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In lung cancer patients undergoing platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, oral compound probiotic supplements may improve their quality of life (QoL) and relieve gastrointestinal (GI) side effects related to their chemo regimen.

In an observational study conducted in Poland, individuals who participated in a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening programme had a reduction in all-cause mortality compared with a matched control group extracted from a general Polish cohort.

Neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy (NCHT) plus radical prostatectomy (RP) confers significant biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS) benefits relative to neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT) plus RP on patients with high-risk, locally advanced prostate cancer, reports a study.

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the phase III MIRASOL trial underpin the potential of the antibody drug conjugate mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with folate receptor-alpha positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (FRα-positive PROC) as opposed to investigator’s choice of chemotherapy.

Men with prostate cancer who consume higher amounts of plant-based foods have a lower risk of cancer progression, as shown in a longitudinal observational cohort study.

Taking aspirin in the adjuvant setting does not appear to lower the risk of recurrence or improve survival in patients with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer, as shown in the results of the phase III Alliance A011502 trial.

Sexual disorders are common among breast cancer patients, and such problems may continue for up to 2 years after the cancer diagnosis, according to a study. Notably, a communication gap regarding sexuality persists between patients and healthcare providers.