January 2015 - Sperling Prostate Center

How Do You Feel About Screening?

If you’re like most men age 40+, you probably get your PSA (prostate specific antigen) test when you go for a physical that includes a blood draw. You learned either from your doctor, or a health promotion, that men should get a baseline PSA at age 45 (40 if you have known risk factors) and keep reading

TRUS Biopsy: Still Trying to Solve the Riddle

Matt Mullenweg, the originator of the popular open source WordPress software, has been quoted as saying, “Whenever there’s a new form of media, we always think it’s going to replace the old thing, and it never does. We still have radio, however long after TV was introduced.” It can be just as true in medicine. keep reading

The PSA Controversy and the New York Times

The New York Times, like all news media, is a vehicle to air conflicting views. The November 25, 2014 issue ran a strongly-worded editorial opinion piece by Richard Ablin, PhD, the self-proclaimed “discoverer of PSA”... keep reading

From the RSNA: Poster on MRI and Anterior Prostate Cancer

For radiologists, no professional meeting is more exciting than the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Don’t let “North America” mislead you. This Chicago-based event opens on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and runs for six days. As the largest global medical conference, it draws tens of thousands of attendees from all over the keep reading