July 2014 - Sperling Prostate Center

The Many Uses of DWI-MRI

By: Dan Sperling, MD Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI-MRI) has tremendous diagnostic value for conditions throughout the body, not just the prostate. Diffusion weighting is one of parameters that distinguish unhealthy tissue from normal tissue. It gives qualitative and quantitative information about the random motion of water molecules in tissues, and can give functional keep reading

Panel Reaches Consensus On Focal Therapy Trial Design

By: Dan Sperling, MD There are many published reports the safety, effectiveness and sides effects of various focal treatment methods (cryotherapy, HIFU, photodynamic therapy and laser ablation), but they are difficult to compare side by side because they are designed differently. When patients ask me how one treatment compares with another, I try to explain keep reading

Got Prostate Cancer? Get Slim!

By: Dan Sperling, MD You would hardly think we need another reason to maintain healthy weight, but the threat of prostate cancer should add incentive. For overweight prostate cancer patients, losing weight before AND after treatment might save your life. Numerous clinical studies make this increasingly clear. The studies explore two areas: a) the connection keep reading

News Flash: Exercise May Decrease Your Risk for Prostate Cancer

There could be another way to prevent prostate cancer – that is, exercise. According to HealthDay News, a new study has shown that regular exercise can help protect males form getting cancer of the prostate. Researchers from the United States gathered 190 men who have undergone prostate biopsy. Researchers found out that men who were keep reading

Cooperation Between Radiology and Urology

By: Dan Sperling, MD Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher, wrote, “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” Having recently had the honor of serving as a Guest Faculty member at NYU Urology’s course on advanced prostate imaging and focal ablation, I’ll paraphrase his words: The only thing that will redeem the world of keep reading

Tell Me What’s Going On

By: Dan Sperling, MD “Big boys don’t cry.” How many of us, as young boys, got that message one way or another? Perhaps the world is changing and we no longer expect our sons to “tough it out” when they get scrapes and bruises, or a favorite toy break. But common sense tells us that keep reading

Month: July 2014