Urologist Ownership of IMRT Linked to Its Greater Use for PCa
Patients are more likely to receive intensity-modulated radiation therapy if they are managed by urology practices with an ownership interest in the modality, study finds.
Patients are more likely to receive intensity-modulated radiation therapy if they are managed by urology practices with an ownership interest in the modality, study finds.
Of 7 phosphate binders, iron-based agents were optimal when efficacy and safety are considered.
Stage G3b-5 chronic kidney disease independently predicted a nearly 2-fold increased risk recurrence and 3-fold increased risk of progression following transurethral resection.
Women at high risk for preeclampsia who took 150 mg of aspirin daily during pregnancy had 62% lower odds of developing the condition.
Researchers find no significant change in overall complication rate from 2010 to 2015, but hospital length of stay and need for transfusion have declined.
Prostate cancer patients accurately report their comorbidities, and participants in cancer clinical trials report more adverse events than trial investigators.
Men with 1 high-risk factor experience better outcomes following treatment than those with 2 or 3 high-risk factors, study finds.
Study of men with intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer finds facility-level racial disparity in use of definitive treatment.
A detectable PSA nadir combined with shorter time to nadir after prostate cancer surgery is associated with a higher risk of biochemical recurrence.
Pilot study suggests intranasal theophylline may be worth further investigation as a treatment.