Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

• Postoperative Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy A new study finds inconsistencies in the utilization of post-radical prostatectomy radiotherapy. What accounts for the variances?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, August 10, 2016
• Non-Surgically Related Causes of ED After Prostatectomy Erectile dysfunction is a common side effect of radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer patients -- but certain non-surgically related aspects may also impact erectile function recovery.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, July 11, 2016
• Patient Experience in the Treatment of Metastatic CRPC A new study provides insight into the health-related quality of life impacts of new treatment options for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer -- from the patient's perspective.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, June 10, 2016
• Diet, Lifestyle in Chronic Prostatitis/Pelvic Pain Severity Certain dietary and lifestyle factors may contribute to pain severity in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. What are they?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, May 10, 2016
• Outcomes and Costs of Prostatectomy at High-Volume Centers Are prostatectomies performed at high-volume centers tied to better outcomes in prostate cancer? What are the economic implications?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, April 08, 2016
• Long-term Survival in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer More extensive pelvic lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy may translate into higher survival rates in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, March 10, 2016
• Preoperative Low T Linked to High-Grade Prostate Cancer Low preoperative serum testosterone may be a predictor of Gleason score upgrading after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, February 10, 2016
• Association of Male Circumcision With Prostate Cancer Risk Is there a link between circumcision and the risk of developing prostate cancer? A new study explores the possible connection.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, January 08, 2016
• Performance of Biopsy Factors to Detect Unfavorable Disease The addition of these biopsy factors to PRIAS inclusion criteria may improve the accuracy in detecting unfavorable disease.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, December 10, 2015
• MRI on Disease Reclassification in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer How useful is MRI in the prediction of prostate cancer reclassification in men under active surveillance?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, November 10, 2015
• Extracellular Vesicles as a Fluid Biopsy for Prostate Cancer A new review explores the potential of prostate cancer cell fragments as a diagnostic biomarker for prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, October 09, 2015
• Physical Activity and Its Effects on Prostate Cancer Gain a better understanding of how exercise may influence the development and progression of prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, September 10, 2015
• Trends and Variation in Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment How have treatment patterns for localized prostate cancer changed over time, and how have they varied by geographic region? This article examines the national trends.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, August 10, 2015
• Evaluating Models Predicting Insignificant Prostate Cancer Are these predictive tools an effective means of determining which men should be considered for active surveillance?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, July 09, 2015
• Impact of Metformin on Clinical Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Metformin is traditionally a diabetes medication, but it may also provide beneficial effects in prostate cancer patients.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, June 09, 2015
• Race and Treatment Regret in Recurrent Prostate Cancer A new study explores the racial trends in men who regret their treatment choice for recurrent prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, April 27, 2015
• Outcomes and Reimbursement by Type of Radical Prostatectomy How do the surgical approaches for radical prostatectomy compare in terms of patient outcomes and reimbursements?
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, March 27, 2015
• Who Dies From Prostate Cancer? Gain a better understanding of the characteristics and mortality patterns of patients who died of prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, February 27, 2015
• Bone Complications Among Prostate Cancer Survivors Long-term use of ADT may be associated with an increased risk of fracture in men with prostate cancer.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, January 29, 2015
• Variables Associated With Bone Biopsy Tumor Yield in mCRPC Certain variables may impact tumor yield on image-guided bone biopsy in mCRPC. Find out what they are, and which strategies may increase tumor acquisition.
  Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, December 29, 2014