April 2018 - Sperling Prostate Center

Multiparametric MRI: The King of Prostate Cancer Imaging

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) was founded in 1915. It now has over 54,000 members. There are not only radiologists, but also other medical professionals and even medical physicists. At its annual gathering, its huge attendance makes it one of the largest medical conferences in the world. Thus, in the words of an keep reading

A Case Study of Recurrent Prostate Cancer after Proton Beam Therapy

When the National Cancer Institute (NCI) publishes a case study in prostate cancer (PCa) treatment, it’s an experience in very respectable clinical detail. An example is the 2015 analysis of one man’s recurrent PCa following primary (first) prostate cancer treatment with proton beam radiation. The study, “Upgrading Prostate Cancer Following Proton Beam Therapy,”[i] includes co-author keep reading

One Man’s Opinion About Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

A “snapshot” of this moment in PCa treatment I came across a journal article by a Brazilian urologic specialist, Dr. Stênio Cássio Zequi of the Camargo Cancer Center in São Paulo, Brazil.[i] He asks if focal therapy will be the next step in prostate cancer (PCa) management. Before expressing his opinion, he writes what amounts keep reading

Microscopic Prostate Cancer Recurrence: Needle in a Haystack?

Recurrent prostate cancer after treatment Treating prostate cancer (PCa) is better than ever. There are safe and effective treatments for the whole gland, half of the gland containing the disease, or focusing just on the tumor plus a margin of safety. If this is true, how is it that PCa can recur (come back) after keep reading

Month: April 2018

Multiparametric MRI: The King of Prostate Cancer Imaging

A Case Study of Recurrent Prostate Cancer after Proton Beam Therapy

One Man’s Opinion About Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Microscopic Prostate Cancer Recurrence: Needle in a Haystack?