Prostate News Archive
21-Apr-2008
Saturation Technique Does Not Decrease Cancer Detection During Followup After Initial Prostate Biopsy (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - This is a good example of why we perform research and assess outcomes with hard data, because in the field of prostate biopsy, we have plenty of experience demonstrating that many of our assumptions, based on common sense alone, are ultimately proven wrong. Prostate tests at your convenience (SouthtownStar)
You don't have to drive far for a potentially lifesaving test. Starting next week, three mobile motorcoaches will sit in the Southland, waiting for men to visit for a free prostate cancer screening. Free prostate screening could save a life (SouthtownStar)
Bobby Scrutchions' diligence saved his life. More than 10 years ago, the now 52-year-old man began visiting his doctor for prostate cancer screenings. Sequential Treatment For Recurrent Localized Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - Management of locally recurrent prostate cancer after initial treatment is the subject of several studies. The only level 1 data that exists is on the use of adjuvant radiotherapy to the prostatic fossa after prostatectomy for T3 and/or margin positive disease. Bolla et al. The Impact Of Treatment Choice For Localized Prostate Cancer On Response To Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors (Medical News Today)
UroToday.com - In the March, 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Lee and colleagues report an analysis that the choice of radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiotherapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer (CaP) is unlikely to have an impact of response to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDEIs) after treatment.
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