Category Archives: For patients

Useful entries for patients. Dr Savatta’s most useful patient related entries.

Statins make radiation more effective at curing prostate cancer, study suggests

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dr. Savatta

Statins Make Radiation More Effective at Curing Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2011) — Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their … Continue reading →

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FDA committee votes down 5-ARIs for prostate cancer risk reduction – - UrologyTimes

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dr. Savatta

“Although the REDUCE trial demonstrated a risk reduction in a large number of men, the committee chose to focus on a small number of high-grade cancers and determined that this class of drugs is inappropriate for prostate cancer risk reduction, … Continue reading →

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Robotic prostate surgery: a health care conundrum

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Dr. Savatta

Patients in Vancouver will be asked to pay a fee if they opt for robotic surgery for prostate cancer over conventional surgery. This is an important change in the way healthcare is usually paid for in Canada. Continue reading →

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Dr Moyad on Vitamin E- Do not take over 400 IU daily

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Dr. Savatta

Source: Dr. Moyad on December 2008 Newsletter “It is now 100% official, high-doses (400 IU or more per day) of vitamin E supplements should not be taken by anyone, especially men trying to prevent, those diagnosed, or even treated for prostate cancer (in … Continue reading →

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Risk of prostate cancer unaffected by antibiotic treatment

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Dr. Savatta

Source: MedWire News The average age of the patients was 62.9 years. Average total PSA before and after treatment was 6.05 ng/ml and 5.55 ng/ml, respectively. On biopsy, 23% of patients had histologically proven prostate cancer. There were no significant … Continue reading →

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UroToday – Trial Evaluation of Erectile Function after Attempted Unilateral Cavernous Nerve-Sparing Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy With Versus Without Unilateral Sural Nerve Grafting for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer – Abstract

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Dr. Savatta

Source Urotoday The trial planned to enroll 200 patients, but an interim analysis at 107 patients met criteria for futility and the trial was closed. For patients completing the protocol to 2 yr, potency was recovered in 32 of 45 … Continue reading →

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