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Hormone Therapy Affects Mental Function

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a treatment for prostate cancer that has spread outside the gland. It is also called hormone therapy or chemical castration. The purpose of ADT is to reduce the production of male hormones, especially testosterone, which has the effect of temporarily halting the ability of prostate cancer cells to multiply and keep reading

Updated Focal Therapy Data From NIH

Dr. Peter Pinto is one of the most respected urologic researchers in America. He is the Head of the Prostate Cancer Section of the Urologic Oncology Branch of the Center for Cancer Research (National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health). That’s a very long formal title for a man who is humble, personable and good-natured. His keep reading

Does Money Buy Life?

Everyone knows that money doesn’t buy happiness. But can it buy life? A new study out of the University of Washington Medical Center suggests that prostate cancer patients in extreme financial distress are more likely to die than those who are not. This doesn’t mean that having money can buy life, but hardship is a keep reading

MRI/Ultrasound Fusion: Not Ready for Prime Time

When an authoritative person weighs in on a topic, we sit up and take notice. Dr. Ardeshir (Art) Rastinehead is an Interventional Urologic Oncologist and he is impressively credentialed. His experience includes fellowship training at the National Cancer Institute (NIH) with. Peter A. Pinto and Bradford J. Wood, pioneers in the research and development of keep reading

A Call for High Level Academic Science to Validate New Technologies

I never cease to be amazed at the amount of publication that comes from various individuals and teams at the University College London. On top of their clinical work with patients, and conducting clinical trials, I am impressed with their commitment and energy level when it comes to setting fingers to keyboard and writing articles keep reading

Risk of Prostate Cancer, Cholesterol, and Other Health Factors

For decades, researchers have been looking for a link between prostate cancer and other health factors such as obesity, smoking, or diet. They don’t have to look very hard. There is a huge amount of evidence that links prostate cancer risk with these and other conditions—making a powerful case for making healthy choices. But what keep reading

Changing Trends in PSA Screening

Before the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Panel’s 2012 recommendation against broad PSA screening, the blood test was commonly offered to men age 50 and over (45 if you had known risk factors). The Panel’s directive started a push in the opposite direction, encouraging doctors to discuss with each patient the merits and downsides of keep reading

Great News About Multiparametric MRI

It is always gratifying for a doctor when something he or she wholeheartedly believes in gets affirmed by published research. For me, this is the case with a new Italian study, “The Roles of Multiparametric MRI, PCA3, and PHI: Which Is The Best Predictor of Prostate Cancer After a Negative Biopsy?”[i] The authors recognize the keep reading

Don’t Be the Victim of Prostate Cops

When you’re cruising along in good health, it’s easy to take that smooth road for granted. An annual physical with a PSA is a little like stopping at a red light and waiting till the light changes. When the physical ends, you figure it’s a green light and leave the office, expecting to go on keep reading

Exercise Related to Treatment Success

A study presented in 2014 at the AACR-Prostate Cancer Foundation Conference on Advances in Prostate Cancer Research reported a surprising relationship between vigorous exercise and the shape of blood vessels found in prostate cancer tumors. Men who walked faster prior to a diagnosis of prostate cancer were found to have more regularly shaped blood vessels keep reading

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