American Urological Association Annual Meeting

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.
 

ED Raises Risk of Calcified Coronary Arteries

Jill Stein July 27, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—New research implicates erectile dysfunction (ED) as an independent risk factor for high-risk coronary artery calcification.
 

Risk Factors For Male UI Identified

Jody A. Charnow July 12, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Researchers have identified medical conditions that are independently associated with moderate to severe urinary incontinence (UI) in men. These include major depression, hypertension, and prostatic enlargement.
 

Nocturia May Increase Mortality Risk

John Schieszer June 03, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - Nocturia, defined as two or more urinations per night, is associated with an increased risk of death, even after adjusting for comorbidities known to increase mortality, according to two new studies presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
 

PSA Rises More Slowly with Age in Diabetics

Jody A. Charnow June 03, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Men with diabetes experience significantly smaller increases in PSA level as they age compared with non-diabetics, according to findings reported here at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting.
 

Urine PCA3 Superior to PSA in Predicting Prostate Cancer

Jody A. Charnow June 03, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Urine levels of prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) can more specifically predict the presence of prostate cancer than PSA levels, according to new findings.
 

High-Grade Prostate Cancer Linked to Diabetes

Jody A. Charnow June 03, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Among obese white men, those with diabetes mellitus (DM) are more likely than non-diabetics to have high-grade prostate cancer discovered on prostate biopsy, according to researchers.
 

BPH Drugs May Enhance Prostate Cancer Detection

Jody A. Charnow June 03, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Prostate biopsies performed after treatment with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors increase the rate of prostate cancer detection, researchers reported at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
 

Study: Dogs Can Detect Prostate Cancer by Smelling Urine

Jody A. Charnow June 01, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Dogs can be trained to detect prostate cancer by smelling urine samples and signaling the presence of certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by cancer cells, according to French researchers.
 

Finasteride May Be a Better Choice for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Jody A. Charnow June 01, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Finasteride and dutasteride are similarly effective for treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia in properly selected patients, but dutasteride is associated with significantly greater sexual side effects and breast complications, researchers reported.
 

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