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Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

Paul Crowley is cancer-free, but he wouldn’t be without Dr. Adam Kibel, chief of urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Prostatitis (prostate inflammation) causes painful urination, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) increase the risk of developing the condition. Prostatitis can ...

Paul Crowley is cancer-free, but he wouldn’t be without Dr. Adam Kibel, chief of urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Paul Crowley is cancer-free, but he wouldn’t be without Dr. Adam Kibel, chief of urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

A Treasure Coast hospital is the first in the area to offer new minimally invasive technology to treat patients with an enlarged prostate.

Paul Crowley is cancer-free, but he wouldn’t be without Dr. Adam Kibel, chief of urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

New assay bringsvalidated HRD technology from Myriad Geneticsto the Illumina TruSight Oncology 500, a single, comprehensive pan-cancer test to identify key variants critical for cancer development and progression SAN DIEGO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the launch of a research test, codeveloped with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada). The research test builds upo...

A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council.

High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a form of close range radiotherapy whereby dose is delivered by means of an internal radiation source. By doing so, a high level of dose con-formity and accuracy can be achieved. However, due to the high source activity coupled with the close proximity of radio-sensitive organs such as the rectum, bladder and urethra, there exists the potential of incorrect dose delivery; the irradiation of these organs may con-sequently lead to post-treatment complications....