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Don’t Overlook the Kind of Prostate Cancer that Can Kill You

Don’t Overlook the Kind of Prostate Cancer that Can Kill You
Over 1,200,000 men around the globe are diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) every year. They don’t all have the same disease, however. There are numerous cell lines with varying characteristics: “The disease is very heterogeneous in terms of grade, genetics, ploidy, and oncogene/tumor suppressor gene expression, and its biological, hormonal, and molecular characteristics are extremely keep reading

Can Prostatectomy Spread Prostate Cancer?

Prostatectomy Rates Nearly Double for High Risk Prostate Cancer - Sperling Prostate Center
It has been, and continues to be, our position that metal instruments such as a scalpel or a biopsy needle are extremely unlikely to unleash PCa tumor cells that ultimately threaten a patient’s life. The predominant opinion among clinical professionals is that, even if it were to occur, it would be exceedingly rare. Another way to come at the prostatectomy-spreading-PCa problem is to broaden the question: can surgical removal of cancer cause the cancer to spread? keep reading

A First-of-its-Kind Vaccine to Prevent Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Prostate Cancer Vaccine | Sperling Prostate Center
Here is fantastic news for men who undergo an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer! In November, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation to RV001, an investigational vaccine against prostate cancer recurrence after primary treatment. RV001 is manufactured by a Swedish pharmaceutical company called RhoVac. Let’s look at the keep reading
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