RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: A US jury has found two doctors not guilty of failing to care properly for a prostate cancer patient who died, after his wife took a case based on absence of a timely PSA test. READ MORE>
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Failure to administer timely PSA test does not mean doctors guilty of neglect
Posted in Diagnosis, Doctors' advice, PROSTATE CANCER, tagged absence of timely PSA test, blood test, blood tests, catheter, failing to care properly, medical checkups, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate-specific antigen, PSA, PSA test, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS, US jury on July 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
High-intensity focused ultrasound promising for treating early-stage prostate cancer
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Ultrasound, tagged cancer research, catheter, comparison of treatments, early stage prostate cancer, European Association of Urology's Section of Oncological Urology, high intensity focused ultrasound, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS on June 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: High-intensity focused ultrasound shows promise as a treatment for early-stage prostate cancer, according to interim study results presented at the seventh meeting of the European Association of Urology’s Section of Oncological Urology. READ MORE>
Urine protein test for prostate cancer may be in use by 2011
Posted in Diagnosis, New tests, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate prognosis, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Screening debate, Urine test, tagged cancer research, Engrailed-2 (EN2) protein, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate prognosis, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS, Screening debate, UK prostate researchers, Urine test, urology on July 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
JULY 24: RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: A protein that shows up in the urine of men with prostate cancer, but not those who don’t have it, may be an effective screening test by 2011, UK researchers believe. READ MORE>
Freezing treatment for prostate cancer causes minimal urinary problems and low rate of biochemical recurrence
Posted in Cryoablation, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Treatment news, tagged Biochemical recurrence, cancer research, comparison of treatments, cryo-ablation, freezing treatment, minimal urinary morbidity, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS on July 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
JULY 24: RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: Primary cryo-ablation of the entire prostate gland – treatment which uses freezing – is an effective option for prostate cancer patients, according to researchers. READ MORE>
The technique is associated with a low rate of biochemical recurrence and minimal urinary morbidity, based on data from 3209 patients who underwent primary cryo-ablation at a number of medical centres nationwide.