Tag: prostate cancer

Word has gotten out to prostate cancer patients about MRI-guided focal treatments. When focal laser ablation (FLA) could be done under in-bore MRI guidance, the real time high resolution images plus thermometric monitoring made FLA incredibly accurate and precise. Now there is another type of treatment guidance called MRI-ultrasound fusion... keep reading

It’s hard to think of a movie scene more grisly than an amputation without anesthesia. The hapless patient guzzles as much alcohol as possible, then bites down on a large stick on while one or more assistants hold him down. The screams, writhing, and sickening flesh sounds are usually enough to elicit groans and nausea keep reading

For years there was a gender-related gap in cancer risks related to mutations in the breast cancer (BCa) genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Research was primarily focused on women due to the incidence of BCa among them. That is now rapidly changing... keep reading

“Artificial intelligence systems can be trained to detect and grade cancer in prostate needle biopsy samples at a level comparable to experts.” So says a Urology Today report on the uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in diagnosing prostate cancer (PCa). An overview of progress in AI applications was presented by Dr. Peter Humphrey (Professor of keep reading

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Many boys daydream of a heroic career like firefighting. Everyone knows firefighters are brave rescuers who put life and limb on the line when they rush into blazing buildings; besides intense heat and falling debris, they are enveloped by blinding, suffocating smoke. On the other 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

Question: What do you get when you cross prostate cancer doctors (urologists) with cancer doctors (oncologists)? Answer: You get the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO). Its organization and bylaws had been established in May, 1984 but the founding officers who were elected did not begin their terms until 1985. As described in its history, some keep reading

It is universally understood that the radical prostatectomy (RP) patient who has immediate return to baseline erectile function is a very rare case. The need to wear a catheter for several days to 2 weeks is itself a deterrent to having an erection. Even men who undergo nerve sparing robot-assisted laparascopic RP can expect a best-case scenario of... keep reading

A recent study found that 49% of men are not knowledgeable about prostate cancer (PCa). That’s not surprising for guys below age 50, since prostate problems like PCa or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) don’t occur very often among younger men. However, since 1 out of 8 men will get PCa, and at least 50% of keep reading

Unless you majored in cellular biology, there’s a good chance you never came across the word ploidy. The term refers to the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell. Chromosomes are composed of DNA molecules, which carry your genetic instructions. You wouldn’t be who you are without long chains of DNA packed into keep reading