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External beam radiation therapy with low-dose rate brachytherapy boost appears to result in worse urinary irritative/obstructive and bowel functions but better urinary incontinence function through 5 years after treatment when compared to radical prostatectomy, reports a recent study.

Massage therapy appears to ease chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) regardless of whether it is directed at the site of pain or not, reports a recent study.

Data presented at the recent European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 reveals a new mechanism by which very small pollutant particles in the air may cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked. The newly discovered pathway paves the way for the development of new prevention strategies and therapies, say the study authors. [Ann Oncol 2022;33(Suppl 7):S808–S869]