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Category Archives: Prostate Cancer
PCa Patients on HD Would Benefit from Early Kidney Transplantation – Renal and Urology News
However, study findings presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings suggest that patients with prostate cancer (PCa) might be better served by undergoing transplantation instead of waiting two years to be declared cancer-free. via PCa Patients on … Continue reading
Prostate Cancer Screening: Moving Beyond PSA – Renal and Urology News
In nearly 1,000 men undergoing initial or repeat biopsy, these investigators found that urinary PCA3 prior to a prostate biopsy improved the prediction of PCa and high-grade disease with a high positive predictive value 90% in the initial biopsy setting … Continue reading
Posted in Prostate Cancer
Tagged active surveillance, PCA3, prostate Cancer Screening
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Prostate-Cancer Mortality at 11 Years of Follow-up — NEJM
After a median follow-up of 11 years in the core age group, the relative reduction in the risk of death from prostate cancer in the screening group was 21% rate ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68 to 0.91; P=0.001, … Continue reading
Posted in For patients, Prostate Cancer
Tagged benefit of PSA screening, Prostate Cancer, PSA
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PCA3 Test Okayed to Help Decide Need for Repeat Prostate Biopsy – Renal and Urology News
“Over-expression of the PCA3 gene is highly specific to cancerous prostate tissue,” John Wei, MD, MS, Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, said in a company-issued statement. “When evaluated with other risk factors, the … Continue reading
5-ARI delays prostate cancer progression in men with low-risk disease – ModernMedicine
The 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor dutasteride Avodart appears to delay disease progression and the initiation of active treatment in men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, results of a 3-year international clinical trial indicate.Treatment with dutasteride also reduces cancer-related anxiety, study authors found.”The … Continue reading
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Tagged active surveillance, avodart, Prostate Cancer, watchful waiting
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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