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Chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient in this file photo. Scaling back treatment in some cancers — ovarian, esophageal and Hodgkin lymphoma — can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago recently.

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Scaling back treatment for 3 kinds of cancer can make life easier without hurting results, studies find

The findings reported in Chicago at the world’s largest cancer conference are part of a long-term toward looking at whether doing less — less surgery, less chemotherapy or less radiation — can help people live longer and feel better.

By Carla K. Johnson | AP

A doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil in this 2006 file photo. Research published May 23 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing throat cancer in men, as well as cervical cancer in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States.

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HPV shot prevents cancer in men, too, study being presented in Chicago finds

Experts say more men should be vaccinated. The new research will be discussed at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s yearly conference at McCormick Place starting Thursday.

By Carla K. Johnson | AP