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 […]
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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 […]
MRI Accurate Predictor of Low Risk Prostate Cancer
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. […]
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 […]
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