Is watchful waiting the best choice for prostate cancer patients? According to a recent study from the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center in New York City, published in the Journal of Urology,prostate MRI testing can help doctors decide whether or not this less invasive option is the right way to approach a lowrisk prostate cancer patient. […]
Archives for July 2015
MRI May Reduce Need for Prostate Biopsy
Prostate biopsies are one of the only ways to predict an aggressive cancer, but they are painful, inconvenient and somewhat inaccurate. A report from Dr. Ahmed Haddad, fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting showed that multiparametric MRI scans following a suggestive PSA […]
Increased Accuracy in MRI Guided Prostate Biopsies
MRI Guidance for Prostate Biopsies Increases Chances of Finding Aggressive Cancers Traditionally, biopsies to detect prostate cancers rely on ultrasound guidance but a recent study published through the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that MRI may be a more accurate technology. Presented on May 19 at the American Urological Association meeting […]
Focal Therapy Treatment Status for Prostate Cancer
At the American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting held in May of 2015 in New Orleans, Peter A. Pinto presented information highlighting the current status of focal therapies for prostate cancer. According to the report, over 27,500 men were estimated to die from prostate cancer in 2015, pointing to the need for a more effective and […]
Focal Therapy & Image-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments
At the 2015 European Congress of Radiology, Dr. Hashim Ahmed, senior lecturer at the University College London, presented data on his results using HIFU to treat over 500 men with prostate cancer. According to his results, this treatment, and other treatments that target the cancer rather than the entire gland, have excellent results. Traditionally, men […]