The Sperling Prostate Center is pleased to join seven academic centers in announcing the results of our national clinical trial of a novel focal prostate cancer treatment. keep reading
Chronic inflammation can occur in the body without your even being aware of it—and it's estimated to be the cause of up to 20% of all cancers. How to minimize this potentially deadly condition? keep reading
Prostate enlargement unpleasantly restricts urine flow...but the very same enlargement may also cause BPH to restrict prostate cancer tumor growth... keep reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prostate cancer may only occur when a man reaches the later stages of his life, but it is always best to know if the risk is high as early as possible! Studies show that about 80 percent of 80-year old men get prostate cancer cells and about one in 36 will die of the cancer. keep reading
By: Dan Sperling, MD One of the problems with the conventional 12-core TRUS biopsy (transrectal guided ultrasound) has to do with the array of needle placement. It tends to miss cancers in two instances: a) cancers located in the anterior (front) zone of the prostate are easily missed, and b) tumors that have developed in keep reading
By: Dan Sperling, MD In 1826, a Frenchman named Anthelme Brillat-Savarin published a text on gout from which we derive the quote, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” A century later, a 1923 newspaper advertisement for beef preceded the same sentiment with a word of caution: “Ninety percent keep reading
Your risk of getting prostate cancer will not reduce if you don’t do anything about it. Sure, there are certain treatments that you can give a try, but as they say, “prevention is always better than cure”. Keep your prostate healthy by including the right foods in your daily diet. Tomatoes do the trick Tomatoes keep reading
