Category: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A groundbreaking study reveals how artificial intelligence outperforms traditional methods in prostate cancer risk stratification. By leveraging deep learning and digital biopsy data, AI enhances accuracy, reduces errors, and improves treatment planning for better outcomes. Learn how this innovative technology is transforming prostate cancer diagnosis and care. keep reading

Want to avoid a biopsy after an abnormal PSA test? A new study shows that a negative multiparametric MRI might just be your ticket. Learn how MRI scans are reducing unnecessary biopsies and pinpointing significant prostate cancer with precision. keep reading

The debate continues: is Gleason 6 prostate cancer truly cancer, or is it something else entirely? Discover the ongoing controversy over terminology, patient outcomes, and what the latest research suggests about the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. keep reading

A trip to England is likely to bring tourists to London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster Cathedral, The Tower of London, Big Ben, and many more. Visitors galore hop on red double-decker tour buses for stops at such historic sites. However, if our staff at Sperling Prostate Center were to fly across “The Pond” keep reading

If you were told you have prostate cancer, who gave you the news? Your doctor, right? But that doesn’t mean he or she made the ultimate diagnosis. In fact, your doctor may have suspected you have prostate cancer (PCa) based on your PSA blood test, a DRE (digital rectal exam in which an abnormality was keep reading

There used to be an off-price clothing store called Syms, described by one journalist as “unlike any department store I’ve seen before or since.” If you were a savvy shopper, Syms was the place for you. Their slogan, “An educated consumer is our best customer,” was one of the greatest in retail history! Today’s prostate keep reading

“I can’t afford it.” Unless you’re an impulse buyer, no matter how attractive a purchase looks you’re going to take the cost into account. Will your budget accommodate your desire? Of course, there strategies that can bring you closer to getting what you want. For example, you can: Shop around and compare prices for the keep reading

The most common type of prostate cancer (PCa), acinar adenocarcinoma, normally starts in the gland cells that line the prostate and make prostate fluid. If diagnosed at an early stage when it’s still localized, it can almost always be conquered. It wasn’t that long ago when treatment was designed to clobber the entire gland. This keep reading

One of the most exciting developments in the world of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis is PSMA-based imaging. PSMA, or prostate specific membrane antigen, is abundant on the surface of PCa cells, so it’s better than the conventional PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test for detecting PCa. In fact, a type of nuclear medicine imaging called keep reading

In astronomy, news of a relatively rare alignment of heavenly bodies tends to generate excitement on planet earth. For example, over an 18-year period, only three or four total lunar eclipses will be visible from beginning to end (depending where you are and assuming the night is clear). I got excited over the convergence of keep reading