Study explores effect of hereditary cancer risk assessments on families of patients with prostate cancer
“This is one of the first large-scale, and by that, I mean a national-based study throughout the United States, with geographical diversity of community-based urology practices that had a pretty sophisticated background of advanced prostate cancer care,” says Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS.
In this video, Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, discusses the background and methods of the study, “Hereditary cancer risk assessment in the community urology practice setting,” which was presented at the 2022 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Shore is the director of the Carolina Urologic Research Center, Atlantic Urology Clinics in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Study links PARP inhibitors to increased risk of hematologic toxicity in mCRPC patients
November 23rd 2023A recently published study found an association between PARP inhibitor treatment and an increased risk of hematological adverse events, including anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Mistrust of medical research may discourage genetic testing in prostate cancer
November 20th 2023According to the survey, 79% of Black men know that genetic information can help improve prostate cancer outcomes, yet 33% indicated that they would be unwilling or uncertain to provide DNA samples, even if it meant finding new treatment options.
