Prostate Cancer Edition: Top Headlines for Week of November 6, 2023

In this edition, multicancer detection tests show promise; lifestyle counseling appointments benefit cancer survivors; use of low-value drugs for patients with cancer, and more.

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Multicancer detection tests show promise, but questions linger about their accessibility

Shared medical appointments for lifestyle counseling benefit cancer survivors

Industry payments to physicians spur use of low-value drugs for patients with cancer

Study shows link between ultraprocessed foods and mortality risk

Radiation oncologist appointed to leadership role at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center

References:

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