Blogs about: Prostate Treatment Debate
'Prostate surgery shrank my dick - but I don't care,' say majority in new study
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up wit … more →
Prostate cancer tumour blood vessels may be guide to how risky it is
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: SCIENCE DAILY: The size and shape of the blood vessels visible within a prostate cancer tumour may b … more →
Radiation therapy alone can reduce PSA levels below detectable amounts
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: Radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below … more →
Provenge treatment for advanced prostate cancer gets a step closer
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Long-awaited advanced prostate cancer drug Provenge is a step closer t … more →
Italian researchers take rare look at men's orgasms after nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: What happens to men’s orgasms after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy for prostat … more →
Debate over whether single, double or triple hormone therapy is best awaits trial results due in 2013
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: A trial to see whether double hormone therapy for prostate cancer is b … more →
Promising drugs being developed to prevent eventual failure of hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Activation of the androgen receptor is crucial for prostate cancer growth at all points o … more →
Tomography shown to be highly accurate at pinpointing where recurrent prostate cancer has spread
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Dutch researchers testing the use of (11)C-choline positron emission tomography as a way … more →
Long-term cure rate for prostate cancer with radiation not good, but today's higher doses may change that
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: The long-term outcomes of radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not good, although th … more →
As many as 56,000 US men saved from prostate cancer death in two decades following introduction of PSA testing
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Some 56,000 prostate cancer deaths were averted in the US over the 20 years following the … more →
Researchers discover way to manipulate a gene product so cancer cells die
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY: In trying to better predict a patient’s response to chemotherapy, a team o … more →
Early treatment recommended for depression brought on by hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Depression and cognitive loss are common in men on hormone therapy for prostate cancer an … more →
Salvage cryotherapy best option for prostate cancer patients whose PSA rises after radiation
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Salvage cryotherapy appears to be the treatment of choice for patients who have a rising … more →
More evidence emerges to support active surveillance as viable option for prostate cancer patients
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Evidence is growing that active surveillance – watchful waiting … more →
Urologists take more balanced view of prostate cancer testing in submission to NZ parliamentary inquiry
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: PROSTABLOG NZ: Not surprisingly, NZ urologists – the doctors who operate on prostate cancer pa … more →
Top US prostate cancer blog agrees with American Cancer Society decision to rethink cancer screening
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: It is time for us to take a step back and look at the whole issue of c … more →
Proper counselling prior to prostate surgery makes all the difference to patient satisfaction
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Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Realistic counselling prior to robotic surgery for prostate cancer makes a big difference … more →
We all tell the truth about sexual function before and after prostate cancer treatment - yeah, right!
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: How honest are we about our sexual function before and after prostate … more →
Gleason score 6 for prostate cancer is not necessarily always favourable
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Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Not all patients with a biopsy prostate cancer Gleason score of 6 (< /=3 + 3) – … more →
