• March 19, 2018
• Other Treatments

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

• January 10, 2018
• Imaging & mpMRI

What is the PI-RADS Score?

The tremendous international interest in 3T multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) brought with it the challenge of how to standardize the reporting of prostate image analysis among radiologists around the globe. The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) proposed a numeric system called the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System, or PI-RADS, for prostate cancer detection. It keep reading

• November 23, 2017
• General Prostate Information

10 Top Questions Men Wonder About Regarding Prostate Cancer

Q:  Is prostate cancer an “old man’s” disease? A:  Yes and no. In general, growing older is considered the biggest risk factor for most types of cancer. This is because genetic instability increases with aging, and it might also be because some people are more susceptible to a lifetime accumulation of environmental toxins that damage keep reading

• October 26, 2017
• Imaging & mpMRI
• Other Treatments

Multiparametric MRI Predicts Recurrence After Prostatectomy

Let’s pretend that you are a prostate cancer patient whose doctor, a well-known robotic surgeon, recommends robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RRP). He makes some very persuasive points: Based on the Partin tables you have less than a 12% chance of biochemical recurrence (rising PSA) in three years after treatment. He’ll “get it all out” and you keep reading

• October 5, 2017
• Prostate Cancer

Sperling Prostate Center Makes List of 10 Best Prostate Cancer Blogs

The Sperling Prostate Center is proud to announce that our patient blog was chosen as one of the 10 best prostate cancer blogs in the U.S. by Medical News Today.  Dr. Sperling’s blogs incorporate published research as well as his personal  observations, reflections and philosophy. We are proud that we have met Medical News Today’s keep reading

• September 17, 2017
• General Prostate

The Truth about How Prostate Cancer Treatment Affects Men’s Lives

A diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) can be shocking, even when the cancer is early stage, localized, and considered highly treatable. A secondary shock wave hits when the patient finds out he has a number of treatment choices, but they all have a variety of trade-offs. Suddenly, the man’s fate lies in his own hands keep reading

• June 22, 2017
• Active Surveillance

Agreeing on Active Surveillance Terminology

Medical language is filled with technical terms that are virtually incomprehensible for many patients because in many cases they have Latin or Greek roots. Even when doctors are speaking English, however, they aren’t all using the same terms for the same thing. Take, for example, the expression Active Surveillance (AS). AS is often understood by keep reading

• June 11, 2017
• Other Treatments

Prostate Cancer Drugs Are Linked to Dementia

Men need testosterone, but prostate cancer does not. While there is new evidence that use of testosterone replacement therapy does not lead to prostate cancer, once prostate cancer has occurred, it appears to be fueled by testosterone. This is particularly bad news if prostate cancer has penetrated the edges of the gland capsule and begun keep reading

• June 4, 2017
• General Prostate

Why You Should Think Twice Before Having Another Drink

What do you know about the effects of alcohol consumption on your body? Everyone knows that alcohol abuse (heavy drinking) will eventually cause liver damage. But wait, there’s more. Those with a high level of consumption are putting other organs on the line: Brain – alcohol impairs clear thinking and coordination because it muddles the keep reading

• May 27, 2017
• Other Treatments

How Additional Treatments after Prostatectomy Affect Quality of Life

In the urologic world, there is a longstanding bias that surgical removal of the prostate gland, or radical prostatectomy (RP), is the preferred treatment for prostate cancer (PCa). It is based in the outdated belief that all PCa is a) multifocal, and b) likely to spread beyond the gland if untreated. Thus, it seemed logical keep reading