Researchers working with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that the Metamark Promark prostate cancer test increases the quality-adjusted life-years and decreases healthcare costs for patients who are being screened for prostate cancer. In a paper published in October 2015 in T he Oncologist, the researchers showcased their findings. According to the study, […]
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Focused Ultrasound System for Prostate Cancer Ablation
Focused Ultrasound System Receives Go Ahead for Prostate Cancer Ablation On October 9, 2015, the Sonablate 450, a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system for treating prostate cancer, received FDA approval. The Sonablate uses high intensity therapeutic ultrasound to heat and destroy the prostate cancer without damaging surrounding tissue. The Sonablate allows doctors to carefully […]
Bacteriophage and Detection of Prostate Cancer
Most prostate cancers are slow-growing and do not behave like a cancer at all. This is particularly so for the very common Gleason 6 “cancer” which which lacks the hallmarks of a cancer. This knowledge has lead some doctors to warn against routine prostate cancer screenings and automatic treatment. However, for men with the less […]
Gleason 6 Prostate “Cancer”
The Gleason 6 The Gleason 3+3=6 prostate “cancer”, although called a cancer, fails to behave like a cancer. The Gleason 6 is the most commonly diagnosed prostate “cancer” and, on both clinical and molecular biology levels, the Gleason 6 “cancer” LACKS the hallmarks of a cancer. The Gleason 6 “cancer” is NOT a healthrisk, lacks […]
PROSTATE CANCER UPGRADING: more fearmongering
Prostate cancer upgrading means that a prostate cancer grade and score (or measure of prostate cancer aggressiveness) found in a surgically removed prostate gland can, sometimes, be of a higher grade than diagnosed in the initial needle biopsy of the prostate. This socalled upgrading phenomenon is marketed by urologists to imply that prostate cancer upgrading […]
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