Author Archives: Dr. Savatta

Couples Counseling Boosts Sex Lives After Prostate Cancer

But a new study finds that counseling helped married men and women figure out what sorts of treatments for erectile dysfunction worked for them and how to incorporate those methods during sex. In doing so, they returned some luster to … Continue reading

Posted in Prostate Cancer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes – Renal and Urology News

Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes via Statins During Radiotherapy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Improve Outcomes – Renal and Urology News. Statins are medicines that are taken to lower cholesterol.  Many studies have shown they are beneficial … Continue reading

Posted in Prostate Cancer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

After prostate surgery, some men leak during sex | Reuters

Incontinence during sex is a long-lasting problem for roughly one in eight men who have had their prostate removed due to cancer, a study of more than 1,400 patients has found. via After prostate surgery, some men leak during sex … Continue reading

Posted in Prostate Cancer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Radiotherapy and Short-Term Androgen Deprivation for Localized Prostate Cancer — NEJM

Among patients with stage T1b, T1c, T2a, or T2b prostate adenocarcinoma and a PSA level of 20 ng per milliliter or less, the use of short-term ADT for 4 months before and during radiotherapy was associated with significantly decreased disease-specific … Continue reading

Posted in Prostate Cancer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Saint Clare’s Hospital Celebrates Facility Opening – Hopatcong, NJ Patch

Additionally, real-time integrated video and communications systems from Black Diamond Video will place Saint Clare’s in the company of renowned health care organizations with the same technology, such as Cleveland Clinic, Duke, Mass General and Yale, among other select hospitals … Continue reading

Posted in Dr Savatta and hospitals | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Mass. bill would allow videotaping of surgeries – BostonHerald.com

BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would give patients the right to have their operations videotaped if they pay for it. The measure would let licensed medical videographers tape the procedures. They would not have to be … Continue reading

Posted in Robotic Surgery | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment