Tag: radical prostatectomy

The entertainment value of a good suspense movie lies in keeping the audience guessing. Is the bad guy actually dead? Has the evil ghost actually left the haunted house for good? Why is the possessed person’s head still spinning if the demon was actually cast out? Moviegoers who are into such films happily pay for 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

It’s no secret: “Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common problem after prostate cancer treatment despite innovations to minimise the risk of side-effects.”[i] That’s a common opening statement in a slew of journal articles, and they all contain the phrase “prostate cancer treatment.” For the most part, what they’re really talking about is radical prostatectomy (RP), keep reading

Beam radiation has long been a mainstay in the arsenal of weapons against prostate cancer. Over 50 years ago, when more powerful radiation equipment allowed deeper penetration into the body, patients who could not have surgery began to be treated with... keep reading

The title may sound like a trick question. You probably thought, “Of COURSE it matters! Why wouldn’t it?” Well, a newly published British study suggests the choice of treatment does not make a difference in mortality rates. The research by Hamdy, et al. (2023) compares long-term mortality rates of radical prostatectomy (RP), radiation, and Active keep reading

It is a fact that a diagnosis of prostate cancer doesn’t just affect the patient, but also his partner. The first wave of emotional impact will likely consist of shock, worry, fear for the future, and confused decision-making. Troubling feelings may have an impact on the couple’s love life... keep reading

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) is a simple, elegant way for men suspected of prostate cancer (PCa) to avoid an unnecessary biopsy. It’s especially beneficial in making treatment decisions that match the patient’s disease and its extent. And, for patients who are facing radical prostatectomy (RP), mpMRI can improve surgical outcomes by ruling out positive surgical margins. keep reading

No doubt you’ve heard it before, and for sure you’ll hear it again. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the “gold standard” of prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. Sounds impressive, right? When most people hear that phrase, they assume it means the best. However, a standard simply means a baseline against which other things in the same category keep reading

Once upon a fairly recent time, radical prostatectomy (RP) was the treatment of choice for prostate cancer (PCa), even for high risk disease. There were two main reasons for this: It was believed that PCa was a multifocal disease scattered throughout the gland, even if too small to be picked up by biopsy. Therefore, aggressively keep reading

Do you ever regret a decision that turns out to have a bad outcome? This is the situation for many prostate cancer (PCa) patients who chose radical prostatectomy (RP). A 2017 study found that 15% of PCa patients regret their treatment choice, with twice as many patients ruing the day they opted for RP or keep reading