QUIZ: How much do you know about radiation dermatitis?Patients receiving radiation therapy for cancer may experience radiation dermatitis. Test your knowledge about this skin condition. Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancerHealth Canada approved Pluvicto in August 2022, but patients have been waiting since then for provincial health plans to announce coverage. Men with low life expectancy continue to be overtreated for prostate cancer But how do you talk to patients about their overall life-expectancy? Clinical trial results to watch for in 2025 The findings from these 11 trials could change the way we screen or treat certain diseases. Prevention more effective than treatment in reducing cancer mortality Eight out of 10 deaths avoided are due to prevention and screening, says study of five types of cancer. Task force prostate cancer screening guidelines are outdated, CUA says The Canadian Urological Association says the guidelines, which many family physicians rely on, put patients at risk and need to be updated. Organ preservation to treat rectal cancer may increase metastases risk Study found the rate of metastatic cancer was significantly higher in cases of local recurrence compared with patients who had undergone total mesorectal excision. New Canadian recommendations for treatment of HER2+ breast cancer REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance provides evidence-based consensus guidance on treatment of early and metastatic HER2+ breast cancer. New product: Imdelltra Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for December. Could lung cancer screenings detect risk factors for heart disease? New CMAJ study reports lung cancer CTs found coronary calcification in 83% of cases. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
