Tag: prostate cancer

If you know about metformin, a drug that is the “main first-line oral drug of choice” for type 2 diabetes patients of all agesi, you may be wondering, “Why is Dr. Sperling writing about something that has nothing to do with prostate cancer?” In fact, metformin DOES apply to prostate cancer... keep reading

Prostate cancer (PCa) is not a basic yes/no diagnosis. It would be so easy to say, “You either have it or you don’t.” If that were the case, treatment decisions would be simplified. Instead, PCa can be seen as a spectrum of diseases from precancerous conditions that can become full blown cancer, all the way keep reading

The bold tag line for University College London (UCL) is “Disruptive thinking since 1826.” Back in 1826, when this global university was founded, the phrase disruptive thinking did not even exist! Today, the term disruptive permeates the worlds of industry, businesses, technology and research. Not only do disruptive innovations alter the way these fields operate, keep reading

Few medical centers are as venerable as the Mayo Clinic. It began when William Worrall Mayo, a physician and chemist, settled his family on the Minnesota prairie in 1864, and opened a small practice. His two doctor sons joined the practice. As other partners came on board, it grew into the Mayo Clinic. Today, its keep reading

These days, Active Surveillance (AS) seems to be the new best friend for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Over 40% of newly diagnosed, low-to-favorable intermediate risk patients now begin PCa management on AS. This method defers treatment, but there’s a catch. Patients must be responsible to: Obtain the most thorough portrait of your PCa (multiparametric MRI, keep reading

What do these terms have in common? ✓ Sexual adjustment ✓ Masculine self-esteem ✓ Unmet sexual supportive care needs Chances are, prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) will discover that those terms, and others, commonly apply after their surgery. For some, such challenges are resolved within 6-12 months after treatment. For others, keep reading

When something is described as cost-effective, what does that mean? According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, it indicates the thing or action produces good results without costing a lot of money. There is no question that multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate, performed on a high-power 3T magnet, produces good results. In fact, when interpreted keep reading

“Look before you leap.” This moral is from a fable called The Fox and the Goat. Its author was an ancient Greek storyteller named Aesop. Though his life is obscure, his legendary fame is based on his tales of animals that have charmed kids while also teaching practical lessons. The Fox and the Goat teaches keep reading

Urologist Bert Vorstman MD continues to be “a keen observer of the state of prostate cancer.” 1 During an interview for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), he made some observations in which he did not mince words... keep reading

When it comes to diagnosing localized prostate cancer (PCa), there’s the old world and the new world. Localized PCa means the disease is still contained in the prostate gland at the time of treatment. This knowledge is a crucial key to wise treatment decisions, especially radical treatments aimed at removing or destroying the entire gland. keep reading