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A novel compound used with positron emission tomography imaging can identify foci of prostate cancer not found on biopsy of the prostate pre surgery or on the post-surgery specimen, according to a pilot study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research annual meeting in Philadelphia.

In this article, Robert A. Dowling, MD, examines some of the practice-related implications of the rapid change in the management of patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Most health information seekers navigate the Internet for what they think will be the best information available about their health condition or that of a loved one. Unfortunately, the Internet is unfiltered, unregulated, and often saturated with promotional, unsubstantiated, and at times frightening information.

Patients taking to the Internet for information about testosterone replacement therapy are likely getting an incomplete picture of the potential risks and adverse effects linked with the treatment, say researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Post-radical prostatectomy radiation therapy in patients at risk of prostate cancer recurrence is on the wane in the U.S., despite evidence and guidelines supporting the practice, recently published research indicates.

Biomarker models to predict disease progression in prostate cancer have a promising future, but at present, they have not fully justified their claimed clinical utilities, according to the authors of an independent review and analysis of the literature.

Laser photoselective vaporization prostatectomy using a 180W 532-nm lithium triborate laser (GreenLight XPS-180W laser system, American Medical Systems) is a safe and efficient option for treating BPH in men at high risk for surgical complications, according to findings from a large, international retrospective analysis.

A newly published review suggests that age-related testosterone deficiency treatment with intramuscular injections of testosterone replacement therapy offers health benefits and lower cardiovascular risk compared to testosterone replacement by patch or gel.

Placement of a nerve “wrap” around the neurovascular bundle during nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy appears to accelerate the early restoration of continence and potency following surgery, a recently published study has shown.