B. Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com The most common cause of prostate cancer grade creep is NOT some progressive worsening of a prostate cancer grade (aggressiveness), but a tendency for some pathologists to overestimate or inflate a Gleason grade and score to have a man thinking that his disease is more significant than […]
Beware, Beware, FDA “Approved” Robotic Prostatectomy Care
CORAL SPRINGS, FL—MAY 18, 2015— A South Florida‐based urologist today has issued a stinging report critical of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to approve robotic surgery for treating prostate cancer on the basis of only some low‐level and irrelevant gallbladder studies. Dr. Bert Vorstman is a proponent of focal therapy in certain cases […]
ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY “ FDA APPROVAL” DECEPTION
Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com The FDA approval of robotics for prostate cancer treatment in 2000 was based upon a trial conducted by the robotic company itself. Aside from this serious conflict of interest, the trial had two other major problems: a) the study was undertaken only on diseased gallbladders b) when […]
New Device Spots Kidney Disease and Prostate Cancer
Detection of kidney disease and prostate cancer is now made easier with a new device that tests urine samples. Brighan Young University chemist Adam Woolley and his students made a new device that can detect markers of kidney disease and prostate cancer in an instant. The new device is a tiny tube lined with DNA […]
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Test & Prostate Biopsy Infections
Bert Vorstman, MD,MS,FAAP,FRACS,FACS www.urologyweb.com Simple rectal swab cultures prior to prostate biopsy procedures can stop some infections found after the procedure due to drug-resistant Escherichia coli. Rhode Island Hospital researchers found that the cultures test for antibiotic-resistant E. Coli and the findings are used to direct the selection of antimicrobial prophylaxis used for the procedure. […]
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