HoLEP Improvements in BPH Symptoms Durable Out to 10 Years
Patients experienced a sustained decrease in AUA Symptom Score, and 95% of patients report being satisfied or very satisfied with the procedure.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Baseline PSA at Age 55-60 Predicts Prostate Cancer Risk
The higher the baseline PSA levels, the greater the risk of being diagnosed with any or significant prostate cancer.
Novel Oral Testosterone Shows Long-Term Safety, Tolerability
In particular, no hepatic toxicities emerged during a 52-week phase 3 trial.
Salvage Radical Prostatectomy Offers Good Long-Term Outcomes
Minimally invasive surgery is associated with a lower incidence of bladder neck contracture.
Long-Term RP Outcomes Better for cT1a Prostate Cancer
Study documents superior recurrence- and metastasis-free survival compared with cT1b tumors.
Bladder Preservation Therapy for MIBC Predicts Worse Survival
Mortality risk decreases with increasingly stringent BPT compared with radical cystectomy.
Mortality Rate Higher Among Bodybuilders
Reasons are unclear, but use of testosterone and other performance enhance drugs could be a contributing factor.
Higher Radiation Dose Key to Better Brachytherapy Outcomes
A biologic effective dose less than 170 Gy2 is associated with a 2-fold increase risk dying from prostate cancer versus higher doses.
Renal Transplant Patients At Higher Risk of Papillary RCC
Only this histologic variant occurs at a significantly higher incidence in renal allograft recipients than the non-transplant population.
Erectile Function Recovery Better With Delayed Radiotherapy After RP
The chances of erectile function recovery improved when patients received radiation treatment more than 16 months after surgery.
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