Burden of Disease study tabulates different types of cancer experienced by people worldwide, and shows a rather dramatic increase in cancer …
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Anchor lead: Black men with low risk prostate cancer need active follow-up, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many men with prostate cancer are categorized as low risk, meaning that they can be safely watched over time, and if the disease progresses treatment …
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Anchor lead: Do different ethnic groups have different risks for prostate cancer to recur? Elizabeth Tracey reports When Black and Caucasian men develop low risk prostate cancer, does active surveillance yield equal risk for progression? William Nelson, director of the …
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Anchor lead: Should cancers be sequenced again if they recur? Elizabeth Tracey reports When cancers recur, they are genetically different from when they were first detected, especially after many treatments. With evidence from a new federal study of tumor sequencing …
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Anchor lead: A big new project shows the benefit of genetic sequencing of cancers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Should you have your cancer sequenced? A very large new federal study suggests the answer is more convincingly than ever, yes. William Nelson, …
