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May 29, 2020
1 min

University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar Update

Many congratulations to Mohamed Jalloh for his new appointment as Assistant Professor in Urology at University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar!

Apr 9, 2020
2 min

The association between neighborhood greenness and incidence of lethal prostate cancer

The association between neighborhood greenness and incidence of lethal prostate cancer: A prospective cohort study Authors Iyer HS, James...

Mar 5, 2020
2 min

Computationally Derived Image Signature of Stromal Morphology Is Prognostic of PCa Recurrence...

Computationally Derived Image Signature of Stromal Morphology Is Prognostic of Prostate Cancer Recurrence Following Prostatectomy in...

Feb 18, 2020
2 min

Mortality and Hospitalization Risk Following Oral Androgen Signaling Inhibitors Among Men with PCa..

Mortality and Hospitalization Risk Following Oral Androgen Signaling Inhibitors Among Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer by Pre-existing...

Feb 14, 2020
2 min

Integrative comparison of the genomic and transcriptomic landscape between prostate cancer patients

Integrative comparison of the genomic and transcriptomic landscape between prostate cancer patients of predominantly African or European...

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Feb 11, 2020
1 min

Cancer Progress and Priorities: Prostate Cancer

Kevin H Kensler, Timothy R Rebbeck First published: Feb 2020 PMID: 32024765 PMCID: PMC7006991 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-0412...

Feb 11, 2020
1 min

Precision prophylaxis: Identifying the optimal timing for risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy...

Precision prophylaxis: Identifying the optimal timing for risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy based on type of BRCA1 and BRCA2 cluster...

michelleleebravatt

Feb 11, 2020
2 min

The contribution of residential greenness to mortality among men with prostate cancer

Hari S Iyer, Linda Valeri, Peter James, Jarvis T Chen, Jaime E Hart, Francine Laden, Michelle D Holmes, Timothy R Rebbeck First...

Feb 8, 2020
2 min

Individual and joint effects of metformin and statins on mortality among patients with high‐risk PCa

Individual and joint effects of metformin and statins on mortality among patients with high‐risk prostate cancer Authors: Xiang‐Lin Tan, ...

Jan 31, 2020
2 min

Pathogenic Variants in Cancer Predisposition Genes and Prostate Cancer Risk...

Pathogenic Variants in Cancer Predisposition Genes and Prostate Cancer Risk in Men of African Ancestry

Jan 29, 2020
5 min

MADCaP: The First Large Pan-African GWAS Tackling Cancer Health Disparities in African Populations

By Geoffrey Cassell The Predictive Genomics blog series provides perspectives on the use and impact of genetic risk screening &...

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

AACR Workshop on Integrative Molecular Epidemiology: Bridging Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine

The AACR Workshop on Integrative Molecular Epidemiology: Bridging Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine is a five-day workshop designed...

Jan 3, 2020
1 min

SCIENCE Magazine: Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa by Timothy Rebbeck Science Magazine Global Health Knowledge of cancer in Africa brings needed diversity to...

Nov 13, 2019
1 min

Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness

Association of Genomic Domains in BRCA1 and BRCA2 with Prostate Cancer Risk and Aggressiveness Authors: Patel et al. Abstract Pathogenic...

Nov 11, 2019
1 min

The African Academy of Sciences Travel Grant to INORMS 2020 in Hiroshima, Japan | The AAS

This funding announcement is an initiative of the African Academy of Sciences around research management and available to research...

Oct 30, 2019
1 min

Global Scholar-In-Training Awards

The AACR is pleased to offer the Global Scholar-in-Training Awards (GSITA) to eligible early-career investigators in designated...

Oct 7, 2019
1 min

MADCaP Research Training Session - November 21-22, 2019 Chu De Treichville, Cote D'Ivoire

This 1.5 day Research Training Session will include the following: (1) Presentation on the MADCaP consortium (2) Train on proper patient...

Oct 1, 2019
2 min

Conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the US...

Conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the United States: Trends and outcomes from a novel...

Sep 27, 2019
1 min

Invitation to apply to attend a 4-day joint training course on Project Management for PCa Research

INVITATION TO APPLY TO ATTEND A FOUR-DAY JOINT TRAINING COURSE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR CANCER RESEARCH IN NIGERIA MADCaP was recently...

Sep 24, 2019
1 min

African Post-doctoral Training Initiative (APTI) Applications

Please see this call below. More information can also be found on the Fogarty website, including list of current fellows and hosts....