Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Articles Available on Medscape

• Variation in the Use of Postoperative Radiotherapy Among High-Risk Patients Following Radical Prostatectomy
  A new study finds inconsistencies in the utilization of post-radical prostatectomy radiotherapy. What accounts for the variances?

  August 10, 2016

• Non-Surgically Related Causes of Erectile Dysfunction After Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical 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.

  July 11, 2016

• Patient Experience in the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
  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.

  June 10, 2016

• Association of Diet and Lifestyle With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Pain Severity
  Certain dietary and lifestyle factors may contribute to pain severity in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. What are they?

  May 10, 2016

• Prostatectomy at High-Volume Centers Improves Outcomes and Lowers the Costs of Care for Prostate Cancer
  Are prostatectomies performed at high-volume centers tied to better outcomes in prostate cancer? What are the economic implications?

  April 08, 2016

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2018 -

• Combining immune check-point blockade and cryoablation in an immunocompetent hormone sensitive murine model of prostate cancer. 

  March 20, 2018

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• Hypofractionated simultaneous integrated boost (IMRT-SIB) with pelvic nodal irradiation and concurrent androgen deprivation therapy for high-risk prostate cancer: results of a prospective phase II trial. 

  March 08, 2018

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• Fosfomycin vs. quinolone-based antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 

  February 27, 2018

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• Contemporary approach to predict early biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: update of the Walz nomogram. 

  February 27, 2018

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• Indication to pelvic lymph nodes dissection for prostate cancer: the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging when the risk of lymph nodes invasion according to Briganti updated nomogram is <5. 

  February 22, 2018

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• Overexpression of α (1,6) fucosyltransferase in the development of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells. 

  January 16, 2018

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• Tumor characteristics, treatments, and oncological outcomes of prostate cancer in men aged ≤50 years: a population-based study. 

  January 16, 2018

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• Processed and raw tomato consumption and risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. 

  January 09, 2018

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• p53 status in the primary tumor predicts efficacy of subsequent abiraterone and enzalutamide in castration-resistant prostate cancer. 

  January 04, 2018

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• Germline variants in IL4, MGMT and AKT1 are associated with prostate cancer-specific mortality: An analysis of 12,082 prostate cancer cases. 

  January 03, 2018

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• Current approaches to incorporation of radium-223 in clinical practice. 

  January 03, 2018

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• Prostate cancer radiation and urethral strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 

  January 02, 2018

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