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Brachytherapy: Follow the Bouncing (PSA) Ball?

How Effective is the PSA Test? - Sperling Prostate Center

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is like an ID tag for prostate cells. Each prostate cell, whether normal or cancerous, carries proteins (antigens) that can be “shed” into the bloodstream when some type of activity stimulates the prostate. Generally, the more constant the activity, the higher the level of PSA as measured by a simple blood keep reading

How to Increase the Odds for Successful Active Surveillance

Let’s start with a short quiz: What is the current preferred strategy to manage low-risk prostate cancer? a) Nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy b) Focal treatment c) Active Surveillance d) Vitamin E, saw palmetto supplements, and avoid red meat If you answered “c) Active Surveillance,” you are correct. According to a 2017 joint guideline statement from four keep reading

10 Top Questions Men Wonder About Regarding Prostate Cancer

Q: Is prostate cancer an “old man’s” disease? A: Yes and no. In general, growing older is considered the biggest risk factor for most types of cancer. This is because genetic instability increases with aging, and it might also be because some people are more susceptible to a lifetime accumulation of environmental toxins that damage keep reading

How to Detect Cancer in Large Prostate Glands

There are so many benefits to detecting prostate cancer (PCa) using multiparametric MRI that it’s hard to single out just one. However, the merits of mpMRI to find PCa in large glands deserve a spotlight. First, a word about prostate size. An average adult gland in younger men is about 30 – 40cc, roughly the keep reading

Is the Sky Falling? Worrisome Trends in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns

Did you ever hear the folktale about Chicken Little, who was hit on the head by a falling acorn? He wanted to warn the king – and everyone else – that “the sky is falling!” The story and its many age-old variants satirizes people who are unduly alarmed and spread exaggerated rumors. However, three recent 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

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

Multiparametric MRI Adds Value to Surveillance Monitoring

It’s always reassuring to receive affirmation, especially when offering a leading edge medical program to prostate cancer patients. Such was the case for us at the Sperling Prostate Center with the December, 2015 publication of a UCLA Medical Center study on the value-added of multiparametric MRI during Active Surveillance (AS). The authoritative Journal of Urology keep reading

Food For Urologic Thought From E. David Crawford, MD

One of the most respected U.S. urologists is Dr. E. David Crawford, Professor of Surgery, Urology, and Radiation Oncology, and head of the Section of Urologic Oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He gave a presentation to the plenary session of the recent European Association of Urology meeting in Madrid, on the keep reading

Scan Abuse and How to Avoid It

Sadly, prostate cancer (PCa) patients with low-risk disease are still being sent for needless diagnostic bone and CT scans. This was the finding of an impressive multi-disciplinary research team from several institutions (U.S. Veterans Administration and various medical and public policy departments within New York University and Yale University). The investigators found that nearly keep reading

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