A comparison of outcomes of different eras of conservative treatment for localized prostate cancer indicates that overall and prostate cancer-specific survival rates are higher for men diagnosed from 1992 to 2002 compared with men diagnosed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an associated increased risk of death, according to researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital-Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
EDAP TMS SA has received FDA clearance to market its newly designed Sonolith I-Sys lithotripter in the United States.
In high-risk men, PSA testing performs optimally when conducted intelligently and combined with prompt, effective, high-quality treatment, according to updated clinical practice guidelines on early detection of prostate cancer from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Obesity plays no favorites when it comes to increasing the risk of prostate cancer recurrence after surgery, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Being overweight is equally bad for African-American and white men.
Since its introduction in 1986, PSA screening has resulted in more than one million men being needlessly diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an associated increased risk of death, according to researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital-Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
Dr. Jordan Dimitrakov discusses the use of memantine in chronic pelvic pain syndrome with Urology Times.
Dr. Williams and Dr. Nangia discuss the effects of cardiometabolic disorders in aging men.
Despite bringing lower rates of positive surgical margins and lower PSA nadirs, long-term neoadjuvant hormonal therapy did not lead to a difference in rates of PSA recurrence after 7 years.
Different areas of the brain are active in different chronic pain conditions, and now researchers have shown that those areas are distinctly different in patients with interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Urologists from around the country give their opinions on health care reform.
Brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy are effective treatments for localized prostate cancer, but have different long-term functional effects, 13-year follow-up data show.
BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms are very common, increase as a function of age, and are often managed through watchful waiting.
Androgen deprivation therapy leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and other side effects of estrogen deficiency in men with prostate cancer, but those effects can be successfully treated with the use of an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator, suggest the results of a large, prospective, randomized tria presented at the AUA annual meeting in Chicago.
During our working years, we justify the negative impact of inflation by relying on the expectation that our incomes will rise at levels consistent with or above inflation. Unfortunately, many of today's physicians are experiencing just the opposite.
Twice-yearly injections of denosumab improved bone mineral density in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy.
Discovery of the prostate carcinoma-specific gene has led to the development of a promising urine-based laboratory test for the disease.
In a phase II study, about 40% of men with clinically localized, high-risk prostate cancer were free of biochemical recurrence at 18 months when treated with neoadjuvant docetaxel (Taxotere) and ketoconazole followed by surgical excision, according to research presented at the AUA annual meeting.
Two of several studies presented by the same international team suggest that high-intensity focused ultrasound provides good biochemical-free survival at 5 years in patients treated in the absence of hormone therapy.
A single session of high-intensity focused ultrasound as primary therapy for localized prostate cancer results in an acceptable rate of biochemical-free recurrence.
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has a definite learning curve, but it is slower than the learning curve for open surgery and is worsened in surgeons with prior open training.
Studies show that employee theft robs small business owners, which includes physicians, of $20 to $40 billion annually.
Men with CP/CPPS who responded to treatment in two trials reported better quality of life, particularly physical quality of life, and better sexual functioning.
Urologists plan on complying with new rules, but some see it as 'overkill.'
Due to PSA screening practices in the U.S., three-fourths of American men with prostate cancer may be eligible for focal ablation.
As research reveals more associations between cardiometabolic disorders and urologic disease, experts are emphasizing the importance of the urologist in detecting cardiometabolic risk factors in patients.
A new computerized tool may solve the problem of the time and effort it takes to have patients fill out forms to assess quality of life.
Two large studies of cryoablation for prostate cancer showed positive disease-free rates.