Month: January 2021

Did you know that Focal Laser Ablation (FLA), which we use in our Center for precision destruction of prostate lesions, has a range of applications in other organs and tissues? For example, the optic fiber that transmits the laser light can be safely directed into tumors in lung, liver, bone, etc. In fact, decades before keep reading

Some years ago, I saw a new patient who was worried about having a multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to find out if he had prostate cancer (PCa). Ironically, he was less troubled about the cancer than the scan, since we planned to use a contrast agent containing the element gadolinium. You see, in 2013 a Japanese keep reading

Sharing who we are, what we think, how we feel, etc. is human nature. We want to be connected with others. We are curious to learn from them, from simple information to what it means to be human. Today, social media platforms like Facebook have exploded the number of people with whom an individual can keep reading

According to statistics, not all men with prostate cancer are created equal. Statistics from the National Institutes of Health tell a sad tale: black men have about a 1.5 – 2 times greater chance of developing prostate cancer (at least 15% vs. 10% respectively; are more often diagnosed with aggressive PCa; and the risk of keep reading

Question: Does the body naturally kill cancer cells? Answer: Yes, especially if the immune system gets by with a little help from exercise. A multinational team may have decoded a mysterious link between exercise and one of the body’s own resources for destroying cancer cells. In October, 2020, Rundqvist, et al. published “Cytotoxic T-cells mediate keep reading

The title question is a decoy. Here’s the real issue: How important is your body? The more you value your body’s health, the more it’s worth seeing the best expert available if something goes wrong. It’s like anything you love, appreciate and value. When all is well, we tend to take for granted that matters keep reading

By analyzing thousands of known proteins and their physical shapes, a neural network can learn to predict the shapes of others.[i] Imagine you are a biologist who has spent your career devoted to a puzzle that could change the future of medicine—yet reaching your deathbed without the answer? Perhaps, as you breathe your last, you keep reading