Tag: Cancer: Prostate
Combination Biopsy Strategy May Identify More Prostate Cancers
Lesion-targeted plus systematic sampling appears to maximize the accuracy of first-time prostate biopsy
Black Race Not Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality
Findings seen in cohorts of men with nonmetastatic disease after adjusting for nonbiological differences
Location of Body Fat Linked to Advanced, Fatal Prostate Cancer
Risk for advanced, fatal disease also increased in association with body mass index, waist circumference
Fewer Black Men Adopt Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
Overall, use of active surveillance nearly tripled among both black and nonblack men from 2010 to 2015
ASCO: Enzalutamide Beneficial in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Progression-free, overall survival longer for men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Guidelines Updated for Radiotherapy After Prostatectomy
Updates include adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with adverse pathologic findings, hormonal therapies
American Urological Association, May 3-6
The American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from May 3 to 6 in...
AUA: Atenolol Linked to Drop in Low-, Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
After adjustment for confounders, atenolol displayed significant protective effect on prostate cancer
Single-Dose Brachytherapy Effective for Prostate Cancer
Two-year and three-year biochemical progression-free survival rate of 100 percent for low-risk disease
Morbidity Low With Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer
Tumor diameter above the median was only significant predictor for positive MRI after treatment
