Salvage Radical Prostatectomy Offers Good Long-Term Outcomes
Minimally invasive surgery is associated with a lower incidence of bladder neck contracture.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Mortality Rate Higher Among Bodybuilders
Reasons are unclear, but use of testosterone and other performance enhance drugs could be a contributing factor.
Prostate Cancer Risk Not Increased With Testosterone Therapy
In fact, some data suggest treatment may reduce prostate cancer incidence and aggressiveness.
High PSA Predicts Elevated Risk of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
LUTS is 49% more likely to develop in men with a PSA level above 6 ng/mL versus 4 ng/mL or less.
Prostatic Urethral Lift Benefits Confirmed
New data show that the minimally invasive procedure is superior overall to TURP for treating BPH-related lower urinary tract symptoms.
High-Risk Prostate Cancer Linked to Poverty
In a study of African-American radical prostatectomy patients, low income predicted a higher risk of advanced stage or aggressive tumors.
Low-Carb Diet May Curb Adverse Effects of Prostate Cancer ADT
New findings show metabolic changes suggesting that a carbohydrate-restricted diet may improve insulin sensitivity.
High-Grade Prostate Cancer More Likely To Be Found in Sicker Men
New study shows that heavier comorbidity burdens increase the risk of Gleason 7 or higher tumors being found at biopsy.
Statins Protect Against Kidney Stones
Use of the lipid-lowering drugs is associated with 43% and 47% decreased odds of new stones in recurrent stone formers and stone naïve patients.
Landmark PSA Screening Trial Results Challenged
The PLCO trial’s conclusion that routine PSA testing does not affect prostate cancer mortality risk could be wrong.
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