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    Diet & exercise trial recruitment

    From The Reluctant Brotherhood newsletter comes the news that Dr. Kerri Winters-Stone is recruiting participants for a diet and exercise trial designed specifically for men with prostate cancer who have received androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the past 10 years. From their newsletter:

    Here’s what the trial includes for participants:

    • Access to a free online diet and exercise program to help lose weight and improve physical function.
    • Virtual support tailored to your needs.
    • Free tools, including a Fitbit and digital scale.
    • Educational resources to help you achieve sustainable, healthier habits.
      Participation requires completing online assessments, health surveys, and an at-home urine sample to determine muscle mass.

    If you’re feeling ready to take a proactive step toward improved well-being, we encourage you to reach out using the contact information below to learn more or join the study:

    Phone: 833-880-6800
    Email: iLIVE4health@ohsu.edu
    Website: iLIVE4health.org

    Alternatively, you can contact the project director directly at Sharon McCoy at 503-740-5962.

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    Prostate cancer and genetics

    In 2016, Nelson and SPORE collaborators Heather Cheng, MD, PhD, and Colin Pritchard, MD, PhD,  showed that men with advanced prostate cancer were five times more likely than men in the general population to have inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes like BRCA1 and BRCA2.

    It highlighted the role that inherited mutations may play in cancer development and the importance of genetic screening for prostate cancer patients and their family members. A patient’s siblings may also have inherited the same mutation, and they may have passed it to their own children. If a man tests positive for such a mutation, his family members have critical information they can use to assess their own risk. If they also test positive, the family members can opt for more aggressive screening strategies designed to catch prostate (and breast, ovarian and pancreatic) cancers early.

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    Theranostics treatments for cancer underway at UCLA Health

    UCLA Health’s new leading-edge theranostics center that uses targeted radioactive drugs to treat advanced cancer is now open. The center, which opened Feb. 13, will mostly treat advanced prostate cancer but will also see people with thyroid cancer and neuroendocrine tumors.

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    Hollywood’s Take on Oncology: Portrayal of Cancer in Movies, 2010-2020

    Actress Audrey Hepburn once stated, “Everything I learned, I learned from the movies.” Despite many movies being fictional and dramatizations in nature and intent, respectively, studies have revealed that films can potentially influence an individual’s opinions and beliefs on wide-ranging issues such as HIV, mental disorders, smoking, immigration, government, and foreign countries. As such, cinema and movies play an integral role in society by shaping public opinion on numerous topics including cancer.

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