• July 7, 2018
• General Prostate

Why Didn’t My Doctor Tell Me What I Needed to Know?

Schoolkids learn early in life that they learn better from some teachers than others. Who was your favorite teacher? Chances are it was someone who explained things in a way that made it easy for you to learn – and at the same time, you felt he or she cared and supported you. Doctors as keep reading

• June 16, 2018
• General Prostate

How a Positive Outlook Reduces Cardiovascular Risk

Men and cardiovascular disease (CVD) The U.S. Government health statistics don’t paint a very pretty picture of heart disease among men: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States, killing 321,000 men in 2013—that’s 1 in every 4 male deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men of most racial/ethnic keep reading

• May 18, 2018
• General Prostate

Good News for Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) Patients

If you’re wondering what “castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)” is, so are many others. Before I write about the good news, I want to back up and talk about what this means. Prostate cancer and testosterone The most newly diagnosed prostate cancer (PCa) cases are composed of slow-growing cell lines. They are typically discovered while keep reading

• 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