URO TODAY: New research shows there is little medical profession or public support for a US Preventative Services Task Force recommendation to discontinue PSA screening at age 75. READ MORE>
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, Screening debate | Tagged PSA test, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, cancer research, prostablog, catheter, Screening debate, prostate blog, prostate cancer screening, US Preventative Services Task Force, discontinue PSA screening at age 75 | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Men who stick with prostate screening have a much better chance of not dying of prostate cancer, Swedish researchers have established. READ MORE>
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, PSA tests, Screening debate | Tagged blood test, blood tests, cancer research, medical checkups, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer screening, prostate death, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA test, Screening debate, Swedish researchers, URO TODAY | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Only a few programmes are designed to help couples cope with the effects of prostate cancer, and typically, only their intervention outcomes are reported. READ MORE>
WARNING: This report is virtually impenetrable because of the bureaucratic language. I gave up trying to make sense of it, but have included it because of the importance of the topic.
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SCIENCE DAILY: A combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is safe and may have the potential to reduce cancer recurrence and improve patient survival. READ MORE>
Posted in Chemotherapy, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy | Tagged combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, improve patient survival, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments, prostate removal, prostate treatment, Radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy, reduce cancer recurrence, Science Daily | Leave a Comment »
ATLANTA JOURNAL: Prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels rise within 18 months after radiotherapy have an increased risk of death, say U.S. researchers. READ MORE>
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URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up with a shorter penis – but apparently it’s not a big issue for most, according to new Canadian research. READ MORE>
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Radical prostatectomy, Shorter penis, Treatment news | Tagged Canadian research, cancer research, catheter, penis, prostablog, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostatectomy, Radical prostatectomy, Shorter penis | Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analysed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to new brachytherapy guidelines just issued in the US. READ MORE>
Posted in Brachytherapy, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news | Tagged Brachytherapy, cancer research, catheter, MRI, new brachytherapy guidelines, post-implant CT, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, Radiation dose, URO TODAY | Leave a Comment »
REUTERS: Hypo-fractionated radiation treatment – a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy – is significantly more effective in stopping prostate cancer from growing in high risk patients. READ MORE>
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SCIENCE DAILY: The size and shape of the blood vessels visible within a prostate cancer tumour may be a useful clue to how the cancer will behave and how it needs to be treated. READ MORE>
A diagnosis of prostate cancer raises the question for patients and their physicians as to how the tumour will behave.
Will it grow quickly and aggressively and require continuous treatment, or slowly, allowing therapy and its risks to be safely delayed?
The answer may lie in the size and shape of the blood vessels that are visible within the cancer.
Posted in Diagnosis, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news | Tagged Cancer aggression, cancer research, catheter, Diagnosis, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment debate, Science Daily, tumour behaviour, tumour blood vessels | Leave a Comment »









