Category: Prostate Cancer

When it comes to treating prostate cancer (PCa) with radiation, there’s a new kid on the block. Conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) has been routinely performed for more than half a century. EBRT targets the whole gland. It is considered a safe and effective alternative to surgical gland removal (radical prostatectomy). Since its original keep reading

Is there a universal diet that can add benefits to boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments? The short answer is no, according to an interesting 2020 review of published research on dietary interventions and cancer. Instead of a single dietary plan for all cancers, it appears that a number of diets are better for some keep reading

I came across a July 6, 2022 commentary piece published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).[i] It raises an interesting 2-part question about focal treatment for prostate cancer (PCa): For which patients is this approach effective in controlling their PCa, and how is cancer control defined? The three authors hail from Ohio State keep reading

The respected journal Lancet Oncology has published the study results of focal therapy for intermediate risk PCa patients, as performed with MRI-guided focused ultrasound. The Sperling Prostate Center is proud to have been one of the study sites. keep reading

Are you newly diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) and deciding on a treatment? Are you on Active Surveillance and monitoring your PCa using biomarkers and MRI? Have you had a local treatment, either radical or focal, and are doing annual follow-up as instructed? Do you have advanced PCa controlled by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)? Do keep reading

Here’s a question you might not think to ask: Can I exercise my worries away? Specifically, if you’re on Active Surveillance for prostate cancer (PCa), what’s the best way to “work out” any anxiety you might be having? For cancer patients, or even people who have a weird symptom and think it might be cancer, keep reading

Making decisions is a part of life. Each day you face countless situations calling for conscious choice. Some are minor: what to have for breakfast, should you carry an umbrella, how you’ll use your time if a meeting is canceled. Others are major: buying a new home, making a career change, moving an aging parent keep reading

As far as we know, no one has yet come up with a better mousetrap. This is also true of screening tests for prostate cancer (PCa). As everyone knows, the current PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test is not specific for PCa. It only registers increased activity/irritation of the gland. Yes, it could mean cancer, keep reading

Reviews and ratings are very important in today’s world. Look at the internet. Whether it’s Yelp, Amazon, Ebay, Angie’s List or hundreds more, the number of stars or thumbs up are not as influential as the qualitative comments left by consumers. In similar fashion, radical prostatectomy is... keep reading

According to Swedish and Dutch experts, there’s often a bias problem in Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs designed to grade prostate cancer (PCa) aggressiveness. That is, those who develop algorithms that are trained on a particular set of data are also the people who evaluate their accuracy. Where’s the objectivity in that method? There’s a risk keep reading