Prostate Cancer

Anejaculation After RT Common

Jill Stein July 27, 2010

Most men who undergo radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer will develop anejaculation, a new study shows.
 

FDA Mulls Application for Prostate Imaging Device

Jody A. Charnow July 27, 2010

ProUroCare Medical, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn., has filed a de novo application with the FDA seeking marketing clearance for its prostate mechanical imaging (PMI) device (ProUroScan).
 

Dietary Calcium May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk

Delicia Honen Yard July 27, 2010

Dietary calcium may raise the risk of prostate cancer among Chinese men, recent study findings suggest.
 

Pre-RALP MRI Can Improve Surgical Plans

Delicia Honen Yard July 27, 2010

Performing an MRI before a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) can help urologic surgeons make more informed decisions as to whether to spare the neurovascular bundle and thus preserve erectile function and continence.
 

BMD Testing Underused in ADT Recipients

Rosemary Frei, MSc July 20, 2010

CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada—Bone mineral density (BMD) testing and bisphosphonate use are significantly underused in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa), a new study suggests.
 

Coffee Not A Prostate Cancer Risk

Jody A. Charnow July 15, 2010

Coffee consumption is not associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, Korean researchers concluded in a report published online in BJU International.
 

Salvage Cryotherapy an Option for Radiation Treatment Failures

Rosemary Frei, MSc July 12, 2010

CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada—New findings from a Canadian study support the use of salvage cryotherapy for prostate cancer (PCa) patients who experience disease recurrence after radiation treatment.
 

A jury ponders whether an earlier PSA test would have made a difference in man who died from aggressive prostate cancer

July 12, 2010

A patient's initial work-up resulted in a diagnosis of prostatitis.
 

DNA Test May Improve Prostate Cancer Detection

John Schieszer June 23, 2010

CHICAGO—DNA blood tests under development may provide a more accurate way to detect prostate and breast cancer, according to findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
 

High PSA Not Always a Negative Outcome Predictor

Jody A. Charnow June 21, 2010

Prostate cancer (PCa) patients with PSA levels above 20 ng/mL are not necessarily at high risk for negative outcomes such as prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM), but a higher number of risk factors at diagnosis correlates significantly with unfavorable pathology, a study showed.
 

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