PCa Active Surveillance Safe, Effective for Younger Patients
A majority of active surveillance patients under age 60 did not progress to definitive prostate cancer treatment.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
MRI-Fusion Biopsy Benefits PCa Active Surveillance Patients
Targeting PI-RADS 4 and 5 lesions for confirmatory biopsy improves detection of clinically significant cancer.
Sipuleucel-T Survival Benefit Greater in Blacks
Median overall survival was 9.3 months longer for black versus white patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Low Testosterone Increases Women’s Urinary Incontinence Risk
Lowest quartile of serum testosterone is associated with 48% and 65% increased odds of stress and mixed urinary incontinence, respectively.
Fusion Biopsy Ups Detection of Clinically Significant PCa
Fusion biopsy has improved over the last decade and increasingly detects clinically significant prostate cancer, according to data trends from one institution.
Prostate Photovaporization for BPH Beneficial Long-Term
Average International Prostate Symptom Score remained low 5 years after the PVP laser procedure.
New-Onset Urinary Incontinence Common After HoLEP for BPH
Researchers identified a predictor of new-onset UI after HoLEP that may aid urologists in clinical practice.
Water Vapor Ablation Eases BPH-Related Urinary Retention
In a study, 81.1% of men were able to void after an average of 28 days after treatment.
Prostate Cancer Distant Metastasis Predicted by APV
Highest quartile of alkaline phosphatase velocity in men who experience biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy is associated with 2-fold higher risk.
Non-index Lesions at Biopsy Help Predict Adverse RP Outcomes
Systematic biopsy parameters identified patients at higher risk of positive surgical margins.
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