Latest Pathology News
Study Supports PSA Screening for Male BRCA2 Carriers
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Systematic prostate-specific antigen screening is advised for men who are carriers of the BRCA2 mutation, which is associated with a higher incidence of prostate cancer, younger age at diagnosis, and clinically significant tumors, according to the interim results of a study published in the December issue of European Urology.
Risk of Secondary Primary Cancer Varies With Lymphoma Stage
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The risk of secondary primary malignancies varies based on stage of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at diagnosis, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Cancer.
Prediagnostic Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Death Risk
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The risk for colorectal cancer death drops with an increasing number of prediagnostic colonoscopies, largely due to fewer advanced cancers at time of diagnosis, according to a study recently published in BMC Cancer.
2017 to 2018 Saw Increases in Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
by modernClinician Editorial Team
During 2017 to 2018, there were increases in the rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, according to a report published online Oct. 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
4CMenB Vaccine Confers Modest Protection Against Gonorrhea in Teens
Zoliflodacin Noninferior for Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhea
Direct-Mail HPV Self-Test Kits Boost Screening Rates and Are Cost-Effective
One Dose of Benzathine Penicillin G Noninferior to Three Doses for Syphilis
Urine Cell-Free RNA Shows Promise as Biomarker for Bladder Cancer
Elevated C-Reactive Protein Linked to Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure, All-Cause Mortality
Steatotic Liver Disease Risk Scores Compared for Predicting Cirrhosis
U.S. Study Shows Blood-Based Multicancer Early Detection Test Can ID Cancer Signals