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Polygenic risk scores and prostate cancer
New research shows genetic risk scores could help distinguish who can cut back on ‘active surveillance’
How to survive the holidays with cancer
Scientists, providers and patients offer tips on getting through the season after a diagnosis
A Journey Through Our Genes: The Story of Prostate Cancer's Hidden Secrets
From the Darst research group, Public Health Sciences Division
Beyond BRCA and breast cancer risk
Inherited genetic variants contribute to many cancers; genetic testing, counseling key to evaluate risk, identify targeted therapies
Prostate cancer researcher Dr. Janet Stanford retires after three decades
Career of discoveries about prostate cancer genetics, risks, outcomes
Shed the pandemic pounds ... and the stupor
As vaccines roll out and the crisis ebbs, get more sleep, eat mostly plants, keep moving and stay connected
Spinning science: Overhyped headlines, snarled statistics lead readers astray
Tips and tools to help you better understand cancer risk, scientific research and clinical studies
The path to precision screening for cancer
For now, early detection of breast and prostate cancer means mammograms and PSAs, but a more tailored approach is on the horizon
Q&A with Dr. Beti Thompson
Dr. Beti Thompson discusses studying the links between extreme traumatic events and disease
Matching up cancer risk with reality
New examination of prostate cancer data identifies ‘detection bias’ in prostate studies
The child giveth and the child taketh away: Presence of fetal cells in women lowers risk of breast cancer but raises risk of colon cancer
Study is first to find possible causative link but biological reasons are unknown
Study finds a link between injectable contraceptive use and increased risk of breast cancer in young women
Recent use for a year or more doubled the risk of invasive breast cancer
Breast cancer: Estrogen-only pills may cut long-term risk
Led by Garnet Anderson, latest Women's Health Initiative study shows more than 20 percent reduction in cancer risk, 63 percent reduction in deaths for short-term estrogen users
Circumcision may reduce prostate cancer risk
Jonathan Wright-led study shows males circumcised before first sexual intercourse 15 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer
Low-glycemic-load foods may reduce inflammation in overweight adults
'Not all carbohydrates are created equal'; study led by Marian Neuhouser and Johanna Lampe finds a 'slow carb' diet may reduce heart disease, cancer risk
SELECT data shows vitamin E increases prostate cancer risk
Trial analysis by PHS investigators reveals supplement hazard in largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study