March 2018 - Sperling Prostate Center

The Key to Your Prostate Cancer Treatment is in Your Genes

Calling all urologists! In 2008, a new professional organization for urologists was established. Called the Large Urology Group Practice Association, it came about in part because of the trend toward a urology business model based in economic efficiencies: large practices with a single administrative center. For example, Urology Associates of North Texas (UANT) currently has keep reading

Calypso: Can Radiation Treatment be Improved?

If you look at an illustration of where the prostate gland is located, it’s easy to find. It’s nestled below and against the bladder, and sits in front of the rectal wall (with a layer of tissue in between). Seeing the illustration, your unconscious mind takes for granted that’s where the prostate always stays. However, keep reading

Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer? Could it be a Zombie Gene?

Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer? - Sperling Prostate Center

The following information is taken from a story that appeared in Qanta Magazine, a publication devoted to illuminating basic science and math research. The story by Viviane Callier, “A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer,” was reprinted on wired.com on November 12, 2017. Gene mutations and cancer Let’s start with cells. Animals, including humans, are keep reading

Month: March 2018

The Key to Your Prostate Cancer Treatment is in Your Genes

Calypso: Can Radiation Treatment be Improved?

Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer? Could it be a Zombie Gene?