Anne Li 1/1/17
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When a ‘space-age cure’ for cancer that’s ‘truly transformative’ and a ‘huge leap forward’ hits the headlines, it’s going to catch people’s eyes. And that was the case for one study – published yesterday in the journal Lancet Oncology – that received widespread media attention. The results came from a clinical trial testing an experimental laser treatment on men with prostate cancer. And the findings were positive: the therapy is safe to use in these patients. That’s good news. But what do the results really mean for men with prostate cancer? We spoke to an expert on prostate cancer, Professor Malcolm Mason, to find out. “The great thing is that this study showed the treatment is safe to give to patients,” he says. “So this is a good study that we can now expand on with further research. But for new treatments, the most important thing is to show that they can save lives. This trial didn’t show that.” Here’s what it did show.
See original article at: https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2016/12/21/prostate-cancer-laser-treatment-what-you-need-to-know/ |
| When a ‘space-age cure’ for cancer that’s ‘truly transformative’ and a ‘huge leap forward’ hits the headlines, it’s going to catch people’s eyes. And that was the case for one study – published yesterday in the journal Lancet Oncology – that received widespread media attention. The results came from a clinical trial testing an experimental laser treatment on men with prostate cancer. And the findings were positive: the therapy is safe to use in these patients. That’s good news. But what do the results really mean for men with prostate cancer? We spoke to an expert on prostate cancer, Professor Malcolm Mason, to find out. “The great thing is that this study showed the treatment is safe to give to patients,” he says. “So this is a good study that we can now expand on with further research. But for new treatments, the most important thing is to show that they can save lives. This trial didn’t show that.” Here’s what it did show. |
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