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A new study published online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggests that circumcision before a male’s first sexual intercourse can hinder infection and inflammation and may help protect against prostate cancer.

To better inform physicians and patients and increase their understanding of the benefits of colorectal cancer screening, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. The guidance statement appears in the March 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

When a patient is facing a serious condition, such as cancer, diagnosing depression becomes complicated. The psychological and somatic symptoms medical professionals are trained to look for are often attributed to the primary medical condition, which means depression may go undiagnosed in cancer patients. In fact, it is thought that more than half of depressions are overlooked in medical settings.

The rates of new breast cancer decline as soon as women quit hormone therapy, according to a report published online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. This supports the hypothesis that stopping hormones can lead to tumor regression.

In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative published that breast cancer rates were higher in women taking estrogen and progestin than in those taking either a placebo or only estrogen. Since then, research has shown a rapid decline in new breast cancers, the use of hormone therapy, and in mammography screening.

A new study published in Radiology indicates that virtual colonoscopy is similar in effectiveness to standard colonoscopy for people older than 65 years.

In 2008, a Mayo Clinic study published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that virtual colonoscopy, known more formally as computerized tomographic CT colonography (CTC), is as good as standard colonoscopy. However, the test was not specifically researched in older patients.

A new study has shown, for the first time, that removing polyps by colonoscopy prevents colon cancer deaths. The collaborative study, published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, was led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers.

“Our findings provide strong reassurance that there is a long-term benefit to removing these polyps and support continued recommendations of screening colonoscopy in people age 50 and older,” says the study’s lead author, Ann G. Zauber, a Memorial Sloan-Kettering biostatistician.

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The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib is a promising new agent for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). Data presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) highlighted a role for this agent in both the frontline and relapsed and/or refractory settings.

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